News of
The Duquesne Incline
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

"Mon Incline back up after going out of service days after reopening."
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2024 Feb. 13. First retrieved 2024 Feb. 16.

Rehm, Sierra. "Mon Incline back in service after door issue."
WPXI-TV 11, Pittsburgh 2024 Feb. 13. First retrieved 2024 Feb. 16.

Kilmer, Liz. "Businesses remain frustrated as Mon Incline closure continues."
WPXI-TV 11, Pittsburgh 2024 Feb. 9. First retrieved 2024 Feb. 9.

Deto, Ryan. "Mon Incline set to reopen following monthlong closure."
TribLive.com: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2024 Feb. 8. First retrieved 2024 Feb. 9.

"Monongahela Incline still under repair."
The Duquesne Duke, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh 2024 Jan. 18. First retrieved 2024 Jan. 23.

Rehm, Sierra. "Mon Incline back in service after Wednesday morning outage."
WPXI-TV 11, Pittsburgh 2023 Nov. 22. First retrieved 2023 Nov. 25.

LaQuatra, Elena. "Mon Incline out of service on Wednesday morning."
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2023 Nov. 22. First retrieved 2023 Nov. 25.

Felton, Julia. "Downtown Pittsburgh to get temporary public bathrooms.'
TribLive.com: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2023 Aug. 22. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 23.
PHOTO CAPTION: Downtown Pittsburgh from the Duquesne Incline in Mt. Washington on May 11, 2021.

Heyl, Eric. "Farmers' Almanac Issues Pittsburgh Winter Weather Forecast."
patch.com/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/ 2023 Aug. 22. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 23.
PHOTO CAPTION: The Duquesne Incline during a snowy day in Pittsburgh. (Shutterstock)

"Monongahela Incline reopens after 10-day closure."
KDKA-AM 1020, Pittsburgh 2023 Aug. 21. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 23.

Maruca, Julia. "Mon Incline to reopen Monday after weeklong shutdown."
TribLive.com: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2023 Aug. 18. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 19.

Warren, Allen. "Monongahela Incline set to reopen Monday."
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2023 Aug. 18. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 19.

Raymond, Alyssa. "Mount Washington business owners say Mon Incline closure having huge impact."
WPXI-TV 11, 2023 Aug. 18. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 19.

"PRT, Pittsburgh officials explain what caused Mon Incline cars to get stuck Friday."
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2023 Aug. 14. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 15.
The Duquesne Incline remains open and operational Monday.

"PRT says condensation buildup caused Mon Incline to stop."
KDKA-TV 2 CBS, Pittsburgh 2023 Aug. 14. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 15.

"PRT releases cause of unexpected Mon Incline stop with passengers on board."
WPXI-TV 11, Pittsburgh 2023 Aug. 14. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 15.

Krauss, Margaret J. "A mechanical issue has grounded the Mon Incline."
WESA-FM 90.5, Pittsburgh 2023 Aug. 14. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 15.

Deto, Ryan. "Mon Incline closed indefinitely."
TribLive.com: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review" 2023 Aug. 14. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 15.
A less scenic cousin of the privately run Duquesne Incline, the Mon Incline sees 1,000 riders every weekday and 4,500 riders on weekends, according to Pittsburgh Regional Transit.

Maruca, Julia. "Mon Incline out of service after riders get stuck in cars mid-ride."
TribLive.com: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2023 Aug. 11. First retrieved 2023 Aug. 13.

"Monongahela Incline closing for upgrades."
KDKA-AM 1020, Pittsburgh 2022 Aug. 1. First retrieved 2022 Aug. 1.

Kirkland, Talia. "Pittsburgh’s Mon Incline closed for 4 months for rehabilitation project.' Television Report and Text.
WPXI-TV 11, Pittsburgh 2022 Aug. 1. First retrieved 2022 Aug. 1.

Zilka, Ashley. "Pittsburgh's Monongahela Incline closes for 4 months of work." Television Report and Transcript.
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2022 Aug. 1. First retrieved 2022 Aug. 1.

Behanna, Garrett. "Monongahela Incline to shut down through mid-November." Television Report.
KDKA-TV 2, Pittsburgh 2022 July 31. First retrieved 2022 Aug. 1.

Port Authority of Allegheny County to start Mon Incline repairs. News Release.
Mass Transit Magazine 2021 April 8. First retrieved 2021 April 9.

Lemmin-Woolfrey, Ulrike. "11 Thrilling Places That Put The ‘Fun’ In Funicular."
TravelAwaits.com 2020 Oct. 11. First retrieved 2020 Oct. 12.
There are still a few hangers-on from the once golden age of funiculars in the U.S., but not many. In Pittsburgh, you can find two of them. The Duquesne and Monongahela Inclines in Pittsburgh both ride from the river up to Mount Washington, with the Monongahela Incline being the oldest continuously working funicular in the U.S., dating back to 1870.
Pro Tip: The Duquesne Incline featured in the 1983 movie Flashdance.

"Laurels & lances: Staff, sale, seats and schools." Column: Laurels & lances.
TribLive.com: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2020 Sept. 11. First retrieved 2020 Sept. 13.
Lance: To a sad goodbye. The trio of stainless steel vehicles that were auctioned by Allegheny Technologies Inc. in a Labor Day weekend sale had a final bid of $950,000. That’s an amazing price for three stunning pieces of metalwork and machinery.
It also seems a little low for the cars that have been a part of the Harrison community for so long. What would be a good price to take away the Duquesne Incline and put it on the side of another mountain in another city? Is there enough money to get Philadelphia to give up the Liberty Bell?
Sadly, the people didn’t own the shiny steel cars produced in their backyard. ATI did. The sale was the company’s right, especially in tough financial times. But the people still get to mourn the loss.

"Mon Incline out of service Monday due to mechanical issue."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2020 Aug. 10.

DiCello, Dave. Photograph of The Monongahela Incline Framed by Mount Washington Trees. Photograph on Twitter Mini-Blog Post.
Twitter.com 2020 Aug. 7.

DiCello, Dave. Photograph of a Rainbow Behind The Duquesne Incline. Photograph on Twitter Mini-Blog Post.
Twitter.com 2020 July 13.

Simmons, Ethan. " Duquesne Incline picture presents peak Pittsburgh grit."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2020 July 1.
Talks about annual maintenance on Duquesne Incline railroad ties, with night-time photograph of maintenance.

DiCello, Dave. Image: Full Moon over The Duquesne Incline, framed by Fort Duquesne Bridge Image.
Twitter.com 2020 June 7. First retrieved 2020 June 14.

Matoney, Nick. "Celebrating 150 years: Thursday is the anniversary of the opening of the Mon Incline."
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2020 May 28.
The Monongahela Incline opened on 1870 May 28.

Blackley, Katie. "Adventure Through Colorful And Historic Allentown."
WESA-FM 90.5, Pittsburgh 2020 May 22. First retrieved 2020 May 24.
Includes some history regarding the Knoxville Incline and the Port Authroity's Brown Line Light Rail Line.

"'Stop COVID-19' message displayed on Pittsburgh's Duquesne Incline."
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2020 May 2. First retrieved 2020 May 3.

Bauder, Bob. "Pittsburgh seeks $20 million grant for Mt. Washington face-lift."
TribLive.com: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2020 April 13.
In April 2014, a major slide closed the Duquesne Incline and popular LeMont restaurant for days. Debris blocked a major Norfolk Southern rail line. Officials said Pittsburgh’s hilly topography and its annual freeze-thaw cycles make slides inevitable.

Rogers, Rob. "Brewed on Grant." Archive: Political Cartoons.
Pittsburgh Current 2019 Oct. 15. First retrieved 2019 Oct. 28.
Check 2019 archive for cartoon titled, "Bed Bugs," which mentions that bed bugs were found on the (Duquesne) Incline.

"Duquesne Incline closed until Friday for treatment of bedbugs."
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2019 Oct. 3. 1st retrieved 2019 Oct. 3.

Heyl, Eric. "Bed Bugs Force Duquesne Incline Closure."
Pittsburgh Patch 2019 Oct. 2. 1st retrieved 2019 Oct. 3.

Davidson, Tom. "Duquesne Incline closed until Friday because of bedbugs."
TribLive.com: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2019 Oct. 2. 1st retrieved 2019 Oct. 3.

Davidson, Tom. "Woman counted 102 bedbug bites after trip on Duquesne Incline."
TribLive.com: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2019 Oct. 1. 1st retrieved 2019 Oct. 2.

"Exterminator Sprays For Bed Bugs On Duquesne Incline."
Pittsburgh Patch / KDKA-TV 2, Pittsburgh 2019 Oct. 1. 1st retrieved 2019 Oct. 2.

"Duquesne Incline Opens As Scheduled After Bedbug Concerns." Video Report.
KDKA-TV 2, Pittsburgh 2019 Sept. 30. 1st retrieved 2019 Oct. 2.
The Duquesne Incline opened as scheduled this morning after officials were brought in to address bedbug concerns.

"Presence of bed bugs prompts Duquesne Incline shutdown."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2019 Sept. 30. 1st retrieved 2019 Oct. 1.

"In pictures: the world’s most beautiful funicular railways.
Railway Technology Magazine: Future Rail 2019 Aug. 20.
Photograph of The Duquesne Incline, with the Pittsburgh Golden Triangle skyline in the background, is at the beginning of this article.

Murray, Ashley. "'Gem' of the city in disrepair: Grandview fix will take millions."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2019 July 2.
Those headed to Grandview to watch the 9:30 p.m. fireworks show will find the sidewalks closed at Ulysses Street, across from St. Mary of the Mount Catholic Church; Bertha Street across from the Carnegie Library branch; and a section between Kearsarge Street and Maple Terrace, near the Monongahela Incline.
Roughly 630,000 people travel via the Duquesne Incline each year, according to the preservation nonprofit that manages it. The Port Authority of Allegheny County estimates 700,000 rides per year on the Monongahela Incline.

Murray, Ashley. "City to close three 'failing' Mount Washington overlooks, additional sidewalks."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2019 June 24.
The announcement came after the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure ordered inspections following the April closure of an elevated sidewalk between Maple Terrace and Kearsarge Street — less than a quarter mile away from the Monongahela Incline Upper Station.
Inspectors found “similar levels of deterioration” on an additional sidewalk section, between Ulysses and Bertha streets. This section of sidewalk and two overlook platforms — located near the Carnegie Library Mount Washington branch and St. Mary of the Mount church — will now be blocked off to pedestrians and tourists.
The 1960s-era platforms were last rehabilitated in the 1980s.

Mattera, Julianne. "Augmented-Reality App Highlights Pittsburgh History at Carnegie Library." News Release.
Carnegie Mellon University 2019 June 17.
The Carnegie Library's newest tour guide fits into the palm of your hand.
Carnegie's Monocle, an app created by Carnegie Mellon University students, leads library visitors through an augmented reality-driven scavenger hunt that highlights sights and sounds from Pittsburgh's history.
A sound corridor along the library's stacks takes patrons through a series of compositions based off of the "Shadyside Mazurka," an 1873 Polish dance song. In homage to the Duquesne Incline, a phone booth installation incorporates samples of the funicular's clacking. By dialing a year, visitors can call up a handful of radio programs from over the past century.

"Fetterman opens swimming pool at Pennsylvania lieutenant governor's official residence to public,
"INCLINEd to Talk": Pittsburgh's Action News 4 rides the Duquesne Incline with Lt. Gov. John Fetterman."
WTAE-TV 4, Pittsburgh 2019 June7.

"Monongahela Incline Will Reopen Friday."
KDKA-TV 2, Pittsburgh 2019 May 9.
Shuttle bus service will be discontinued immediately. Port Authority had been operating a shuttle between the upper and lower stations of the Mon Incline and more recently from the upper station of the Mon Incline to the upper station of the Duquesne Incline.

Goldstein, Andrew. "'A story to tell' -- Norristown family among dozens trapped for hours on Duquesne Incline."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2019 April 18.
Regarding The Duquesne Incline.

"Mon Incline Expected To Reopen In May."
KDKA-TV 2, Pittsburgh 2019 April 15.

Bauder, Bob. "Mon Incline will remain closed for six to eight weeks because of water main break."
TribLive.com: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2019 Feb. 20.

Iannotti, Ralph. "Mon Incline Service Suspended Due To Water Main Break."
KDKA-TV 2, Pittsburgh 2019 Feb. 4.

"Monongahela Incline Back In Service After Water Main Break Damage."
KDKA-TV 2, Pittsburgh 2019 Jan. 24.

"Monongahela Incline Closed For Several Days Due To Water Main Break."
KDKA-AM 1020, Pittsburgh 2019 Jan. 19.

"Duquesne Incline Closed For Maintenance Until Friday."
KDKA-AM 1020, Pittsburgh 2018 Sept. 11.

Bauder, Bob. "Duquesne Incline will close three days for maintenance beginning Tuesday."
TribLive.com: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2018 Sept. 10.

"The Duquesne Incline will be closed for maintenance beginning Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018." News Release.
Port Authority of Allegheny County 2018 Sept. 10.

Blackley, Katie. "The Rise And Fall Of Pittsburgh's Inclines." Text & Radio Report.
WESA (FM-90.5), Pittsburgh 2018 Aug. 7.
Includes several "then and now" photographs of former Pittsburgh inclines / former incline sites.

Holt, Lester. "Pittsburgh's Spectacular View From Above - Duquesne Incline offers scenic views and Pittsburgh history." Television Report: "NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt."
NBC-TV News 2018 May 10.

"Mount Washington, Pittsburgh's scenic overlook."
WPXI-TV 11, Pittsburgh 2018 April 23.
Two funiculars – better known as inclines – run up the face of the hill: the Monongahela and the Duquesne. They are the two oldest continuously operating funiculars in the world.

Blazina, Ed. "PennDOT, Port Authority have major plans for East Carson Street."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2018 March 19.
Port Authority, meanwhile, is planning major upgrades to its bus, light rail and incline stations near Smithfield Street. Those improvements will include an outdoor waiting area for incline riders, moving the bus stop on the Station Square side of East Carson to reduce jaywalking and revamping the bus and light-rail station.

Murphy, Kara. "Pittsburgh lives up to new nickname, Kidsburgh."
GoErie.com 2017 Feb. 19.
We got to the city mid-day Friday and headed straight for the four-floor Carnegie Science Center. The center, opened in 1991, is perched over the Ohio River on Pittsburgh's north shore. It is in the process of a $21 million expansion, which will include 14,000 additional feet of exhibit space when it is completed in spring 2018.
The next day we were off to the Children's Museum, also on Pittsburgh's north side...We all went "wow" when we turned a corner and found the "Garage," a former planetarium repurposed into a cavernous room of creative play.
We traveled from the museum to the Duquesne Incline, which the kids had watched go up and down the hill the day before from the windows of the Science Center.
By then, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History was getting ready to open and we squeezed what could have been easily an entire day of learning into two hours. The full-sized dinosaur skeletons were awesome, and the kids enjoyed getting hands-on time as paleontologists at the Bonehunters Quarry.
We also speed-walked through the adjoining Carnegie Museum of Art, with my 5-year-old tugging me forward chanting "this is boring, this is boring."

O'Neill, Brian. "Brian O'Neill: Get your kicks on … a car incline?" Column: Brian O'Neill.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2017 Feb. 15.
Regarding segment of the 1961 episode (black-and-white) of the CBS-TV program, "Route 66," where the show's characters' automobile was transported up Mount Washington on the Castle Shannon Incline.

Brode, Noah. "Abandoned Knoxville Incline Faces New Future As Greenspace."
WESA-FM 90.5 Pittsburgh 2016 July 5.
On the site of a long-since demolished incline rail line, the proposed Knoxville Incline Greenway would encompass more than six acres of steep-sloped woodlands. The city-owned span of about 40 parcels includes an informal trail used by locals to traverse between hilltop neighborhoods and the South Side Slopes.
“So, if people are walking by, they’ll see that sign and they’ll have some idea of what happened on the site from 1880 to 1960,” Jette said. “And why it’s set aside and different from other hillside areas in the city.”

Walton, Michael. "Pittsburgh's Mon Incline open after yet another post-renovation closure."
Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2016 June 1.

"Port Authority formally approves new flat fare system in January."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2016 April 30.
One rider, Glenn Walsh, told the board the fare policy is a hidden increase of $1 for passengers on the Monongahela Incline because there no longer will be free transfers from certain bus routes to the incline. The transfer fee will be $1 for ConnectCard users and the full incline fare for cash customers. About 2,000 use the incline on weekdays and Sundays and about 3,500 on Saturdays. Riders who use transfers to feeder routes on busways also complained about the transfer fee or double fare during public hearings about the fare policy in March, but the authority didn’t change that provision.

"Statement before Board of Directors, Port Authority of Allegheny County: Proposed Incline Fare Increase." Public Statement
Glenn A. Walsh 2016 April 29.

"PAT Board Scheduled to Approve Hidden Fare Increase for Incline Riders." News Release.
Glenn A. Walsh 2016 April 28.

Cato, Jason. "Monongahela Incline out of service for 10th time since Nov. overhaul."
Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh 2016 March 15.
Mark McNally, general manager of the Duquesne Incline at the other end of Mt. Washington, said he interrupted service out of caution following a landslide in 2014 and for a state-mandated brake inspection in 2013.
As for a maintenance problem causing a shut down?
“I honestly can't tell you the last time that was,” said McNally, who has worked at the Duquesne Incline since the 1970s.
The Duquesne Incline, which has been operated by a nonprofit group since 1963, opened in 1877.
The Mon Incline opened seven years earlier. It has been owned and operated by the Port Authority since 1964.
The Duquesne Incline attracted about 640,000 riders last year — receiving a boost from the Mon Incline's three-month renovation, McNally said.
About 75 percent of those riders were tourists, he said.
The Port Authority [Mon Incline] had 814,000 riders in 2014, its last full year, but does not track the percentage of tourists versus daily riders, Brandolph said.

Walsh, Glenn A. "Response to Proposed Pittsburgh Transit Fare Policy Overhaul." Blog Post.
SpaceWatchtower 2016 March 12.
First, as I mentioned last month, free-of-charge Continuation Transfers should be retained, at least for the Inclines. Otherwise, this would be a clear fare increase for Incline riders, making Incline ridership to Downtown less attractive, and very possibly increasing crowding on rush-hour buses which serve Mount Washington.

Kovash, Sarah. "Public Weighs In On Port Authority's Single Fare Proposal."
WESA-FM 90.5 Pittsburgh 2016 Feb. 24.
Glenn Walsh, who lives in Mt. Lebanon and uses public transportation to get Downtown, said he worries the change will negatively affect the inclines.
“This is going to discourage incline ridership (and) make it more difficult for the inclines, particularly the Duquesne Incline, which is operated privately, to continue operating,” Walsh said.

Hasch, Michael. "Mt. Washington's Tin Angel to close May 30."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2015 May 11.
U.S. President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister John Major met at the Tin Angel on Feb. 28, 1994, after riding on The Duquesne Incline.

Cohen, Ethan. "Fineview Citizens Council seeks historic designation for incline."
The Northside Chronicle On-Line 2011 Feb. 17 (Print edition: 2011 March).
Regards Fineview Citizen Council's initiative to have the remnants of the Nunnery Hill Incline declared a city historic artifact. News article includes photograph of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation historic plaque for the North Side's other former inclined plane, the Troy Hill Incline.

Smith, Craig. "Duquesne Incline hero honored."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2008 Oct. 13.
Dedication of the David H. Miller Working Museum.

Twedt, Steve (with assistance of Joe Grata and Jan Ackerman).
"Obituary: David H. Miller / Retired engineer devoted to Duquesne Heights Incline."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2008 June 10.
Obituary of David H. Miller, who saved The Duquesne Incline.

Zapf, Karen. "Passionate engineer saved Duquesne Incline."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2008 June 9.
Obituary of David H. Miller, who founded Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline.

* "Duquesne Incline Listed As Romantic Spot."
KDKA-TV 2 2008 Feb. 13.
"The website MSN.com has listed the Duquesne Incline among its top ten romantic spots along side such landmarks as the Brooklyn Bridge and Niagara Falls."

* Petrucelli, Alan W. "A Fresh Look: Incline leaves him steeply impressed."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2008 Feb. 11.

* 2007 Nov. 16 - Incline Fare Increase January 1 --
The Administration and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT) tentatively approved, on November 16, a series of transit fare rate increases, slated to go into effect on 2008 January 1. Final approval by the entire PAT Board of Directors is expected on November 21.

This includes a 25-cent increase in The Duquesne Incline one-way fare, from the current fare of $1.75 to $2.00. While The Duquesne Incline is operated by the non-profit Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne heights Incline, The Duquesne Incline is legally owned by the Port Authority of Allegheny County per the Second Class County Port Authority Act, as amended, originally approved by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1959. Click here to learn more about why the fare of The Duquesne Incline will be increasing on January 1.

More details of PAT system-wide fare increase, scheduled for 2008 January 1 --

PAT News Releases: Link 1 *** Link 2

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On-Line: Bus, trolley fares to go up a quarter By Joe Grata and Jonathan D. Silver

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review On-Line: Port Authority proposes quarter increase in base fare By Jim Ritchie

* 2007 Sept. 13 - Pittsburgh City Paper:
Column: "You Had to Ask" By Chris Potter
How did the Marquis Duquesne, a long-ago governor-general of French Canada who as far as I know never set foot here, get so many things -- like a university, an old-boys' club and a now-defunct beer -- named after him?
Question submitted by: Rob Domenick, Jeannette

* 2007 June - Port Authority Rider Report:
130 Years Old and Climbing
130th Anniversary of The Duquesne Incline

* 2007 May 20 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Construction Guide
SPECIAL NOTES
Duquesne Heights Incline
130th Anniversary of The Duquesne Incline

* 2007 May 4 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Column: Tuned In Journal By Rob Owen
Visiting 'The Kill Point'
"Already "Kill Point" has shot on the Duquesne Incline..."

* 2007 April 26 - America's Most Livable City: Pittsburgh
(Only American city ranked "Most Livable" twice: 1985 & 2007 !)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

* 2006 July 24 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Costly rehab down the line for Mon and Duquesne Inclines
By Jim Ritchie

* From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh - 2005 March 27:
Great Depression, automobiles led to decline of inclines, street railways
By Marjorie Wertz

* From the Pittsburgh Trib p.m., Pittsburgh - 2004 August 23:
Inclines remain commuters' secret By Derek J. Fuchs

New Bus Route 100 West Busway All-Stops provides greatly improved bus service between The Duquesne Incline and Downtown Pittsburgh. This new route also provides enhanced service between The Duquesne Incline and Sheraden, Ingram, Crafton, East Carnegie, and Carnegie.

Route 100 West Busway All-Stops runs every 10-12 minutes during rush hours, every 20 minutes during the middle of the day on weekdays, every 20-30 minutes on weekday evenings and during the day on weekends, and every 40-45 minutes weekend evenings.

New service between the Lower Station of The Duquesne Incline and the Pittsburgh International Airport is now provided by Route 28X.

For a detailed schedule of Route 100, Route 28X[or any other Port Authority rail or bus route], Click Here.

Fort Pitt Bridge

At this time, there are NO TRAFFIC DETOURS when travelling from Downtown Pittsburgh to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline.

When returning Downtown, from The Duquesne Incline, it will be necessary to use the Liberty Avenue or Boulevard of the Allies exits(which reopen after reconstruction on or about
July 5, 2000) or the Grant Street exit from the Penn-Lincoln Parkway-East(Interstate 376/U.S. 22 & U.S. 30). From the Fort Pitt Bridge, there will be no direct access to the Fort Duquesne Bridge to the North Side, or the Downtown exits to Fort Duquesne Boulevard or to the Tenth Street Bypass(beginning on or about July 5, 2000).

West End Bridge

Vehicles crossing the West End Bridge, from the North Side, will not be able to access West Carson Street to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline until "Light-Up Night" in the middle of November. All traffic crossing the West End Bridge will be diverted into the West End or onto the West End Bypass Expressway.

Motorists from the North Side should use the Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt Bridges to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline; take the West Carson Street exit, at the south end of the Fort Pitt Bridge, to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline.

ALL HIGHWAY DETOURS END OCTOBER 16, 2000

PAT Bus Service to West Carson Street Incline Station

Until September 10, bus service serving the Lower Station of The Duquesne Incline on West Carson Street will be limited. Only bus routes with the numerical prefix "21", and bus route 26D, will serve The Duquesne Incline. Hence, there will be a significant reduction in bus service between Downtown Pittsburgh and the Lower Station of The Duquesne Incline during the months of July and August.

Bus service to the Lower Station of The Duquesne Incline will significantly improve, beginning September 10, with the opening of the West Busway. New bus route 100 will run frequent service from the Carnegie Station of the West Busway, past The Duquesne Incline and through Downtown Pittsburgh, to Oakland. Additionally, several express bus routes, including the 28X Airport Express, will pass The Duquesne Incline. Although these bus routes cannot be used for transit between Downtown and The Duquesne Incline, they can be used between South Hills and West Hills points and The Duquesne Incline.

Pedestrian Access to West Carson Street Incline Station

Pedestrian access to The Duquesne Incline, using the sidewalk on the Fort Pitt Bridge between Point State Park(near the Fort Pitt Museum) and West Carson Street, remains unaffected.

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From the The New York Times - March 23, 2000:
"Glory Days of the Incline, Before the Decline"

Article Includes Photograph of The Duquesne Incline ! SPECIAL NOTE: There is no charge to access this news article from the web server of The New York Times. However, before being able to access the news article, you will be asked to register(if you have not done so already) with "The New York Times On The Web" by choosing a login name and a password--AGAIN FOR NO CHARGE.

Special Notice Regarding Fort Pitt Bridge Detours: February 25, 2000

At this time, there are NO TRAFFIC DETOURS when travelling from Downtown Pittsburgh to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline. All regular Port Authority bus routes[bus routes with the numerical prefixes 21, 26, 31, 36(but NOT route 36A, Monday through Saturday), and route 28B] continue to serve The Duquesne Incline's Lower Station, both to Downtown Pittsburgh and from Downtown. Pedestrian access to The Duquesne Incline, from the Fort Pitt Bridge, also remains unaffected.

Beginning in March of 2000, the only detours will occur for vehicles entering Downtown Pittsburgh from the Fort Pitt Bridge[Interstate 276 north/U.S. 22 and U.S. 30 east(a.k.a. Penn-Lincoln Parkway-West)]. At that time, only the Liberty Avenue and Boulevard of the Allies inbound ramps, from the Fort Pitt Bridge into Downtown Pittsburgh, will be closed from March to late June of 2000. Vehicles will still be able to enter Downtown Pittsburgh, from the Fort Pitt Bridge, using Downtown exits from the Interstate 376/U.S. 22 and U.S. 30 east(a.k.a. Penn-Lincoln Parkway-East). Downtown Pittsburgh can also be reached from the Fort Pitt Bridge using the Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Tenth Street By-Pass exits; access from the Fort Pitt Bridge to the Fort Duquesne Bridge(and North Side points) will not be affected.

Access to the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline, from the West End Bridge, West End Circle, and West End By-Pass Expressway will continue, unaffected.

The Interstate 279 "Portal Bridge" has reopened, as of Wednesday, July 28, 1999. Special "Portal Bridge" detour directions and instructions have now expired and are no longer in effect. At this time, except for the closing of the Liberty Avenue Ramp to the Fort Pitt Bridge, normal highway, PAT bus, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic patterns resume to The Duquesne Incline. During the closing of the Liberty Avenue Ramp to the Fort Pitt Bridge, the Fort Pitt Bridge can be accessed, to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline, from Downtown Pittsburgh by the Stanwix Street ramp or ramps from Fort Duquesne Boulevard and the Fort Duquesne Bridge(which cross the reopened "Portal Bridge").

1999 February (Grant Presentation Ceremony: 1999 May 20, The Duquesne Incline's 122nd Anniversary)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Through the Office of State Representative Thomas C. Petrone, Grants $56,000 to The Duquesne Incline for Rehabilitation of Incline Station Buildings and Erection of Platform for the Public to View the Incline Operating Equipment.

Photograph of Grant Presentation Ceremony
Pictured in photograph, from left to right: Ruth Miller, Duquesne Incline Treasurer; David H. Miller, Duquesne Incline President; Pennsylvania State Representative Thomas C. Petrone; David Vater, member of the Duquesne Incline Board of Directors; Glenn A. Walsh, Duquesne Incline Internet Web Site/E-Mail Administrator.
(Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, General Assembly, House of Representatives check dated February 1999; Grant Presentation Ceremony at The Duquesne Incline: 1999 May 20, the 122nd Anniversary of The Duquesne Incline; photograph processed 1999 May 24.)

Photograph of Grant Check

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