The cars for the Monongahela Incline pass on Friday, May 10, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The incline that transports people up and down the side of a hill in Pittsburgh reopened Friday after being closed since February. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - A funicular that gives sightseers and commuters a panoramic view of Pittsburgh has reopened.
The Monongahela (muh-nahn-guh-HAYL'-uh) Incline was closed for more than three months because of flood damage.
The reopening had a slight hiccup when power went out in the neighborhood just an hour after service restarted Friday morning.
The Port Authority says power to the incline was restored later in the morning. Duquesne Light says the rest of the neighborhood should be back online soon.
The Monongahela Incline opened in 1870 and is one of two in the city. It was the first passenger funicular railway built in the United States.
A water main break in February damaged computer equipment and exposed serious deterioration in a support wall that was part of the original construction.
About 600,000 riders use the funicular annually.
The skyline of the city of Pittsburgh is seen through a window in the Monongahela Incline as it approaches the passing car down the hill to the lower terminal on Friday, May 10, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The incline that transports people up and down the side of a hill in Pittsburgh reopened today after being closed since February. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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A patron boards one of the cars of the Monongahela Incline on Friday, May 10, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The incline that transports people up and down the side of a hill in Pittsburgh reopened Friday after being closed since February. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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A sign marks the lower terminal of the Monongahela Incline on Friday, May 10, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The incline that transports people up and down the side of a hill in Pittsburgh reopened Friday after being closed since February. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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