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Pittsburgh Regional Transit was created as the Port Authority of Allegheny County by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1956 to allow for creation of port facilities in the Pittsburgh area. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Three years later, the legislation was amended to allow the Port Authority to acquire privately owned transit companies that served the area.
In the early 1960s, Pittsburgh had the largest surviving streetcar system in the United States, with the privately owned Pittsburgh Railways Company operating more than 600 PCC cars on 41 routes. In 1964 the system was acquired by the Port Authority of Allegheny County, which rapidly converted most routes
The Port of Pittsburgh Commission is a government agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that manages the Port of Pittsburgh, which is the second-largest inland port in the United States. [ 3 ] Pittsburgh 's port ranks as the 26th largest port in the United States overall, with almost 27 million short tons of river cargo for 2015.
The Pittsburgh Light Rail, ... T map. Port Authority of Allegheny County. Retrieved May 15, 2012. Specific External links. Pittsburgh Regional Transit official site ...
From 1964 to 2010, the Port Authority used an alphanumeric numbering system. With the renumbering and realignments outlined in the Transit Development Plan in 2009, the present numbering system was adopted in April 2010. Light rail and busways are designated by the following colors:
Port Authority of Allegheny County: Locale: Pittsburgh: Stations: 31: Service; Type: Light rail: System: Pittsburgh Light Rail: Operator(s) Port Authority of Allegheny County: Depot(s) South Hills Village Rail Center: Rolling stock: Siemens SD-400, CAF LRV: Daily ridership: 6,545 (2018) Technical; Track gauge: 5 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,588 mm ...
The North Shore Connector is a light-rail extension opened in 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The connector extends the Pittsburgh Light Rail system from its previous terminus at Gateway Center Station in the Central Business District to the new North Side Station and Allegheny Station on the North Shore by way of a tunnel under the Allegheny River.
In 1905 Pittsburgh Railways leased the route and between 1909 and 1910 converted it from narrow gauge to dual gauge and installed overhead power for trolleys. Mid-20th century PCC streetcars continued to operate on the Overbrook Line until 1993, when concerns about the safety of the line led PAT to suspend service there pending reconstruction.