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Station Square and Mt. Washington seen from across the river, c.1905. Station Square was conceptualized by Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., one of the founding national leaders of historic preservation in the United States and President of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, or Landmarks.
The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel rises from Station Square to South Hills Junction through Mount Washington, a hill located in a moderately dissected region of the Appalachian Plateau. [ 9 ] : 4 The tunnel passes through two geological formations : the Glenshaw Formation and the Casselman Formation , both part of the Conemaugh Group .
All carried some light freight. A third incline, the Castle Shannon Incline, which closed in 1964, also served the hilltop community on Mount Washington with a lower station at the corner of East Carson Street and Arlington Avenue, just east of the present Station Square Transit Station.
Downtown, Station Square, Brookline Sunday service added 11/22/20 Formerly 41D Brookline 40: Mt. Washington Downtown, Station Square, Mount Washington, Duquesne Heights Formerly 41E Mount Washington 41: Bower Hill Downtown, Station Square, West Liberty Avenue, Dormont, Mt. Lebanon, Scott Township, Bridgeville Formerly 41B Bower Hill 43: Bailey
The route then enters the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel. The remaining stations in Downtown are at Station Square, First Avenue, Steel Plaza, and Wood Street. In March 2007, the closure of the Palm Garden Bridge for refurbishment suspended the 42S for five months; it reopened in September 2007. [31] [32]
At 6,288 feet (1916.6 meters), Mount Washington is the tallest peak in the Northeast and is notorious for its fickle weather. It is the sight of frequent rescues.
Station Lines Location Station opened ... Mt. Lebanon: May 22, 1987 [5] 210 Munroe ... Station Square
The predominantly German immigrants who settled on Mt. Washington, remembering the Seilbahnen of their former country, proposed construction of inclines along the face of Coal Hill. Prussian-born engineer John Endres of Cincinnati, Ohio was commissioned to design the Monongahela Incline, which opened on May 28, 1870, as the first for passenger use.