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Andy and his brothers Chris and Dave ready for a first ever road trip
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Andy and Dave with some facial hair for the trip
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A view of Pittsburgh out our hotel window
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A tall building in Pittsburgh
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The Carnegie Science Center across from Heinz Field
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We saw quite a few joggers on this path by the river
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The Pittsburgh Skyline
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'Part of America Died' - a poem tribute to fallen policeman
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Three Cleveland boys in front of Heinz Field in Pittsburgh?
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The Heinz field scoreboard
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'A Tribute to Children' is the name of this tribute to Fred Rogers
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Mister Rogers statue by the river - tying his shoes
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I grew up watching Mister Rogers!
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Dave expresses what we were all thinking (Heinz Field in the background)
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Andy with Pittsburgh behind him
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First professional football game was held near here in 1892.
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The old site of Three Rivers Stadium - home of many losses by the Browns over the years!
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Art Rooney Ave - very close to Heinz Field
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No question about what team plays here
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A statue of Art Rooney right outside Heinz Field
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Chris tries to test out the cigar
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Dave and Andy by the Art Rooney statue
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That is a big scoreboard!
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Lots of yellow seats inside the stadium
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Heinz Field - looking at back of scoreboard
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The stadium license holders get a special tribute since they paid a lot towards the new stadium
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Heinz Field
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Feb 5, 2012 - Andy at Heinz Field
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Andy pretending to urinate on the stadium
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Walking around Heinz Field on a chilly February day
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Carnegie Science Center - we saw an IMAX movie in there
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Andy and Dave checking out the scenery by the river
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USS Requin - launched in 1945 - became a museum in 1990
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The Tornado Alley movie was exciting
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A view of Heinz Field from across the river
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The incline has two cars that travel up and down
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The lower entrance to the Duquesne Incline
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The Duquesne Incline was built in 1877
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Going up?
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Dave and Chris inside the incline car
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A long way down...
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A car passing us as we travelled up
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A nice view of the city emerges as we rise in altitude
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Heinz Field is very close to the river
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Pittsburgh from on top of the Duquesne Incline
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Andy and Dave on top of the Incline
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Chris and Dave with downtown Pittsburgh behind
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Heinz Field from the top of Duquesne Incline
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There are a lot of bridges in Pittsburgh - many painted yellow
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The outside of the top of the Duquesne Incline entrance
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A lot of water here
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The tracks for the train
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The car remains level as it travels up the tracks
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great views from on top of the incline
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these inclines were a big part of Pittsburgh's history
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We went on the self-guided tour of the engine room - pretty impressive
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That is some thick cable!
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These gears are made of wood
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A diagram of how the incline works
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The operator sat in this area
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A mechanical engineering landmark
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Going down?
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Heading back down the hill
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Three brothers inside the Incline car
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Looking up the Incline from the bottom
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Today was Superbowl Sunday 2012 - Steelers were not playing this year
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This was the last day of the Occupy Pittsburgh protest
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Heading home through the tunnel
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