Pittsburgh Regional Transit is about to finish its years-long project of replacing light-rail tracks in the city.

When completed in January 1856, the rail line extended from Pittsburgh to Kittanning. There were numerous train stations, or depots as they were referred to back then, constructed along its route.

Portions of the light-rail system in Pittsburgh will be closed for about ... Some riders got a New Years shock when they had to deboard the train Thursday morning. "I don't want to sound ungrateful.

The architecture of the building, which dates to the turn of the 20th century, takes you right back to its roots as the city's train station. "It's the historic Union Station of Pittsburgh.

Around 1900, Hairs Island was removed by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass ... In 1964, the last passenger train passed through Tarentum. The abandoned railroad station was sold to the parking authority ...