Mon Incline repaired, closed for testing after riders became stuck on board

Pittsburgh Regional Transit said repairs have been made to the Monongahela Incline, and testing is now underway after the incline cars became stuck with multiple passengers on board Saturday afternoon.In a release Monday, officials said one of the motor controllers failed, causing the incline cars to “unexpectedly stop about 40 feet after leaving their stations.”A total of 27 people were on board when the controllers failed.The motor controllers – or drives – regulate the speed, stopping, and starting of the incline’s motors, PRT said. The motors then rotate the pulleys that move the incline cables, which move the cars 635 feet up and down Mt. Washington.The drive was replaced on Monday, and crews will now be running tests through the week. As a result, the incline will remain closed until tests are completed. “While the public may see the incline cars moving up and down, the incline will be closed until further notice,” the release said. “The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety will inspect the incline before it reopens.”Shuttle vans between Station Square and the upper incline station will run every 15-20 minutes as testing continues. Additionally, the 40-Mt. Washington will run every 40 minutes between downtown Pittsburgh and Mt. Washington.Riders with questions about the shuttle service are encouraged to contact PRT Customer Service by calling 412-442-2000, on Twitter @pghtransitcare, or via live chat at www.rideprt.org.PRT said the Monongahela Incline was built in 1870 and is the longest continuously operating funicular in the country.Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel

PITTSBURGH —

Pittsburgh Regional Transit said repairs have been made to the Monongahela Incline, and testing is now underway after the incline cars became stuck with multiple passengers on board Saturday afternoon.

In a release Monday, officials said one of the motor controllers failed, causing the incline cars to “unexpectedly stop about 40 feet after leaving their stations.”

A total of 27 people were on board when the controllers failed.

The motor controllers – or drives – regulate the speed, stopping, and starting of the incline’s motors, PRT said. The motors then rotate the pulleys that move the incline cables, which move the cars 635 feet up and down Mt. Washington.

The drive was replaced on Monday, and crews will now be running tests through the week. As a result, the incline will remain closed until tests are completed.

“While the public may see the incline cars moving up and down, the incline will be closed until further notice,” the release said. “The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety will inspect the incline before it reopens.”

Shuttle vans between Station Square and the upper incline station will run every 15-20 minutes as testing continues. Additionally, the 40-Mt. Washington will run every 40 minutes between downtown Pittsburgh and Mt. Washington.

Riders with questions about the shuttle service are encouraged to contact PRT Customer Service by calling 412-442-2000, on Twitter @pghtransitcare, or via live chat at www.rideprt.org.

PRT said the Monongahela Incline was built in 1870 and is the longest continuously operating funicular in the country.

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