Providing safe, reliable, rapid public transportation, via funicular railway, since 1877 May 20, for the residents and businesses of the Duquesne Heights and Mount Washington sections of the City of Pittsburgh. Utilizing two original, 1877 cable cars, the Duquesne Incline is a working museum. The Upper Station, on Grandview Avenue, includes
a new platform for the public to view the Incline's historic hoisting equipment, as well as
displays
regarding the history of the Incline and the City of Pittsburgh, and
pictures of other cable and rail cars from around the world.
Additionally, the spacious Observation Deck
overlooks the beautiful Golden Triangle of Downtown Pittsburgh, and surrounding area including the upper Ohio River valley and lower Allegheny River Valley,
ranked the second most beautiful view in America by USA Weekend Magazine !.
Constructed, owned, and operated by
The Duquesne Incline Plane Company from 1877 to 1964.
Since 1964, operated by the non-profit Society for
the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline
The Duquesne Incline does not now, nor has it ever, received any direct government subsidy for operations from the City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or the Federal Government; nor, does it receive any funds from the recently-established Allegheny Regional Asset District. The
Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT--Pittsburgh's public transit system) reimburses the Incline only for PAT patrons who use passes, tickets, tokens, or transfers to ride The Duquesne Incline.
Operation of The Duquesne Incline relies entirely on Incline fares collected, membership fees, donations, and gift shop sales !
The
"Duke" Incline Soft Bean-Bag Toy is only one of the special offers from
The Duquesne Incline Gift Shop!
Other Special offers --
Tee-Shirts and Sweat Shirts (Pittsburgh, Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh Steelers !)
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Postcards, Pens, Keyrings, Mugs, Shot Glasses, and oher "Knick-knacks"!)
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Transit of the Planet Venus Across Image of Sun - 2004 June 8
Friends of the Zeiss sponsored the only observing session of this historic event
in Allegheny County, open to the general public,
in conjunction with
the
Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline:
From The Pitt News, Official Student Newspaper of the University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh - 2004 June 9:
Transit lifts eyes and spirits
By Adam Fleming, Managing Editor
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh - 2004 June 9:
Look! Up in the sky ... By Gwen Arbuckle
From the Pittsburgh Trib p.m., Pittsburgh - 2004 June 8:
Pittsburghers watch Venus cross the sun By Gwen Arbuckle
News Release - 2004 June 3:
SAFE PUBLIC VIEWING OF RARE ASTRONOMICAL EVENT WITH
8-INCH REFLECTOR TELESCOPE AT DUQUESNE INCLINE OBSERVATION DECK
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Become a Duquesne Incline "Web Partner" and help tell the Incline story to the world! Place this attractive icon, along with a link to this web page-- http://www.incline.cc -- on your commercial, non-profit, or personal World Wide Web site. A link to your web site will be included in our list of Web Partners. For more
information, CLICK HERE.
CLICK HERE to see a list of links to interesting Internet Web Sites, maintained by current Duquesne Incline Web Partners (individuals, non-profit organizations, and businesses which support The Duquesne Incline); includes special family hotel package for visitors to Pittsburgh.
Other Internet Web Sites of Interest:
History of Andrew Carnegie and
Carnegie Libraries
History of Astronomer, Educator, and Optician John A. Brashear, Friend of Andrew Carnegie
History of The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, Pittsburgh -
Including the
oldest operable major planetarium projector in the world !
History of The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago -
America's First Major Planetarium !
History of The Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh -
Historic Cable Car Railway Serving Commuters and Tourists since 1877!
Other History Links
