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.

The Monongahela Incline was stuck with nearly 30 passengers on board on Nov. 1, 2025. (Photo Credit: KDKA)

"It started going up. And as soon as it started to pick up speed, it just stopped," passenger Trevor Graham said. "It just froze."

The five passengers in the west car, the car closest to the upper station, were rescued by 4:20 p.m., and the 22 passengers on the

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