Knoxville Incline
Former railway in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Knoxville Incline was a broad gauge inclined railway that ran between Pittsburgh's South Side and Allentown neighborhoods. The incline was built in 1890 and had a track gauge of 9 feet (2,700 mm).
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Knoxville Incline | |
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Overview | |
Other name(s) | Pittsburgh Incline |
Locale | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 40.424°N 79.988°W / 40.424; -79.988 |
Service | |
Type | Funicular |
History | |
Opened | 15 August 1890[1] |
Closed | 3 December 1960 |
Technical | |
Line length | 2,644 feet (806 m) |
Track gauge | 9 ft (2,743 mm) |
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