Route 87 attained East Pittsburgh and points east via a lengthy central reservation in Ardmore Blvd through Forest Hills. This February morning’s charter saw Joe Jessel Jr spotting his car by ... (more)

A cold, blustery January Sunday morning wasn’t just a “let’s sleep in” day for every one. Joe Jessel, Jr was downtown and hard at work photographing his favorite system.

A 6 BRIGHTON ROAD service is finished after the morning rush and returns to Keating Carhouse via Routes 15 and 10. Once there it not enter the yard but instead will be signed up as a 22 CROSSTOWN ... (more)

The Overbrook line once featured large sections of single track. Here a PCC races through a crumbling crossing along Denise St at Hawridge Way in Overbrook. Hard to believe this is just a couple... (more)

The back door line through Dormont PA was lush with vegitation, perhaps to protect homeowners from curious onlookers as the cars whizzed past. A 42/38 approaches Park Av.

Lincoln Av, where it crossed over Washington Blvd, was not among Pittsburgh’s more elite neighborhoods in 1966. Even so there was a hint of former elegance to the buildings bordering the cobble... (more)

Just north of Castle Shannon PA a car bound for Pittsburgh via the Overbrook line passes under the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad Viaduct. The sun is weak as a threatening storm has passed o... (more)

The 21 FINEVIEW line wasn’t the only one with a “fine view”, in fact it was hardly even the best example. Route 40 MT WASHINGTON displayed the Ohio River valley to its riders. Photographer... (more)

Pittsburgh Billboard cars displayed many civic and commercial ads between 1942 and 1965 but rarely a political one. Apparently this example was ineffective as the sponsor lost.

Routes of the PRC reached far and wide. Favorited by many enthusiasts was the 56 McKEESPORT VIA 2ND AV, shown here as a PCC is about to cross the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at grade in downtown Mc... (more)

The mid winter woods below McKinley Park trestle on the Overbrook line were bleak. In a scene so stark it’s almost black and white a bright red PCC breaks the silence as it thunders across the ... (more)

From a Kodachrome slide in my collection made by the late Joe Jessel, Jr. A favored spot for photographing Pittsburgh’s Billboard cars was North & Sandusky. The PRC could always be counted on ... (more)

This black and white postcard-sized negative in my collection was made by the late Richard L Wonson. The PCC clatters over the steel plate bridge at Warrington Av as it slows for South Hills Junc... (more)

On the now abandoned DRAKE line, the 1711 speeds through Fort Couch Rd. The motorman has already set his route sign for the next outbound trip from downtown to Library PA, as weekend cars alterna... (more)

Many Pittsburgh streets were just barely wide enough for two tracks but few were so well covered with a tree canopy that it was difficult to find sunny locations to record. One such opportunity p... (more)