Tourists account for the majority of the Duquesne Incline's business, though the Duquesne Heights community still contributes a slightly significant percentage. Then there are the special romantic occasions. Men seem to like to pop the big question while they're on an incline ride. That's a well known password by now. E vening . . .
Young couples hold hands as they take in the view of the city.
Tourists gather in the upper incline station, built only 15 years after the Civil War, just as Pittsburgh was beginning to grow. Visitors from flat regions wonder at the hills and mountains, slightly overwhelmed. They point to old pictures, ooohing and ahhing , enjoying the feeling of touching and riding history. Full-color photo by Mark W. McNally. All rights reserved.