Duquesne Incline, historic cable
car railway serving commuters and tourists since 1877, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
History of The Duquesne Incline
The Duquesne Incline - Operated by the
Society for the Preservation of The Duquesne Heights Incline
Dedicated to the preservation of that which cannot be replaced.
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The Duquesne Incline Featured on "NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt," 2018 May 10. See
Video Report.
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.
Photograph of a Rainbow Behind The Duquesne Incline. Photograph on Twitter Mini-Blog Post.
Twitter.com 2020 July 13.
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Providing safe, reliable, rapid public transportation, via funicular railway, since May 20, 1877, for the residents and businesses of the Duquesne Heights and Mount Washington sections of the City of Pittsburgh. Utilizing two original, 1877 cable cars, the Duquesne Incline is a working museum. The Upper Station, on Grandview Avenue, includes displays
regarding the history of the Incline and the City of Pittsburgh, and
pictures of other cable and rail cars from around the world.
Additionally, the spacious, new Observation Deck
overlooks the beautiful Golden Triangle of Downtown Pittsburgh.
Since 1964, operated by the non-profit Society for
the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline; owned by the Port Authority of Allegheny County(PAT).
Directions to Incline ***
Parking For Incline
Increased Bus Service To Incline ***
Bicycles on Incline
Hours of Operation
Incline Fares
New Observation Deck, with Beautiful Downtown View, at
Incline Station
Mount Washington Restaurants, With Beautiful Downtown View,
Near Incline Station
Annual Membership
The Duquesne Incline Web Partners
History of The Duquesne Incline
Accessibility for the Disabled
Incline News
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Become a Duquesne Incline "Web Partner" and help tell the Incline story to the world! Place this attractive icon, along with a link to this web page-- http://www.incline.cc -- on your commercial, non-profit, or personal World Wide Web site. A link to your web site will be included in our list of Web Partners. For more
information, CLICK HERE.
CLICK HERE to see a list of links to interesting Internet Web Sites, maintained by current Duquesne Incline Web Partners (individuals, non-profit organizations, and businesses which support The Duquesne Incline); includes special family hotel package for visitors to Pittsburgh.
Other Internet Web Sites of Interest:
History of Andrew Carnegie and
Carnegie Libraries
History of Astronomer, Educator, and Optician John A. Brashear, Friend of Andrew Carnegie
History of The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, Pittsburgh -
America's Fifth Major Planetarium !
History of The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago -
America's First Major Planetarium !
History of The Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh -
Historic Cable Car Railway Serving Commuters and Tourists since 1877!
Other History Links
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