Pittsburgh “T” Silver Line Cab View: Allegheny - Library 

lots and lots of speed restrictions, especially on the library line which is still basically set up for trolley poles (not pantographs)

"former" hometown?... so it's not your hometown anymore?

I lived in Pittsburgh until 2012, until I moved to Michigan, where I currently live

Very nice

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Can't be done at this location because it would back up car traffic and create a hazard on Route 88 which runs parallel to the Logan Road crossing. The traffic light at the adjacent intersection includes the Light Rail line in the sequence when a train is present.

@@jaylewis5035 I guess that makes sense, though maybe they should upgrade the traffic signals to be more like the ones SEPTA has on its Media and Sharon Hill lines...

@jayo1212: The light rail lines in suburban Philadelphia have almost 90% of their crossings with only traffic signals, the #101 Media Line in fact on that line some crossings that had gates and flashers that were replaced with traffic signals. More than half of the crossings on the #102 Sharon Hills Line also have only traffic signals for crossing protection.

@@albertcarello619 Very similar to the light rail system in Denver, RTD runs some lines at street level with the trams running basically in traffic as a streetcar, though in RTDs case that only makes sense on the lines running in the downtown core of Denver, they also run a street level line through Aurora (the infamous R line) but all the stations are still parallel to a major highway. But Denver mostly uses their trams like commuter trains, and their heavy commuter train line only started service in 2016

@@jayo1212 I even noticed on the Media line they actually replaced at certain crossings gates and flashers with traffic signals such as at Paper Mill Road. Many people feel that this is a ridiculous idea. The Sharon Hills Line has mainly traffic signals for crossing protection. These traffic signal crossings I don't see school buses make a safety stop before crossing these tracks just going by the traffic signal lights. I thought school buses were supposed to make a safety stop at these crossings even when the light shows green.

All ex streetcar lines

the terrain doesn't allow for it. we're a plateau carved down by tens of thousands of streams, creeks and rivers. there isn't a straight line anywhere in pittsburgh except in the few sections of flat riverbank that aren't already covered in highway.

Yes I’ll post it in a few days

Cool I plan to visit Pittsburgh in March and plan to record cab rides of all of these light rail lines

⁠and it has been over half a year since

Only the bell is used

Horn is pretty much only used in emergencies.

They work

Why is some allowed to stand in drivers cab , unsafe, too distracting ?

@@randyferronHe’s not in the cab itself. It’s pretty open from the door passengers use to get on and off.

Yea that is the second steepest incline in the city

What riders?

Yeah, it’s pretty just remnants of the streetcar system

Even in the city, underground, there are signals every like 40 feet. It's ridiculous. I'm sure there's a reason but the subway is 15-35 years old, not that old. A subway in pretty much any other city doesn't stop more than once between stations

@@john-ic9vj some lengths of tunnel are shared directionally. the underground tunnel system is the remnant of the freight railroad system of bygone centuries

What's your hurry?

Later in the day during a baseball game it was standing room only

besides sports and civic events as noted below, it's largely commuter for the rush hours to and fro. afternoons are great if you're a tourist.