Transit in the Triangle

Download or read book Transit in the Triangle written by Blaine S. Hays and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transit in the Triangle: A Century Look at Pittsburgh Public TransitThis is a two-volume set.Volume I -- 1900-1964Bulletin 145 of the Central Electric Railfans' AssociationISBN 978-0-915348-45-9copyright 2012Volume II -- The Port Authority Years, 1964-2014Bulletin 152 of the Central Electric Railfans' AssociationISBN 978-0-915348-53-4copyright 2023Publisher's summary for Volume IIPittsburgh began the era of transit public ownership as North America's largest remaining streetcar network, where trolleys wound through narrow streets to climb the city's hills. Today it's a city with a modern light rail line using a downtown subway, and the nation's largest network of busways. In between was a long and winding road with dreams of a modern metro, suburban rail ventures, "mod"ernization of the trolleys, a lengthy flirtation with a "gadgetbahn," and flights of fancy about zipping to the airport. Inside this book: the story of its transit as "Steel City" Pittsburgh became today's "Renaissance City" Pittsburgh.