Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Back in the day, the Allentown Line carried the 52 Streetcar, later known as the Brown Line, over Mount Washington and into Downtown Pittsburgh. Today, the line is maintained as a deviation route for light rail trains that can't use the more direct Mount Washington Transit Tunnel. Here's a full end-to-end ride on one!
Sources:
pittsburghbeautiful.com/2019/04/29/pittsburgh-neighborhoods-history-of-allentown/https://www.pittsburghbeautiful.com/2017/04/11/pittsburgh-neighborhoods-beltzhoover/https://positivelypittsburgh.com/pittsburghs-city-steps/#:~:text=The%20least%20costly%20means%20of,the%20hillsides%20in%20the%20area.https://www.pghcitypaper.com/news/end-of-the-trolley-line-1337530https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Line_(Pittsburgh)
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Classy Whale - at-least-weekly misadventures with trains and transit!
Back in the day, the Allentown Line carried the 52 Streetcar, later known as the Brown Line, over Mount Washington and into Downtown Pittsburgh. Today, the line is maintained as a deviation route for light rail trains that can't use the more direct Mount Washington Transit Tunnel. Here's a full end-to-end ride on one!
Sources:
pittsburghbeautiful.com/2019/04/29/pittsburgh-neighborhoods-history-of-allentown/https://www.pittsburghbeautiful.com/2017/04/11/pittsburgh-neighborhoods-beltzhoover/https://positivelypittsburgh.com/pittsburghs-city-steps/#:~:text=The%20least%20costly%20means%20of,the%20hillsides%20in%20the%20area.https://www.pghcitypaper.com/news/end-of-the-trolley-line-1337530https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Line_(Pittsburgh)
Discord: discord.gg/jJsqkhyqz4
Help make my next trips happen on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/classywhale
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/classywhale?fan_landing=true
Classy Whale - at-least-weekly misadventures with trains and transit!
