Pittsburgh Railways operated 68 streetcar routes. The table below lists their dates of operation. __TOC__

List No.Routeopenedclosed / renamednotes1Spring GardenPCC from 1940, closed (low traffic)2EtnaInterchange between PRCo and Pittsburgh and Butler Street Railway from 1907 until 1931.PCC from 1938, closed (state took land for PA Route 28)3MillvalePCC from 1938, closed (state took land for PA 28 as with the 2)4Troy HillLoop was in Troy Hill at Lowrie and Roessler Streets. PCC from 1940, closed (street paving / low traffic)5Troy Hill (Lowrie and Gardner)Comparison Between Pittsburgh Railways Schedules of February, 1910, and August, 1916closed; number reassigned5Troy Hill via North Avenueclosed; number reassigned5Spring HillPCC from 1946, closed (street paving / low traffic)6Brighton RoadIn 1915 timetable. PCC from 1938. Became 6/13.6/13Brighton Road via EmsworthCut back to become 6/14 Brighton Avalon when the Avalon bridge (Spruce Run Viaduct) and Ben Avon Bridge (Ravine Street Viaduct), built in 1905, were closed to trolleys due to weight restrictions.6/14Brighton Avalon7Charles Street8Perrysville Avenue9Charles Street TransferDouble-end shuttle (no loop or wye) between the 7 Charles Street and 21 Fineview services. 10West View and BellevueFormed a loop with 15 Bellevue. 10 West View was counterclockwise as far as West View.11East Street and Madison AvenueShort turn of the 1012Evergreen Road via East StreetInterchange between PRCo and Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway from 1908 until 1931. Double-end shuttle (no loop or wye).13Emsworthbecame 6/1314AvalonShort turn of the 13. Became the 6/14 when 6/13 was cut back to Avalon loop.15Bellevue and West ViewFormed a loop with 10 West View. 15 Bellevue was clockwise as far as West View.16Shadeland17Reedsdale18Woods Run via Union Line19Western Avenue20Rebecca (later renamed Reedsdale)PCC from 1942. Closed (loss of Manchester Bridge ramp)21FineviewOriginally called the "Nunnery Hill" line. Maximum grade of 12.24% was steepest grade on system. Inbound route duplicated 8 Perrysville Avenue. Initially closed without bus replacement due to grades and narrow streets on outbound route. Later duplicated by PAT bus route 1122CrosstownFrom North Side (formerly Allegheny City) business area to 6th/5th in downtown.23Coraopolis – SewickleyCrossed the Ohio River 3 times, twice to reach and leave Neville Island, then over the entire channel between Coraopolis and Sewickley24SchoenvilleMay 9, 1952 Isolated from main network on January 26, 1920 with the closing of O'Donovan's Bridge due to structural deficiencies. Operated with a single car (4344) that was maintained on the street at one end of the line until closure.25McKees Rocks – Island Avenue26McKees Rocks – West Park27Carnegie and Heidelberg28Crafton Junction29Crafton and Thornburg15 November 1952 30Crafton and Ingram31Ingram–SheradenThe Pittsburgh, Crafton and Mansfield (Carnegie) Railway was chartered to build a streetcar line through Sheraden in 1897. The line (combined in 1950 with Route 34 to form the 31/34 Elliott-Ingram) closed when the Point Bridge closed as the replacement did not have tracks.32ElliottDouble-ended shuttle. Later known as 32 P&LE Transfer due to line's eastern terminus at P&LE Station. Track and wire remained intact until 1956 for nonrevenue use.33Mount Washington via PointDouble-ended shuttle34ElliottBecame 31/34 Elliott-Ingram in 195035Elliott (Lorenz Avenue only)35Castle Shannon – Library LoopVia Overbrook. Truncation of Charleroi interurban line. Direct ancestor of current Silver Line - Library36Fair Haven36Castle Shannon – Drake LoopVia Overbrook. Truncation of Washington interurban line. Direct ancestor of current Blue Line to South Hills Village. Drake Loop service ended September 4, 1999 37Fair Haven and Castle ShannonBest known by later designation 37 Castle Shannon. Ran via Overbrook; nucleus of modern Blue Line 38Mount Lebanon and Castle ShannonOuter end beyond W. Liberty Ave. became part of 42/38 Mt. Lebanon-Beechview38AMount Lebanon Castle Shannon ShuttleA double end shuttle between Castle Shannon and Clearview loop. Replaced by a rush hour extension of 38 Mount Lebanon.39BrooklineSouth along West Liberty Avenue and then turned east along Brookline Blvd. Originally extended as far as Saw Mill Run, cut back in 1906.40Mount Washington via Tunnel41Mount Washington Short Line42Dormontbecame 42/38 Mt. Lebanon-Beechview when 38 trackage on West Liberty Avenue abandoned.42/38Mt. Lebanon-BeechviewFormed from 42 Dormont and southern end of 38 Mount Lebanon. Direct ancestor of Red Line43Neeld AvenueShort turn of the 42 and 42/3844Knoxville via TunnelSigned as 44 Knoxville-Pa. Sta. for its northern terminus. Combined with route 48 in late 1960s44/48Knoxville-Arlington4546Brownsville RoadBecame 49 Beltzhoover47McKinley and Southern47Carrick via TunnelRush-hour variant of Route 53; became the new route for the 53 itself in 196848ArlingtonCombined with 44 Knoxville circa 1968. Portions became part of 49 Arlington-Warrington in 197149Beltzhoover via Brownsvilleportions became part of 49 Arlington-Warrington49Arlington-Warringtonrenamed 52 Allentown50Carson via Smithfield51Bon Air52Carson via Tenth Street Bridge52Allentown1984March 27, 2011Part of PAT Brown Line. Trackage remains active with no scheduled service.53Carrick via South 18th StreetTerminus in Brentwood. Rerouted via tunnel March 31, 1968. Last car 162755East Pittsburgh via Homestead and BraddockReplaced by bus when Glenwood Bridge rebuilt without trolley tracks.55AMunhall via Homestead56McKeesport via DravosburgThe McKeesport to Dravosburg line was electrified by the McKeesport and Reynoldton Passenger Railway Company in 1892. The line from Pittsburgh was extended from Hays to Dravosburg in 1895 and a trestle linking the two lines was completed in 1897.56ALincoln Place via 2nd Ave.57GlenwoodFirst permanent electric line in Pittsburgh, Second Avenue Traction Co. Short turn of the 56.58Greenfield59Homeville – HomesteadDouble-ended shuttle60East Liberty-HomesteadSome cars extended to serve Kennywood Park, signed East Liberty-Kennywood62Trafford63Trafford City Express63Corey Avenue, BraddockDouble-ended shuttle64East Pittsburgh via Wilkinsburg65Hawkins and North Braddock65Munhall-Lincoln Place66East and West Wilkinsburg via Forbes67Swissvale, Rankin and BraddockReplaced by bus service 61B Braddock – Swissvale Braddock terminus was at Talbot Street (now Avenue) and 13th Street, listed as "Talbot Street loop". This now lies within the boundary of US Steel plant which extended west to 11th street in the 1970s.68McKeesport via Homestead and DuquesneServed Kennywood Park. Longest line on the system (13.8 miles)69Larimer via Ellsworth69Squirrel HillShort turn of the 6870North Highland71Centre and NegleyLater called Negley-Highland Park72Bloomfield via Forbes73North Highland via Forbes73Highland75Wilkinsburg via East Liberty76Wilkinsburg via Hamilton AvenueSigned simply as Hamilton. From Fifth and Market, along Fifth to Hamilton, to Brushton, to Tioga, to Wilkinsburg. 77Wilkinsburg via Fifth Avenue77/54North Side to Carrick via BloomfieldFondly known as the "Flying Fraction". Cut back to loop on Seneca and Gist Streets July 8, 1963 due to repaving of Brady Street Bridge78Wilkinsburg – VeronaOriginally the Wilkinsburg Verona Street Railway78South Highland Avenue via Fifth78Laketon Rd.Double end shuttle from Wilkinsburg to Highland Ave. This was a cutback of the line to Verona, Oakmont and Hulton 79Forbes, Shady and Penn80East Pittsburgh via Braddock and Homestead81Atwood StreetDouble-ended shuttle route with through downtown single-end cars in rush hours (outer end looped)82East Liberty via Centre Avenue82Lincoln83Centre and HerronShort turn of the 8284Centre and Larimer (night car)85Wylie and Bedford86East Liberty Express87ArdmoreSecond longest line on system (by 0.1 mile), at 13.7 miles. Line between Wilmerding and Wilkinsburg abandoned September 4, 196688Frankstown Avenue90Penn Avenue and West Wilkinsburg92Shady Loop via Penn94Sharpsburg and Aspinwall94AspinwallClosed during replacement of 62nd St. Sharpsburg Bridge with Senator Robert D. Fleming Bridge, which did not have streetcar tracks.95Butler StreetShort turn of the 94; turned at 62nd & Butler96Penn and Negley via Butler96E. Liberty-62nd St.98Larimer via Penn98GlassportClosed following severe storm damage on August 3, 196399Evans Ave Glassport Double end shuttle from Glassport via Ohio Ave, 9th, Monongahela Ave, 5th Ave to Evans Ave. Became 98 Glassport

A notable, unnumbered, tripper (unscheduled extra) service was signed Stadium-Forbes Field, for Pitt Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers football games and Pirates baseball games. Pitt Stadium and Forbes Field were convenient to the lines on Fifth Avenue and Forbes Avenue, both two-way streets during the trolley era. This service, which probably last ran in fall 1966, was no longer possible after the East End lines closed in January 1967.

Interurban lines The Interurban lines did not use route numbers. Outbound interurban cars were signed for their outbound destination, namely Charleroi, Roscoe or Washington; some PCC rollsigns instead prefixed Shannon- to the destination, e.g. Shannon-Washington. Inbound cars were signed simply Pittsburgh.

See also List of bus routes in Pittsburgh

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