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Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Washington tunnel |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Wed Nov 16 09:35:37 2022 Reopens-upgraded |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Wed Nov 16 12:06:37 2022, in response to Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Washington tunnel, posted by TransitChuckG on Wed Nov 16 09:35:37 2022.         The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel - 1906.  |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo |
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Posted by chicagoMotorman on Wed Nov 16 18:03:12 2022, in response to Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Nov 16 12:06:37 2022. Nice pics. |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Washington tunnel |
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Posted by chicagoMotorman on Wed Nov 16 18:03:31 2022, in response to Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Washington tunnel, posted by TransitChuckG on Wed Nov 16 09:35:37 2022. How were they rerouted? |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Washington tunnel |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Wed Nov 16 18:29:50 2022, in response to Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Washington tunnel, posted by chicagoMotorman on Wed Nov 16 18:03:31 2022. How were they rerouted?From my own experience in riding the Pittsburgh "T" system, the LRV's and the buses used the former route (and trackage) of the #52 Allentown line, operating within the tight blocks along Warrington and Arlington Avenues on the South Side of the city. To whit...      -William A. Padron ["PATransit","PRT Pittsburgh Regional Transit"] |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Thu Nov 17 13:10:35 2022, in response to Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo, posted by chicagoMotorman on Wed Nov 16 18:03:12 2022. And there are many more, but how many could be gathered?Glad you enjoyed them. |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Thu Nov 17 13:28:24 2022, in response to Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Nov 16 12:06:37 2022. Thanks, great photos, Avid Reader |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Thu Nov 17 14:27:44 2022, in response to Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo, posted by TransitChuckG on Thu Nov 17 13:28:24 2022. When topics arise I get inspired to search, search and share.Thanks for the topic. |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Washington tunnel |
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Thu Nov 17 17:50:45 2022, in response to Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Washington tunnel, posted by William A. Padron on Wed Nov 16 18:29:50 2022. Thanks. Nice shots. |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Thu Nov 17 21:17:58 2022, in response to Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Nov 16 12:06:37 2022. Ah, pics of when the tunnel was trolleys only. |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo |
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Thu Nov 17 22:15:32 2022, in response to Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Nov 16 12:06:37 2022. Seems weird to think they had to make a trolley tunnel paved (and add a lot of lights). Like, the service vehicles used to be on rails too. Now the default is diesel tired things. |
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Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Washington tunnel |
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Posted by BusMgr on Fri Nov 18 18:14:48 2022, in response to Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Washington tunnel, posted by TransitChuckG on Wed Nov 16 09:35:37 2022. The article includes an interesting assertion about the Mount Washington tunnel: “It is the only tunnel in the United States shared by bus and rail service.” Alas, the assertion is not strictly true.The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, which passes under Maynard Mountain between Whittier and Portage, Alaska, is also a tunnel shared by bus and rail service. The tunnel was initially placed in service in 1943 for trains, and then converted for use by trains, buses, and other motor vehicles in 2000. At 2-1/2 miles in length, it is nearly four times as long as the Mount Washington tunnel. The tunnel has only a single lane, with both track and roadway service but no mixing of rail and motor vehicles at the same time. Traffic is regulated by timetable, with the tunnel available for motor vehicles once per hour, for a 15-minut period (the tunnel requires 10 minutes to traverse), and subject to disruption when trains are using the tunnel. In the summer, there are at least two Alaska Railroad passenger trains scheduled daily in each direction through the tunnel. The Glacier Discovery operates between Anchorage and Grandview, with consists that include the railroad's unique double deck DMU. On days when cruise vessels are in port there are six passenger trains scheduled in each direction through the tunnel (of which two trains in each direction are operating light to or from Whittier, without passengers). The additional trains include both a Panorama Dome charter train consist that the Alaska Railroad had acquired second-hand from the former Florida Fun-Train, operating without passengers between Seward and Whittier, then in service between Whittier and either Talkeetna, as the McKinley Express, or Anchorage, as the Holland America Cruise Train; and an Ultra Dome charter train consist owned by HAP Alaska, operating without passengers between Anchorage and Whittier, then in service between Whittier and Denali as the Denali Express. Both charter train consists are operated by Alaska Railroad by contract with Holland America Line and Princess Cruises for their passengers. Also on days when cruise vessels are in port there are numerous bus services using the tunnel, including A Alaska Cruise Transfer and Tours LLC (dba Alaska Cruise Transportation), Premier Alaska Tours, Inc. (dba Park Connection), and Royal Hyway Tours Inc. (dba HAP Alaska), all providing scheduled service between Whittier and Anchorage. Clearly, a different environment from that in Pittsburgh, yet also one that is essentially the same in having once been a rail-only tunnel converted to joint use. |
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Re: Pittsburgh reopens Mt. Washington tunnel photo |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Nov 18 21:00:22 2022, in response to Re: Pittsburgh re-opens Mt. Wash tunnel photo, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Thu Nov 17 22:15:32 2022. Ambulances, fire trucks and cop cars use the tunnel too and the connecting busways. |
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