Pittsburgh Regional Transit light rail service disrupted due to broken rail
Bus shuttles running between Station Square and South Hills Junction
SUNSHINE HAS RETURNED TO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR THAW IS NOW FULLY UNDERWAY AS TEMPERATURES TODAY SHOULD CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. WE COULD EVEN WARMER ON WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK AND OF THE MONTH SO FAR, BEFORE RAIN CHANCES RETURN LATE IN THE DAY, AND THOSE WILL LINGER INTO OUR FRIDAY MORNING. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR IMPACT DAY IS NOW ON FRIDAY AS WE’LL SEE RAIN DROPS TRANSITION TO SNOWFLAKES IN THE MORNING. TODAY THOUGH, AGAIN WITH THE SUNSHINE, WE’RE UP TO 3440 TOMORROW WITH A WARMER START AS WE BEGIN BARELY BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. THEN WE’RE WATCHING FOR RAIN SHOWERS LATE ON THURSDAY. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER SUNSET, SO ANY PLANS DURING THE DAY IS FINE. THEN RAIN SHOWERS BEGIN, ARRIVING FROM THE SOUTH AND FROM THE WEST AS WE HEAD INTO THE NIGHT. LOOKS LIKE MOST OF US WILL SEE RAIN AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 8:00, WITH PERHAPS THE HEAVIEST RAIN GETTING HERE JUST PAST MIDNIGHT. AND WITH THE RAIN, OUR TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO PLUMMET. THAT 45 IS GOING TO HAPPEN RIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGH THE NIGHT BEHIND THE RAIN AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES AND COLDER AIR STAYS WITH US THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY, AS TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY KEEP FALLING THROUGH OUR FRIDAY AS OUR TEMPERATURES DROP AGAIN, THOSE RAIN DROPS WILL TRANSITION TO SNOWFLAKES. WE’RE NOT EXPECTING MUCH ACCUMULATION, BUT IT COULD CAUSE SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THAT’S WHY FRIDAY IS AN IMPACT DAY. SATURDAY WILL MAKE IT TO 4340 DEGREES FOR US ON SUNDAY. SUNDAY IS ALSO THE FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF WINTER. THE SOLSTICE OCCURS AT 1003 SUNDAY MORNING. IT IS OUR SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR, JUST OVER NINE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT WILL THEN HOLD PRETTY SEASONAL AS WE HEAD INTO YOUR CHRISTMAS WEEK. 35 ON MONDAY, 43 FOR US NEXT TUESDAY. JUST AS HIGH CLOUDS FOR US ON ACTION CAM. SO LOTS OF SUNSHINE POKING THROUGH. 28 IS THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE. WINDS ARE LIGHT BUT THEY ARE FROM A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION THAT IS BRINGING IN WARMER AIR AND THAT SHOULD ALLOW US TO CLIMB ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THAT WILL HOLD RIG
Pittsburgh Regional Transit light rail service disrupted due to broken rail
Bus shuttles running between Station Square and South Hills Junction
Updated: 12:46 PM EST Dec 16, 2025
Pittsburgh Regional Transit says light rail service is being disrupted Tuesday because of a broken rail that needs immediate repair.Bus shuttles are running between Station Square and South Hills Junction while PRT is fixing the broken rail on the outbound track at Warrington Avenue.Service between Station Square and Allegheny Station is continuing during the repairs.An estimated timeline for the repair work has not been announced.Riders can call 412-442-2000 with questions, or go to @PghTransitCare on X, or live chat at ridePRT.org.This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
Pittsburgh Regional Transit says light rail service is being disrupted Tuesday because of a broken rail that needs immediate repair.
Bus shuttles are running between Station Square and South Hills Junction while PRT is fixing the broken rail on the outbound track at Warrington Avenue.
Service between Station Square and Allegheny Station is continuing during the repairs.
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All rail service:
Until Further Notice
Will terminate at South Hills Junction. A rail shuttle will operate between Allegheny Station and Station Square. A bus shuttle will operate between Station Square and South Hills Junction.
— Pittsburgh Regional Transit Alerts (@PghTransitAlert) December 16, 2025
An estimated timeline for the repair work has not been announced.
Riders can call 412-442-2000 with questions, or go to @PghTransitCare on X, or live chat at ridePRT.org.
This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates.
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