Light Rail In Pittsburgh

I grew up in a small town about fifty miles from downtown Pittsburgh.  We didn't make many trips to the city, but when we did, I always wanted to ride the trolleys.  My family looked at me like I was an idiot.  Why would anyone want to ride a trolley when they had a car.  I still ride light rail, in Los Angeles, and yes, I own a car.

The caption on the back, "PITTSBURGH 1653  Pittsburgh Railways PCC car 1635 on route 40, Mt. Washington negotiates the curve on Sycamore near Bertha, July 5, 1963.  R McMurdo photo-N.D. Clark Collection." 

Mt. Washington

I grew up in western Pennsylvania, and lived in Pittsburgh for a couple of years.  I rode the Mt. Washington Incline all the time.  Get to Pittsburgh, use the incline and get a great view of the city.

This is one of the old undivided back cards.  It was mailed to "Miss Josie Johnson, 301 West Erie St., Chicago Ill."  It was postmarked "BLAIRSVILLE PA FEB 19, 1907"  I grew up about 25 miles from Blairsville, and have been there hundreds of times.