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Is there any place on the system they can go faster than about 30?
And what was the deal with the Mt. Lebanon tunnel?
And the almost unused branch to Penn Station is convenient to the convention center and is probably aimed at eventually getting light rail service onto the East Busway. Any idea where those plans stand?
driver10 wrote:its my understanding that within five years, pitts is going to have a light rail system going all the way up to the famous city of erie.
ironhorse734 wrote:I wish, but I doubt even the North Shore connector will be done by then.
raytylicki wrote:Should buses that come from the North Side Terminate at the new station on the North Side rather then clog up downtown?
Port Authority of Allegheny County officials estimated that 80 to 90 people were on the first Red Line train open to the public for a historic 1.2-mile trip under the Allegheny River from Downtown to Heinz Field. The two-car train with a maximum capacity of about 340 left Gateway Station, Downtown, just before 5 a.m. Veteran rail operator Pat Roth was at the controls. ...
The $517 million connector was one of the most expensive and controversial transportation projects in Pittsburgh history. Rides are free between Downtown and North Shore stations.
Riders were mostly complimentary, but several said the money would have been better spent on rail to Pittsburgh's East End or the North Hills.
Merrill Stabile, president of Alco Parking, said the garage added 60 new monthly leases and had 200 more cars than normal by the conclusion of the morning rush. Business also picked up at surface lots. "I'm pleasantly surprised," he said.
"I don't expect people to change their habits overnight," he said. "It's going to start as a trickle and grow from there."
Mr. Stabile's company, along with the Steelers, Pittsburgh Stadium Authority and Rivers Casino, are underwriting free rides on the connector for the next three years.
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