A forgotten and most unusual Street Car Bypass in Mt. Oliver section of Pittsburgh .

 Street Cars where fantastic to ride when I was a kid in 60's but by early 70s they where all gone except in Sawmill Run Valley and Mt Lebanon area 

However I remember many of the lines riding with my mom or grandmother as we went on trips  to Dr. or visit relatives. Riding to Oakland on the 77/54 Flying Fraction as it was known and over to North side and even  all the way out to to Kennywood with the family.

One of the strange little parts of the  Street Car line was the 47  Arlington Car which went along Mt. Oliver Street and then used a skinny little slipway which was at a steep grade that took the car up and down from Arlington Ave . 

Now the 51 Carrick came up 18th Street  and connected with Mt, Oliver  St.  and why the trolley line was not connected there instead of having to use the slip way is one of those enduring mysteries. 

was it the grade angle or property line  issues ? Who Knows  .One interesting note the slipway and track was owned by the Mt Oliver Incline which ran to the south side from Mt Oliver street and Warrington 

 

But I remember riding the Arlington car down to the South Hills Junction 

and always being fascinated by it as well as other trolley buffs and it was quite the thrill going down it  .

No signs of it even exist today if you visit the site  next to a Gas Station that sits on corner of Mt Oliver,Arlington and 18th streets you find a big dirt lot and houses are gone as well.