South Park (PAT station)
Encyclopedia
South Park is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County
's light rail
network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
. The street level stop is designed as a small commuter stop, serving area residents who walk to the train so they can be taken toward Downtown Pittsburgh.
, No. 4006 is on display in front of the Schoolhouse Arts Center, 100 yards (91.4 m) east of the station. This trolley operated on the route before it was converted to Light Rail
operation. The number has been removed at the request of a local family as this vehicle was involved in a fatal accident whilst operating on the 47 Drake
route.
Port Authority of Allegheny County
Port Authority of Allegheny County is the second-largest public transit agency in Pennsylvania and the 11th-largest in the United States. When considering that its service area is the 20th largest in the U.S...
's light rail
Pittsburgh Light Rail
The Pittsburgh Light Rail is a light rail system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; it functions as a subway in Downtown Pittsburgh and largely as an at-grade light rail service in the suburbs. The system is owned and operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County...
network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Bethel Park is a home rule municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area, approximately 7 miles southwest of Pittsburgh...
. The street level stop is designed as a small commuter stop, serving area residents who walk to the train so they can be taken toward Downtown Pittsburgh.
History
A PAT PCC streetcarPCC streetcar
The PCC streetcar design was first built in the United States in the 1930s. The design proved successful in its native country, and after World War II was licensed for use elsewhere in the world...
, No. 4006 is on display in front of the Schoolhouse Arts Center, 100 yards (91.4 m) east of the station. This trolley operated on the route before it was converted to Light Rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
operation. The number has been removed at the request of a local family as this vehicle was involved in a fatal accident whilst operating on the 47 Drake
47 Drake
The 47 Drake was a PCC trolley line that was part of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system.-History:The 47D was the last line in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be used solely for PCC streetcars...
route.