Pittsburgh Railways

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Pittsburgh Railways was a major streetcar and public transit operator in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for running one of the largest PCC streetcar fleets in the United States.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct transit company ⓘ
public transit operator ⓘ
streetcar operator ⓘ
category Defunct Pennsylvania railroads ⓘ
Public transportation in Pittsburgh ⓘ
Streetcars in Pennsylvania ⓘ
cityServed Bethel Park, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Bethel Park

Braddock, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Carnegie, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Dormont, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Dravosburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Homestead, Pennsylvania ⓘ
McKeesport, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: McKeesport

Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Mt. Lebanon

Swissvale, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Washington, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Wilkinsburg
country United States ⓘ
electrification overhead line ⓘ
fareSystem paid public transit ⓘ
fleetType PCC streetcar ⓘ
headquartersLocation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
industry public transportation ⓘ
urban rail transit ⓘ
locatedIn Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableFor operating one of the largest PCC streetcar fleets in the United States ⓘ
operatedFor passenger transport ⓘ
operatedIn 20th century ⓘ
operatedInfrastructure streetcar tracks ⓘ
trolley lines ⓘ
operatedMode bus ⓘ
interurban railway ⓘ
streetcar ⓘ
operatedService interurban service ⓘ
suburban streetcar service ⓘ
urban streetcar service ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
region Western Pennsylvania ⓘ
servedCity Pittsburgh ⓘ
servedRegion Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Allegheny County
serviceType commuter transit ⓘ
local transit ⓘ
successor Port Authority of Allegheny County ⓘ
transportType light rail precursor ⓘ
usedVehicle bus ⓘ
electric streetcar ⓘ
trolley ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

PCC streetcar → majorOperator → Pittsburgh Railways ⓘ
Kennywood → originalOwner → Monongahela Street Railway Company ⓘ
linked to: Pittsburgh Railways
PCC streetcar → notableOperator → Pittsburgh Railways Company ⓘ
subject linked to: PCC
linked to: Pittsburgh Railways
Pennsylvania trolley gauge → historicallyUsedBy → Pittsburgh Railways Company ⓘ
linked to: Pittsburgh Railways