Thatha Ukubukwa Okuvela Emgwaqeni Ohamba Ngokuncintisana E-US
I-Pittsburgh inemiphumela emibili yemlando: iDuquesne ne-Monongahela. Evuliwe ngo-1870, i-Monongahela Incline-ebizwa nge-Mon Incline yendawo-iyindawo ehamba phambili kunazo zonke nase-United States. Futhi yisikhathi esidala saso sonke isizwe esisebenza ngesitimela se-funicular. Linikeza imibono emihle yedolobha, ngenkathi inikeza indlela elula yokufika endaweni yedolobha ukusuka eMt. Washington.
I-Monongahela Incline ibhekwa njengengcindezi yedolobha lezinkampani ezimbili, ezithwele abagibeli abangaphezu kuka-1 500 nsuku zonke, kodwa kokubili kufanelekile ukuhlola uma usePittsburgh.
Umlando we-Mon Incline
I-Monongahela Incline iphethwe futhi iqhutshwa yiPort Authority yase-Allegheny County futhi iyingxenye ebalulekile yezokuthutha zomphakathi zikaPittsburgh. Ngo-1974, yafakwa kwiRejista kazwelonke yase-US yezindawo zomlando futhi yabizwa ngokuthi isakhiwo semlando yi-Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. Eminyakeni edlule, i-Mon Incline iye yavuselelwa izikhathi eziningana, kuhlanganise nokwenza ukufinyeleleka kwabakhubazekile.
Ngama-1860, i- Pittsburgh yaqala ukukhula ngokuthe xaxa ibe yidolobha elikhulu lemboni. Abasebenzi bathuthela ezindlini ezintsha eMt. Washington, kodwa imigwaqo eya ezindaweni zokusebenzela yayinamandla futhi iyingozi. Ngesikhuthazo sabasebenzi baseJalimane ababehlala ezweni laseMt.
IWashington, eyaziwa ngokuthi iCoal Hill, onjiniyela abaqashiwe bomuzi ekwakheni ukunyathela okuhlongozwayo ngemuva kwezimoto zekhebula ezigudluzwa eJalimane. Injini yasePrussia, uJJ Endres wayengunjiniyela ophethe umsebenzi we-Mon Incline, futhi wasizwa indodakazi yakhe, uCaroline. Kwakuyinto engavamile ngaleso sikhathi ukuba owesifazane abe injini lapho abantu empeleni beza khona.
I-Monongahela Incline Namuhla
Isiteshi esingaphansi se-Monongahela Incline siseduze neSmithfield Street Bridge, okwenza kube lula ukufinyelela eSitimeleni Square nasePittsburgh. Iziteshi zitholakala ku-73 West Carson Street nase-5 Grandview Avenue.
I-Mon incline isebenza izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto, izinsuku ezingu-365 ngonyaka. Ulwazi mayelana namasheya kanye namashejuli lutholakala ePittsburgh Port Authority. Ukunyuka kunamamitha angu-635 ubude, ngebanga lama-35 degrees, imizuzu engu-35, nokuphakama kwamamitha angu-369.39. Ihamba ngesivinini samamayela angu-6 ngehora futhi ingathatha abagibeli abangu-23 ngemoto.