
Father Pitt took this picture in November of 2000 from the Smithfield Street Bridge.
When Amtrak stopped using this bridge and the downtown tunnel into which it led, the Port Authority seized the opportunity. The bridge now carries the streetcars over the Mon and into the subway, the first part of which uses that old railroad tunnel—so that, like many other things in Pittsburgh, our subway is cobbled together from spare parts.
They belong to Cruisin’ Tikis Pittsburgh: you can charter one for up to half a dozen people, or two lashed together for up to a dozen. Bring your own alcohol, because as far as Father Pitt can tell these are basically floating bars.
From Station Square across the river into the subway tunnel. You can also download a full-resolution version from the Wikimedia Commons file page.