Caroline Endres Diescher
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Caroline Endres Diescher was the daughter of the Prussian-born engineer John Endres
. She was one of the first female engineers in the United States, and with her father designed two inclines
in the Pittsburgh area, the Monongahela Incline
and the Mount Oliver Incline
. She married another engineer, Samuel Diescher
, and they had three sons, all of whom were engineers.
John Endres (engineer)
John J. Endres was a civil engineer. Born in Prussia, he later resided in Cincinnati, Ohio. He designed the Monongahela Incline, the first passenger incline in the United States, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The incline was originally steam powered and ran on wooden tracks. His daughter, Caroline...
. She was one of the first female engineers in the United States, and with her father designed two inclines
Funicular
A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.-Operation:The basic principle of funicular...
in the Pittsburgh area, the Monongahela Incline
Monongahela Incline
The Monongahela Incline, built by John Endres in 1870, islocated near the Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh. It is the oldest continuously operating funicular in the USA. It is also one of two surviving inclines from the original 17 passenger-carrying inclines built in Pittsburgh starting...
and the Mount Oliver Incline
Mount Oliver Incline
The Mount Oliver Incline was a funicular in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It was designed in 1871 by the Prussian engineer John Endres and his daughter Caroline Endres. Its track was 1600 feet long, and rose to an elevation of 377 feet. It ran from South Twelfth Street at Bardford at its lower...
. She married another engineer, Samuel Diescher
Samuel Diescher
Samuel Diescher, a prominent civil and mechanical engineer, was born in Budapest, educated at Karlsruhe Polytechnique and at the University of Zurich. Coming to the United States in 1866, he settled in Cincinnati, where he built his first inclined plane. He came to Pittsburgh and was associated...
, and they had three sons, all of whom were engineers.