Not really a photo location, but I always was impressed by the view of the ex-B&LE bridge over the Allegheny from the parallel Penn Turnpike bridge.
Port Perry is quite "interesting". It's not the best neighborhood (but not terrible, either) and you'll need a telephoto but there's a lot of NS, CSX and URR. I can't remember the name, but there's a convenience store in Duquesne on Rt 837. You'll also have a good view of the USS Edgar Thomson Works. Nice drives would be down the Monongehela to Brownsville or down the Youghigheny to Connellsville. Like said above, there's a lot of action downriver at Conway and up through the Beaver Falls area. If you're in Monroeville, Bus Rt 22 goes almost directly over the Union's roundhouse on a large bridge. Carrie Furnaces was the steelmaking part of the old Homestead Works. It was separated by the Mon but connected by a bridge. Altoona is less than two hours east and Cumberland less than two hours south of Altoona.
Lithonia OperatorI'm also interested in any suggestions about good railroad photo locations in Pittsburgh.
Consider investing in a time machine!! lol!
I suppose there are a few good legacy rail interest areas remaining. You'll want to get the Duquesne Incline, the "Seldom Seen" greenway makes for a nice distraction (especially as it ties in to the Mt Washington tunnel and Gould's ill fated Wabash Pittsburgh terminal railroad), but I see the meat and potatoes of this area to be the area immediately down stream on the Ohio river, where the islands sporting the lock and dams are located. The river/rail innerfaces.
I'm also interested in any suggestions about good railroad photo locations in Pittsburgh.
(As it turns out, not by design, our VRBO rental is in what was once part of Union Station. They are called The Pennsylvanian Apartments. The Amtrak station directly adjacent looks quite uninspring.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Pittsburgh)#/media/File:Pittsburgh_Union_Station_Wide_2900px.jpg
Semi railroad-related, we will go on this tour: https://riversofsteel.com/attractions/carrie-furnaces/
Still in training.
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