The Port Authority of
Allegheny County has been providing public transit service to the Pittsburgh and Allegheny
County area since 1964. Prior to PAT's inception, service was provided by 33
independent carriers (includes 2 inclined plane companies). The simple fact that there
were so many private companies operating service, along with the interaction between the
companies, made the Pittsburgh area one of the most unique places in the world for the
transit fan.
Below
you will find links to brief histories of these independent companies. Much of the
independent histories were compiled by Oliver W. Miller and Raymond L. Foley for a Motor
Coach Age series of articles dealing with Pittsburgh transit in the early 70's. The
histories here pull from those articles along with additional sources of information. |
