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Weird Laws: Why Pittsburgh Officially Banned Donkeys on Trolleys

Weird Laws: Why Pittsburgh Officially Banned Donkeys on Trolleys — one of Pennsylvania's strangest laws ever written. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, there was an actual law on the books that banned donkeys and mules from riding trolley cars. Not pulling them. Riding them. As passengers. This weird Pennsylvania law sounds absolutely ridiculous — but it existed because people were actually doing this. In this video, you'll discover: The real Pittsburgh law that banned donkeys from public transit Why Pittsburgh was called "Hell with the lid off" and filled with working mules How the trolley system grew to carry 178 million passengers per year Whether this strange Pennsylvania law is still enforceable today 📌 Visual Note: Some historical scenes of Pittsburgh's industrial era are AI-assisted recreations based on photographs from the 1890s-1920s. All facts about the law and trolley system are from documented city records and historical archives. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The Law That Sounds Fake 0:30 - Yes, This Is Real 2:00 - Pittsburgh: Hell With the Lid Off 4:15 - The Trolley Revolution 6:50 - Why Someone Would Bring a Donkey 9:15 - What Happened to the Law 11:25 - The T Today 13:35 - Why This Matters 15:00 - Your Weird Laws SOURCES & FURTHER READING: Pittsburgh City Clerk records, Linda Johnson-Wasler interview (TribLIVE, 2010) Carnegie Mellon University, Professor Joel Tarr - Pittsburgh trolley history research Pennsylvania Trolley Museum archives ExplorePAHistory.com - Pittsburgh Railways documentation Duquesne University, Dean Ken Gormley on legal code maintenance Know any weird laws from your state? Drop them in the comments — I'd love to hear what absurd rules are still on your books! If you enjoyed this deep dive into America's strangest laws, hit subscribe for more forgotten history every week. #PittsburghHistory #WeirdLaws #PennsylvaniaHistory #TrolleyHistory #StrangeLaws #AmericanHistory #ForgottenHistory