BRANCH OPENING MARKS THE TURN IN SOUTH HILLS UPGRADING SCHEME

The Port Authority of Allegheny County spent several years investigating alternative methods of replacing Pittsburgh's last 36 km of tram routes. Eventually, it was decided to upgrade them as part of a $750m program to improve public transport, and the first stage of the scheme opens for business on April 15.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press Limited

  Quadrant House, The Quandrant
  Sutton, Surrey,   England 
• Authors:
  • Millar, W W
• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 362-363
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 140
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Line extensions (Rail transit); Subways
• Geographic Terms: Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386396
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM