First responders rescued 27 passengers stuck on board the Monongahela Incline in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Crews safely removed the passengers after the east and west cars “unexpectedly stopped working” during a trip, according to Adam Brandolph, a spokesperson for Pittsburgh Regional Transit. The incline stopped working around 2:25 p.m. when the cars stopped about 40 feet short of their stations.
“It started going up. And as soon as it started to pick up speed, it just stopped,” passenger Trevor Graham said. “It just froze.”…