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Transportation in Pittsburgh

Index Transportation in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, surrounded by rivers and hills, has a unique transportation infrastructure that includes roads, tunnels, bridges, railroads, inclines, bike paths, and stairways. [1]

159 relations: Allegheny County Airport, Allegheny County belt system, Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Valley Railroad, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Armstrong Tunnel, Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, Articulated bus, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Station (Pittsburgh), Beaver County Airport, Beaver County Transit Authority, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, Bicycle-sharing system, Braddock, Pennsylvania, Bus, Bus rapid transit, Canadian National Railway, Capitol Limited (Amtrak train), Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Charles Lindbergh, Chartiers Branch, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Chicago, Cincinnati, Commuter rail, Conemaugh Line, Conneaut, Ohio, Conrail, Conway Yard, Corliss Tunnel, CSX Transportation, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Delta Air Lines, Double-stack rail transport, Downtown Pittsburgh, Duquesne Incline, Duquesne, Pennsylvania, Eddie Dew Memorial Airpark, Edgar Thomson Steel Works, Etna, Pennsylvania, Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation, Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Fort Duquesne Bridge, Fort Pitt Bridge, Fort Pitt Tunnel, Fort Wayne Line, Funicular, ..., Grant Street Station, Great Allegheny Passage, Greensburg Jeannette Regional Airport, Greyhound Lines, Heinz Field, Herron Airport, High-occupancy vehicle lane, Homestead, Pennsylvania, Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport, Interstate 279, Interstate 376, Interstate 579, Interstate 70, Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey), Interstate 79, Interurban, Jefferson County Airpark, Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport, Lakehill Airport, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Liberty Bridge (Pittsburgh), Liberty Tunnel, Light rail, Mars Station, Pennsylvania, Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Megabus (North America), Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority, Mon Line, Monongahela Incline, Monongahela River, Mount Washington (Pittsburgh), Mount Washington Transit Tunnel, Mountain Line Transit Authority, New Castle Area Transit Authority, New Castle Municipal Airport, New York Central Railroad, New York City, Nextbike, Norfolk and Western Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway, North Shore Connector, Northwest Airlines, Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge, Ohio River, P&W Subdivision, Panhandle Bridge, PATrain, Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pennsylvanian (train), Philadelphia, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad, Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway, Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh Line, Pittsburgh Northeast Airport, Pittsburgh Railways, Pittsburgh Wayfinder System, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport, Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport, PNC Park, Point State Park, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Port Perry, Pennsylvania, PPG Paints Arena, PRR Port Perry Bridge, Public transport, Rapid transit, RATP Group, Rivers Casino (Pittsburgh), Rostraver Airport, San Francisco, Schenley Tunnel, South Busway, Spirit Airlines, Squirrel Hill Tunnel, Street or road name, Street running, Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Three Sisters (Pittsburgh), Turtle Creek (Monongahela River tributary), Union Railroad (Pittsburgh), Union Station (Pittsburgh), United States, US Airways, Veterans Bridge (Pittsburgh), Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal, Wabash Tunnel, Washington County Airport (Pennsylvania), Washington County Transportation Authority, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Washington, Pennsylvania, West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, West Busway, Westmoreland County Transit Authority, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1916–88), Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990), Wheeling Ohio County Airport, Wilkinsburg station, Zelienople Municipal Airport, 33rd Street Railroad Bridge. Expand index (109 more) »

Allegheny County Airport

Allegheny County Airport is in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Pittsburgh.

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Allegheny County belt system

The Allegheny County Belt System color codes miscellaneous county roads to form a unique system of routes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and around the city of Pittsburgh.

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Allegheny County Sanitary Authority

Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (also known as ALCOSAN) is a Municipal Authority in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania that provides wastewater treatment services to 83 communities, including the city of Pittsburgh.

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County is a county in the southwest of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Allegheny Valley Railroad

The Allegheny Valley Railroad is a class III railroad that operates in Western Pennsylvania, and is owned by Carload Express, Inc.

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Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Armstrong Tunnel

The Armstrong Tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connects Second Avenue at the South Tenth Street Bridge, under the Bluff where Duquesne University is located, to Forbes Avenue between Boyd Street and Chatham Square.

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Arnold Palmer Regional Airport

Arnold Palmer Regional Airport is a public airport in the eastern United States, located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, two miles (3 km) southwest of Latrobe and about southeast of Pittsburgh.

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Articulated bus

An articulated bus (either a motor bus or trolleybus) is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation.

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830.

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Baltimore and Ohio Station (Pittsburgh)

B&O Railroad Depot was one of several railroad stations in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Beaver County Airport

Beaver County Airport or is a county-owned public airport three miles northwest of Beaver Falls, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

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Beaver County Transit Authority

The Beaver County Transportation Authority (BCTA) is the operator of mass transportation in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

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Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Beaver County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad

The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad is a class II railroad that operates in northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio.

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Bicycle-sharing system

A bicycle-sharing system, public bicycle system, or bike-share scheme, is a service in which bicycles are made available for shared use to individuals on a short term basis for a price or free.

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Braddock, Pennsylvania

Braddock is a borough located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 10 miles (16 km) upstream from the mouth of the Monongahela River.

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Bus

A bus (archaically also omnibus, multibus, motorbus, autobus) is a road vehicle designed to carry many passengers.

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Bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit (BRT, BRTS, busway, transitway) is a bus-based public transport system designed to improve capacity and reliability relative to a conventional bus system.

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Canadian National Railway

The Canadian National Railway Company (Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec that serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.

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Capitol Limited (Amtrak train)

The Capitol Limited is one of two Amtrak trains connecting Washington, D.C., to Chicago, running via Pittsburgh and Cleveland (the other is the Cardinal via Cincinnati and Indianapolis).

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Charleroi, Pennsylvania

Charleroi is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River, 21 miles south of Pittsburgh.

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Charles Lindbergh

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), nicknamed Lucky Lindy, The Lone Eagle, and Slim was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, explorer, and environmental activist.

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Chartiers Branch

The Chartiers branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad followed Chartiers Creek from Carnegie to Washington, passing Bridgeville, present day Southpointe, and Canonsburg.

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Cincinnati

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Commuter rail

Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city centre and middle to outer suburbs beyond 15 km (10 miles) and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis.

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Conemaugh Line

The Conemaugh Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Conneaut, Ohio

Conneaut is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, along Lake Erie at the mouth of Conneaut Creek.

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Conrail

Conrail, the Consolidated Rail Corporation,, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999, when its routes were split between the CSX Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway.

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Conway Yard

Conway Yard (also known as Conway Terminal) is a major rail yard located in the boroughs of Conway and Freedom, Pennsylvania, northwest of Pittsburgh, along the Ohio River.

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Corliss Tunnel

Corliss Tunnel, located at Corliss Street south from West Carson Street in the Elliott neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built in 1914.

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CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation is a Class I railroad operating in the eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

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David L. Lawrence Convention Center

The David L. Lawrence Convention Center (DLLCC) is a convention, conference and exhibition building in downtown Pittsburgh in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines, Inc., commonly referred to as Delta, is a major United States airline, with its headquarters and largest hub at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Double-stack rail transport

Double-stack rail transport is a form of intermodal freight transport where intermodal containers are stacked two high on railroad cars.

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Downtown Pittsburgh

Downtown Pittsburgh, colloquially referred to as the Golden Triangle, and officially the Central Business District, is the urban downtown center of Pittsburgh.

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Duquesne Incline

The Duquesne Incline is an inclined plane railroad located near Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood and scaling Mt. Washington in Pennsylvania, United States.

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Duquesne, Pennsylvania

Duquesne is a city along the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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Eddie Dew Memorial Airpark

Eddie Dew Memorial Airpark, is a privately owned airport near Toronto, Ohio, U.S., part of the Pittsburgh Combined Statistical Area.

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Edgar Thomson Steel Works

The Edgar Thomson Steel Works is a steel mill in the Pittsburgh area communities of Braddock and North Braddock, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Etna, Pennsylvania

Etna is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, along the Allegheny River, opposite Pittsburgh.

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Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation

Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation, known by the moniker of FACT, is a public transportation service located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

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Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Findlay Township is a township located west of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Fort Duquesne Bridge

The Fort Duquesne Bridge is a steel bowstring arch bridge that spans the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Fort Pitt Bridge

The Fort Pitt Bridge is a steel, double decker bowstring arch bridge that spans the Monongahela River near its confluence with the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Fort Pitt Tunnel

The Fort Pitt Tunnel carries traffic on Interstate 376 (I-376),Interstate 279 prior to June 10, 2009 U.S. Route 22 (US 22), US 30, and US 19 Truck between Downtown Pittsburgh and the West End neighborhood in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Fort Wayne Line

The Fort Wayne Line and Fort Wayne Secondary is a rail line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad (CFE), and CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. The line runs from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania west via Fort Wayne, Indiana to Gary, Indiana along what was once the Pennsylvania Railroad's Pittsburgh to Chicago Main Line. From downtown Pittsburgh, at the west end of the Pittsburgh Line, west to the junction with CSX's Greenwich Subdivision at Crestline, Ohio, NS owns the line. Major junctions include the Conemaugh Line in northern Pittsburgh, the Cleveland Line at Rochester, Pennsylvania, the Youngstown Line at New Brighton, Pennsylvania, the Lordstown Secondary east of Alliance, Ohio, and the Cleveland Line again at Alliance. From Crestline west to Adams junction in Allen County, Indiana (Fort Wayne Line) and beyond to the Gary, Indiana neighborhood of Tolleston (Fort Wayne Secondary), the line is owned by CSX. Since 2004 this section has been leased to and operated by RailAmerica's Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad (CFE), with NS retaining trackage rights. The final piece, from CSX's Porter Subdivision at Tolleston northwest to NS's Chicago Line, the former LS&MS in far northwestern Gary, Indiana at Buffington, is owned by CSX with NS trackage rights, junctioning CSX's Barr Subdivision at Clarke Junction (also in northwestern Gary). Amtrak's Capitol Limited operates over the line east of Alliance (OH).

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Funicular

A funicular is one of the modes of transport, along with a cable railway and an inclined elevator, which uses a cable traction for movement on a steep slope.

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Grant Street Station

Grant Street Station, also known as the B&O Pittsburgh Terminal, was a passenger rail station on Grant Street downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Great Allegheny Passage

The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a rail trail in Maryland and Pennsylvania—the central trail of a network of long-distance hiker-biker trails throughout the Allegheny region of the Appalachian Mountains, connecting Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Greensburg Jeannette Regional Airport

Greensburg Jeannette Regional Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Jeannette, a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Greyhound Lines

Greyhound Lines, Inc., usually shortened to Greyhound, is an intercity bus common carrier serving over 3,800 destinations across North America.

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Heinz Field

Heinz Field is a stadium located in the North Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Herron Airport

Herron Airport, is privately owned airport in New Cumberland, West Virginia, U.S., part of the Pittsburgh Combined Statistical Area.

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High-occupancy vehicle lane

A high-occupancy vehicle lane (also known as an HOV lane, carpool lane, diamond lane, 2+ lane, and transit lane or T2 or T3 lanes in Australia and New Zealand) is a restricted traffic lane reserved at peak travel times or longer for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and one or more passengers, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses.

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Homestead, Pennsylvania

Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, in the Monongahela River valley southeast of downtown Pittsburgh and directly across the river from the city limit line.

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Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport

Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (Indiana County Airport or Jimmy Stewart Field) is a county-owned public airport two miles (3 km) east of the borough of Indiana, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

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Interstate 279

Interstate 279 (abbreviated I-279) is a north–south Interstate Highway spur that lies entirely within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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Interstate 376

Interstate 376 (I-376) is a major auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located within the Allegheny Plateau.

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Interstate 579

Interstate 579 (abbreviated I-579) is a north–south Interstate Highway entirely within Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Interstate 70

Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah to I-695 near Baltimore, Maryland.

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Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)

Interstate 76 (I-76) is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running about 434 miles (700 km) from an interchange with I-71 west of Akron, Ohio, east to I-295 in Bellmawr, New Jersey.

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Interstate 79

Interstate 79 (abbreviated I-79) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States, designated from Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia to Pennsylvania Route 5 and Pennsylvania Route 290 in Erie, Pennsylvania.

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Interurban

The interurban (or radial railway) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like light electric self-propelled railcars which run within and between cities or towns.

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Jefferson County Airpark

Jefferson County Airpark, is a public airport near Steubenville, Ohio, U.S., part of the Pittsburgh Combined Statistical Area.

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Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport

Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport is a public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Connellsville in Dunbar Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Lakehill Airport

Lakehill Airport, is a privately owned airport near Mars, Pennsylvania, U.S., part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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Liberty Bridge (Pittsburgh)

The Liberty Bridge, completed in 1928, connects downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the Liberty Tunnels and the South Hills neighborhoods beyond.

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Liberty Tunnel

The Liberty Tunnels (also known as the Liberty Tubes) are a pair of tunnels located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that allow motorists to travel between the South Hills of Pittsburgh and the city, beneath Mt. Washington.

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Light rail

Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transport using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way.

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Mars Station, Pennsylvania

The Mars Station in Mars, Pennsylvania, was constructed in 1897 by the Pittsburgh and Western Railroad.

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Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway

The Martin Luther King Jr.

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McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

McKees Rocks, also known as "The Rocks", is a borough in Allegheny County, in western Pennsylvania, along the south bank of the Ohio River.

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McKeesport, Pennsylvania

McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania; it is situated at the confluence of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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Megabus (North America)

Megabus, branded as megabus.com, is an intercity bus service of Coach USA/Coach Canada and DATTCO (a non Stagecoach company, under contract) providing discount travel services since 2006, operating throughout the eastern, southern, midwestern, and western United States and in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

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Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority

Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority is a public transportation service located in Washington County, Westmoreland County, and a small portion of Fayette County in Pennsylvania.

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Mon Line

The Mon Line is an 85-mile long Norfolk Southern rail line which runs along the Monongahela River for most of its route.

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Monongahela Incline

The Monongahela Incline is a funicular located near the Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Monongahela River

The Monongahela River — often referred to locally as the Mon — is a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Mount Washington (Pittsburgh)

Mount Washington is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's south city area.

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Mount Washington Transit Tunnel

Mount Washington Transit Tunnel is an important public transportation link in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Mountain Line Transit Authority

Mountain Line Transit Authority is the main provider of public transportation located in Morgantown, West Virginia and the surrounding area.

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New Castle Area Transit Authority

New Castle Area Transit Authority is a public transportation service located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

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New Castle Municipal Airport

New Castle Municipal Airport is a small municipal airport located in Union Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania serving Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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New York Central Railroad

The New York Central Railroad was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nextbike

nextbike is a German company that develops and operates public bike-sharing systems.

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Norfolk and Western Railway

The Norfolk and Western Railway was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982.

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Norfolk Southern Railway

The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States.

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North Shore Connector

The North Shore Connector is a light-rail extension opened in 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Northwest Airlines

Northwest Airlines Corp. (often abbreviated as NWA and stylized as nwa) was a major United States airline founded in 1926 and absorbed into Delta Air Lines, Inc. by a merger.

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Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge

The Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge is a steel bridge which crosses the Ohio River at Brunot's Island at the west end of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Ohio River

The Ohio River, which streams westward from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River in the United States.

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P&W Subdivision

The P&W Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation, the Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR), and the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (BPRR) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Panhandle Bridge

The Panhandle Bridge (officially the Monongahela River Bridge) carries two rail lines of the Port Authority "T" line across the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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PATrain

The PATrain, also known as the Mon Valley Commuter Rail, is a defunct commuter rail service formerly operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County in the Monongahela Valley in the US state of Pennsylvania.

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Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Penn Hills is a home rule municipality, formerly a township, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad (or Pennsylvania Railroad Company and also known as the "Pennsy") was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Turnpike

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvanian (train)

The Pennsylvanian is a daily daytime Amtrak train running between New York and Pittsburgh via Philadelphia.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, now Landry's, Inc.'s the Grand Concourse restaurant in Station Square Plaza in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a building from 1898.

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Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad

The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE), also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875.

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Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad

The Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad is a short-line railroad operating 35 miles of track over the Chartiers Branch in southwest Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway

The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway was a railroad in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Wheeling, West Virginia, areas.

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Pittsburgh International Airport

Pittsburgh International Airport, formerly Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, is a civil–military international airport in the eastern United States, in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh Line

The Pittsburgh Line is a rail line that is located in state of the Pennsylvania and it is owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway.

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Pittsburgh Northeast Airport

Pittsburgh Northeast Airport is a privately owned, public use airport in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Pittsburgh Railways

Pittsburgh Railways was one of the predecessors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County.

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Pittsburgh Wayfinder System

The Pittsburgh Wayfinder System is a series of directional and destination signs installed throughout the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania meant to guide travelers to popular destinations and services.

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Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad

The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.

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Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport

Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport, also known as the Butler County Airport or K. W. Scholter Field, is a public airport southwest of the central business district of Butler, the county seat of Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport

Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport is a public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.8 km) north of the central business district of Monroeville, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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PNC Park

PNC Park is a baseball park located on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Point State Park

Point State Park (locally known as The Point) is a Pennsylvania state park on in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, forming the Ohio River.

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Port Authority of Allegheny County

Port Authority of Allegheny County (also known as the Port Authority and formerly as Port Authority Transit (PAT) and PATransit) is the second-largest public transit agency in Pennsylvania and the 26th-largest in the United States.

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Port Perry, Pennsylvania

Port Perry was a town near Braddock, Pennsylvania and by the mouth of Turtle Creek.

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PPG Paints Arena

PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that serves as home to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), and was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2011 to 2014.

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PRR Port Perry Bridge

The PPR Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River between the Pennsylvania towns of North Versailles Township, and Duquesne.

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Public transport

Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, or mass transit) is transport of passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that charge a posted fee for each trip.

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Rapid transit

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit, also known as heavy rail, metro, MRT, subway, tube, U-Bahn or underground, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas.

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RATP Group

The RATP Group (French: Groupe RATP), also known as the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (English: Autonomous Operator of Parisian Transports), is a state-owned public transport operator and maintainer headquartered in Paris, France.

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Rivers Casino (Pittsburgh)

The Rivers Casino (originally going to be named the Majestic Star Casino) is a casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Rostraver Airport

Rostraver Airport is a public use airport in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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San Francisco

San Francisco (initials SF;, Spanish for 'Saint Francis'), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.

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Schenley Tunnel

Schenley Tunnel (also known as the Neville Street Tunnel and Pittsburgh Junction Railroad Tunnel) is a railroad tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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South Busway

The South Busway is a two-lane bus rapid transit highway serving southern portions of the city of Pittsburgh.

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Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines, Inc. is an American ultra-low-cost carrier headquartered in Miramar, Florida.

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Squirrel Hill Tunnel

The Squirrel Hill Tunnel is a tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Street or road name

A street or road name or odonym is an identifying name given to a street.

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Street running

On-street running or street running is the routing of a railroad track or tramway track running directly along public streets, without any grade separation.

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Three Rivers Heritage Trail

The Three Rivers Heritage Trail is an urban rail-trail paralleling the riverbanks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for about, often on both sides of the rivers, and offering views of the city.

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Three Sisters (Pittsburgh)

The Three Sisters are three very similar self-anchored suspension bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 6th, 7th, and 9th streets, generally running north/south.

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Turtle Creek (Monongahela River tributary)

Turtle Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Union Railroad (Pittsburgh)

The Union Railroad is a Class III switching railroad located in Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania.

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Union Station (Pittsburgh)

Union Station (or Pennsylvania Station, commonly called Penn Station by locals) is a historic train station at Grant Street and Liberty Avenue, south of the Allegheny River, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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US Airways

US Airways (formerly known as USAir) was a major American airline that ceased to operate independently when the Federal Aviation Administration granted a single operating certificate (SOC) for US Airways and American Airlines on April 8, 2015.

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Veterans Bridge (Pittsburgh)

The Veterans Bridge is a steel and welded girder bridge that carries Interstate 579 over the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal

The Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal was a railroad station located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Wabash Tunnel

The Wabash Tunnel is a former railway tunnel and presently an automobile tunnel through Mt. Washington in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Washington County Airport (Pennsylvania)

Washington County Airport is three miles (5 km) southwest of Washington in South Franklin Township, Pennsylvania.

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Washington County Transportation Authority

Washington County Transportation Authority is the official transportation authority in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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Washington County, Pennsylvania

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Greater Pittsburgh Region in the southwestern part of the state.

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West Brownsville, Pennsylvania

West Brownsville is a former important transportation nexus and a present-day borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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West Busway

The West Busway is a two-lane bus-only highway serving the western portions of the city of Pittsburgh and several western suburbs.

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Westmoreland County Transit Authority

The Westmoreland County Transit Authority (WCTA) is the operator of mass transportation in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

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Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Westmoreland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1916–88)

The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway was a Class I railroad mostly within the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990)

The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway is a Class II regional railroad that provides freight service, mainly in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Wheeling Ohio County Airport

Wheeling Ohio County Airport is a public airport serving Wheeling and Ohio County, WV.

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Wilkinsburg station

The Pennsylvania Railroad Station-Wilkinsburg is located in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, on Hay St.

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Zelienople Municipal Airport

Zelienople Municipal Airport is a public airport in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, a mile west of Zelienople, a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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33rd Street Railroad Bridge

The 33rd Street Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Allegheny Valley Railroad on the P&W Subdivision over the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_Pittsburgh

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