Pittsburgh PCC Streetcar Ride Castle Shannon To South Hills Junction

[optimus4800]

This video was a rare treat. Thank you for sharing.

[Banner4real035]

Wow! I grew up in the Pittsburgh South Hills and spent a lot of time on PAT streetcars and buses. (I must say, three buses at Glenbury during the peroid in which this was shot, and not one being a Neoplan Pennliner, was very unusual!) Still it was great to see this again after all these years! Thanks for posting it!

[redoctober90]

Awesome vid. Looks like you are riding on #1745, which means you got one of the original 1940s streetcars, not one of the rebuilt ones. As for the Orion V comment, it could have been very late in 1990 - they started getting them then. A lot of times, the Port Authority would run these buses until they died, and so, there were a lot of the older 1960's buses still running.

[jayo1212]

You should've asked if you could just set the camera up front there...

[GuardianRebelDave12]

it had to have been 1991, due to the Orion V at the 5:00 mark, those did show up until 91

[hoteldennis]

I believe that I took this in 1989.

[busjunkiebill]

it was before 6-2-93

[Cordicron]

Great video, brings back many memories. I worked at Bob Smith Ford in Castle Shannon and rode the cars to work from Library. What year was this made? My guess would be 1994 or 1995. The first siding inbound has been shortened but was later closed all together after the hillside slipped away. There is a GMC new look bus at the 5:00 mark.