Pittsburgh Trolleys

Vintage shots of Pittsburgh Trolley.

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[pitts64]

Nice video but the music doesn't fit. Why not use one of the locals like Henry Mancini.

[kcciiowa]

we could not afford the music clearence rights. the music we use we own.

thanks

kcciiowa

[mrstep2me]

@adelgado75 Just modern LRV cars.

[mrstep2me]

@shytown51 Pittsburgh never brought in cars from other cities. All the cars were bought new from St. Louis Car Co. Some cars from other cities were bought for parts though.

[shytown51]

i think these cars came from minneapolis when our rapid transit system was gutted

[worldritz9]

hey, how could anyone forget the memories of riding the great streetcar rides to west view park, what great memories, to bad the city of pgh couldnt figure out a way to save the north side, like east street or make that new highway a bit smaller, just to keep some of the things the best. that would have been one of the greatest tourist attractions that pgh could have treasured i moved away but hold the best memories!

[trilogypart3]

Thanks for the awesome upload. I can easily remember riding the Perrysville from Charles Street into downtown. I can also remember the trips to West View Park. Our family didn't have a second car, so we rode the trolleys a lot. The one thing I don't remember is the old Keating car barn in Ross. If you could find footage of that, it would be quite a find.

[retrotronikal]

look likes the TTC street cars in toronto

[vabman2]

I love this. I lived in Mt. Lebanon and was a frequent rider. I rode the Shannon trolleys as well. While I am only 58, I can remember riding the 68 Kennywood which we picked up in E. Liberty. I can't remember why though.

The remaining streetcar lines were converted to light rail. The Port Authority kept the Shannon Drake running as a shuttle to the "T" until 1999. On the eve of its demise, Pgh had the largest operating fleet in the nation, now nothing. PAT had no use for the trolleys.

[adelgado75]

Are the trolleys still running in Pittsburg?

[jack887]

Thanks for the great footage! I grew up in Pittsburgh, graduated from Gateway in 1968 and took lots of trolley rides. A ride down memory lane.