This week I'm again posting photos of something other than pictures of my layout. Many of you know that I live in Pittsburgh, but probably most of you don't know that we actually have a subway here...in fact many Pittsburghers aren't even aware of it. But it has always been one of my favorite things about my home town. While no one would ever confuse it with the NYC subway or the DC Metro, I don't think there is any city our size that has anything like it. It is only two miles long (though the full rapid transit portion of our 24 mile Light rail system including the subway is about three miles long), but it is quite impressive with beautiful architecture and a portion that actually goes under the Allegheny River. Though my pictures were taken right after cars pulled out in both directions and there are no passengers on the platforms, it is heavily used. In fact, it is packed during Pirates and Steelers games.
I went out for a walk this past weekend on the North Shore and poked my head into this station (the North Side Station) which serves PNC Park. I always thought it kind of looked like a DC Metro station with its high vaulted ceiling. I kept hoping MTH would make an articulated light rail vehicle like they use here in Pittsburgh and in many other cities, but I could never convince them to do one. Anyhow, enjoy the pics!
