Legendary Trolleys of Pittsburgh 50 Mins #SRP-PITT $29.95 Pittsburgh, with 41 lines and almost 700 streamlined cars, was, despite a modest population, one of the largest traction empires anywhere in the world. Trolleys ran everywhere, almost like taxicabs. Scheduled and timed with precision, they dashed between the isolated communities far beyond Pittsburgh itself to published timetables. The system used bridges spun like spider webs across the great rivers. It stormed the cliffs that confine Pittsburgh using 12% grades, specially designed motors and electric brakes. It burrowed the mountains that make Pittsburgh such a scenic delight for its residents and a torment of endless honeycomb for track planners. Photographed when the system was at its zenith in 1958, in brilliant summer sun shine with razor sharp lenses by Frank Pfuhler . Has all the well known routes and many minor ones. Includes a ride on an inclined plane, one of the last left. They cheerfully carried carts, dogs, horses, people, cars and trucks almost vertically (71% grade) up the face of the cliffs. Johnstown Pa., another legendary system, but one only a small fraction the size of Pittsburgh, was photographed at the same time and included with a touch of winter at the very end of this 52 minute tape. back