Riding Two Classic Inclines in Pittsburgh

I traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to go to the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres. While I was there, I rode the two oldest working inclines in the United States. The Duquesne Incline is a funicular scaling Mount Washington near the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The The lower station is in the Second Empire style. Together with the incline, which rises 400 feet (122 m) in height, at a 30-degree angle, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The incline is unusual for using a 5 ft (1,524 mm) track gauge, mainly used in Finland, Russia, and Mongolia. The Monongahela Incline is a funicular on the South Side in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, near the Smithfield Street Bridge. Designed and built by Prussian-born engineer John Endres in 1870, it is the oldest continuously operating funicular in the U.S. It is one of two surviving inclines in Pittsburgh (the other is the nearby Duquesne Incline) from the original 17 passenger-carrying inclines built there starting in the late 19th century. Its lower station is across the street from what is now the Station Square shopping complex. It is easily accessible from the light rail system at the Station Square station. 0:00 Intro 1:03 Duquesne Incline 8:46 Monongahela Incline 12:47 Metro to Pirates Baseball Game 14:13 Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres 24:01 Monongahela Incline at Night