Mount Washington Incline
-- Monongahela Incline

For Further Reading: 1928-1997

"A Fact a Day about Pittsburgh:

Inclines."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12 January 1928.

"Know Your City."

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 4 December [1928?].

"Only One Customer Wanted Service Continued." [Monongahela vehicle incline.]

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 11 October 1935.

"Mountain-Hoisted Pittsburgh Commuters Find Fares Climb Too:

Cable Railroads Blame Hiked Rates on Higher Costs;

City Protests Some Increases."

Victor Hillery.

Wall Street Journal 15 November 1948, 1+.

"'Save the Inclines' Battle under Way."

The Pittsburgh Press July [1953/4?].

"City Slipping Down to Its Last Two Inclines:

Inching Their Way out of Pittsburgh Scene:

'Independents' Sole Survivors of Six Cable Car Systems."

Sal Perrota.

The Pittsburgh Press 8 November 1953, 1 (Section 2).

"More Old Landmarks Passing from Local Scene:

Inclines on Their Way Out:

Railways Ask Elimination of Operations."

Sterling P. Anderson.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 26 November 1953.

"Monongahela Inclined Plane." [Brochure.]

Pittsburgh: Port Authority of Allegheny County, 1965.

Pittsburgh's Inclines.

Samuel R. Ohler.

Pittsburgh: Samuel R. Ohler, (1968-1972).

"Incline Marks 100th Birthday."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 23 May 1970.

"Pittsburgh's Inclines:

A View from the Top."

Duquesne Light Perspective (Winter 1976): 15-18.

"Inclines Rise to National Landmarks."

Dave Leherr.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7 May 1977.

"Incline to Close at Zero Degrees."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 14 December 1977, 11.

"PAT Seeks $1 Million to Repair Mon Incline."

Joe Grata.

The Pittsburgh Press 28 January 1978.

"PAT Resurrects Plan for Renovation of Mon Incline."

Joe Grata.

The Pittsburgh Press 20 December 1980.

"PAT Gets Funds to Fix Mon Incline."

Joe Grata.

The Pittsburgh Press 22 December 1981.

"Mon Incline Project Finally Near Liftoff:

The Incline Hugging the Face of Mount Washington

Above the Smithfield Street Bridge Will be Taken Apart

And Put Back Together."

Joe Grata.

The Pittsburgh Press 18 April 1982.

"Blawnox Firm Submits Low Bid for Incline Job."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 4 June 1982.

"Mon Incline to Close for Total Renovation."

Market Square 7 July 1982, 12.

"Mon Incline Renovation Begins in Mid-July."

This Week in Pittsburgh 9 July 1982.

"Mon Incline Repairs Start."

The Pittsburgh Press 11 July 1982.

"'Steepest' Claim a Letdown?"

The Pittsburgh Press 11 July 1982.

"Mon Incline on Track for Spring Reopening."

Joe Grata.

The Pittsburgh Press 14 January 1983.

"Mon Incline Cars Don't Fit Station."

Ken Fisher.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 16 April 1983, 1.

"Going Up:

Refurbished Mon Incline to Offer New Features, 19th-Century Charm."

Joe Grata.

The Pittsburgh Press 28 April 1983.

"25-cent Fare on Restored Incline."

Ken Fisher.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 29 April 1983, 23.

"PAT's Itching to Improve View of Refurbished Mon Incline."

Ralph Haurwitz.

The Pittsburgh Press 5 August 1983.

"Ridership Up 58% on Monongahela Incline."

The Pittsburgh Press 30 October 1983.

"Business on Inclines Has Its Ups and Downs."

Robert Johnson.

The Pittsburgh Press 23 April 1984.

"Mon Incline's Heights Put Competitor Down."

Ken Fisher.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 4 May 1984.

"Mon Incline Restored after Malfunction."

The Pittsburgh Press 13 June 1984.

"Mon Incline Leads in Riders."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 14 November 1984.

"Ingenuity Engineers Incline Repairs."

Joe Grata.

The Pittsburgh Press 24 May 1986, A1, A6.

"PAT Pulls Mon Incline Motors Again for Rebuild."

Joe Grata.

The Pittsburgh Press 30 November 1988.

"Eroded Land Near Incline Needs Work."

Andrew Sheehan.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 3 April 1992, 5.

"City to Pay to Fix Mon Incline Hillside."

The Pittsburgh Press 15 April 1992, B5.

"Incline Addition Could Blot Apartment View."

Tom Barnes.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12 May 1993, B4.

"Mon Incline Plan Sparks Debate."

Ron DaParma.

Greensburg Tribune-Review 12 May 1993, B1.

"Mon Incline to Get Face Lift:

Work Will Include Mechanical Repairs, Expansion, Restoration."

Joe Grata.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 13 May 1993, D1, D7.

"So Inclined:

Doing Everything at Once Is the Pittsburgh Way."

Roy McHugh.

Executive Report (February 1994): 42.

"Monongahela Incline Tracks to Be Lit."

Joe Grata.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 26 February 1994, D4.

"Mon Incline Will Close for 4 Months to Upgrade Stations."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 14 July 1994, B6.

"Mon Incline Returns with History Lesson."

Joe Grata.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 19 November 1994, A8.

"Worn Main Cable Closes Monongahela Incline."

Johnna A. Pro and Caroline Abels.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 6 December 1997, A9-A10.

"No Better View of Pittsburgh:

The Monongahela Incline:

A Sightseeing Service of PAT." [Brochure.]

Pittsburgh: Port Authority of Allegheny County, n.d.

Last updated: 8 April 1999.