Fort Pitt Incline
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title:
Fort Pitt Incline
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The Fort Pitt Incline was a 10 ft (3,048 mm) gauge funicular railroad in the Bluff neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Opened in 1882, the incline ran from 2nd Avenue to Bluff Street, a distance of 350 feet (107 m), and a vertical distance of 135 feet (41 m). The designer was Samuel Diescher. The incline was abandoned on 7 November 1900, and afterward sat idle for about three years before fire destroyed it. Marking the former path of the incline are public steps which ascend from the south portal of the
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Former funicular railroad in Pittsburgh
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Pitt_Incline
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2022-03-15T11:46:35Z
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