Brown Line (Pittsburgh)

Brown Line
Arlington Avenue.
Overview
Owner	Port Authority of Allegheny County
Locale	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Service
Type	Light rail
Operator(s)	Port Authority of Allegheny County
Technical
Track gauge	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm)
Electrification	750 Volts DC, Overhead lines
Maximum incline	approx. 10 percent[1]
Route map Brown Line highlighted in brown Show interactive map Legend ■■■ to Allegheny Wood Street Penn Station occasional use Steel Plaza Panhandle Tunnel First Avenue I-376 / US 22 / US 30 (Penn Lincoln Parkway) Panhandle Bridge over Monongahela River PA 837 West Carson Street ■■■ Station Square Arlington Avenue ■ William ■ Newton ■ Roanoke ■ New Arlington ■ Allen ■ Beltzhoover ■ Curtin ■ Estella ■ Haberman East Warrington Avenue ■ Harwood Steps South Hills Junction ■■ to South Hills Village, ■ to Library Key Non-accessible station Accessible station Interchange station This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The Brown Line (formerly route 52) was a branch of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system that ran from South Hills Junction over Mount Washington and across the Monongahela River to downtown Pittsburgh, terminating at Wood Street. It included the steepest grade of any section of the Pittsburgh light rail system, of approximately 10 percent.^[1]