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'''Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane''' was a [[funicular|incline]] that ran from the northern end of the [[Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Tunnel]] to Carson Street in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. Originally built to carry coal from the Jacob Beltzhoover mine, it was sold by the [[Pittsburgh Coal Company]] to the [[Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad]] in 1871.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad [[HAER]] no. PA-410 |url=http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3400/pa3483/data/pa3483.pdf |accessdate=2009-1-2]}}</ref> It was used only for coal as early as 1864,<ref>{{cite book |last1= Wall |first1= J. Sutton |authorlink1= |title= Report on the coal mines of the Monongahela river region from the... |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=qBQgRge4JF0C&dq=%22Coal+Hill%22+Railroad&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s |edition= |series= |volume= 40 |year= 1884 |publisher= |location= |language= |isbn= |oclc= |pages= 179-180 |chapter= VII mines on pool no. 1 166.Castle Shannon mines |quote= }}</ref> passenger traffic was added in 1874 for the [[Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad]]. For safety reasons, the tunnel was closed to passenger traffic, and passengers were diverted to the [[Castle Shannon Incline]], constructed in 1890. Emergency use of the plane for passengers and freight continued as late as 1900<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-first= Edward B. |editor1-last= Vaill |editor1-link= |editor2-first= Thomas |editor2-last= Ewing |editor2-link= |date= August 22 |year=1906 |title= Kaufman vs Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad and Pittsburgh Railways Company, el al|journal=Pittsburgh Legal Journal |volume= 54 |pages= 39-42 |publisher= |location= Pittsburgh, PA |issn= 0032-0331 |
'''Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane''' was a [[funicular|incline]] that ran from the northern end of the [[Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Tunnel]] to Carson Street in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. Originally built to carry coal from the [[Jacob Beltzhoover]] mine, it was sold by the [[Pittsburgh Coal Company]] to the [[Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad]] in 1871.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad [[HAER]] no. PA-410 |url=http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3400/pa3483/data/pa3483.pdf |accessdate=2009-1-2]}}</ref> It was used only for coal as early as 1864,<ref>{{cite book |last1= Wall |first1= J. Sutton |authorlink1= |title= Report on the coal mines of the Monongahela river region from the... |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=qBQgRge4JF0C&dq=%22Coal+Hill%22+Railroad&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s |edition= |series= |volume= 40 |year= 1884 |publisher= |location= |language= |isbn= |oclc= |pages= 179-180 |chapter= VII mines on pool no. 1 166.Castle Shannon mines |quote= }}</ref> passenger traffic was added in 1874 for the [[Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad]]. For safety reasons, the tunnel was closed to passenger traffic, and passengers were diverted to the [[Castle Shannon Incline]], constructed in 1890. Emergency use of the plane for passengers and freight continued as late as 1900<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-first= Edward B. |editor1-last= Vaill |editor1-link= |editor2-first= Thomas |editor2-last= Ewing |editor2-link= |date= August 22 |year=1906 |title= Kaufman vs Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad and Pittsburgh Railways Company, el al|journal=Pittsburgh Legal Journal |volume= 54 |pages= 39-42 |publisher= |location= Pittsburgh, PA |issn= 0032-0331 |
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|format= legal case report |quote= }}</ref>. Its use for the transport of passengers and freight other than coal was made obsolete by the [[Mount Washington Transit Tunnel]]. Operation as a coal incline continued until May 1, 1912.<ref> {{cite journal |last= Baxter |first= John |authorlink= John Baxter |year= 1952 |month= July |title= Construction of the Charleroi Interurban |journal= Electric Railroads |volume= 20 |page= |pages= |publisher= Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. |
|format= legal case report |quote= }}</ref>. Its use for the transport of passengers and freight other than coal was made obsolete by the [[Mount Washington Transit Tunnel]]. Operation as a coal incline continued until May 1, 1912.<ref> {{cite journal |last= Baxter |first= John |authorlink= John Baxter |year= 1952 |month= July |title= Construction of the Charleroi Interurban |journal= Electric Railroads |volume= 20 |page= |pages= |publisher= Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. |
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| Overview | |
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| Locale | Mt. Washington |
| Dates of operation | before 1864 (1825-64)–1912 |
| Successor | Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad, Pittsburgh Railways |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 4 in (1,016 mm) |
| Length | 850 feet (260 m) |
Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane was a incline that ran from the northern end of the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Tunnel to Carson Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally built to carry coal from the Jacob Beltzhoover mine, it was sold by the Pittsburgh Coal Company to the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad in 1871.[1] It was used only for coal as early as 1864,[2] passenger traffic was added in 1874 for the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad. For safety reasons, the tunnel was closed to passenger traffic, and passengers were diverted to the Castle Shannon Incline, constructed in 1890. Emergency use of the plane for passengers and freight continued as late as 1900[3]. Its use for the transport of passengers and freight other than coal was made obsolete by the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel. Operation as a coal incline continued until May 1, 1912.[4] It was operated as a gravity plane, with returning empty cars being pulled to the mine mouth by the weight of the descending full coal cars.
References
- ^ "Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad [[HAER]] no. PA-410" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-1-2].
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ Wall, J. Sutton (1884). "VII mines on pool no. 1 166.Castle Shannon mines". Report on the coal mines of the Monongahela river region from the... Vol. 40. pp. 179–180.
- ^ Vaill, Edward B.; Ewing, Thomas, eds. (August 22). "Kaufman vs Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad and Pittsburgh Railways Company, el al" (legal case report). Pittsburgh Legal Journal. 54. Pittsburgh, PA: 39–42. ISSN 0032-0331. OCLC 1762437.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ^ Baxter, John (1952). "Construction of the Charleroi Interurban". Electric Railroads. 20. New York City: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. OCLC 15074936.
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