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Knoxville Incline
ca. 1890-1910
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Title
Knoxville Incline
Creator
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Date
ca. 1890-1910
Identifier
7429.0029.PR
Description
View of the base of the Knoxville Incline looking from Bradford Street between South 11th Street and South 12th Street to a point at the junction of Brownsville Road. This incline boasted a total length of a 1/2 Mile, rising 370 Vertical Feet, and rising to a 14% Grade. The incline was a double-track railway of nine foot gaughe, 60 pound rails laid on wooden ties which rested on ballad or steel girders. Each car weighed about 10 tons and was specially designed to carry street cars and other vehicles. A special enclosed and heated compartment was provided for passengers. The Knoxville Incline opened in 1890 and closed in 1960.
Type
still image
Subject
Transportation
Inclined railroads
Street-railroads
Geographic Subjects
Knoxville Incline (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
South Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Pittsburgh Railways Company Records, 1872-1974
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
Pittsburgh Railways Company Records
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