BETA
Chapter 1
The industrial lifeline of Manhattan
Chapter 2
The battle to save the tracks
Chapter 3
Designing an elevated wonderland
Chapter 4
The global ripple effect
YOUR GOAL
Master of The High Line park
Ch 1 · The industrial lifeline of Manhattan
nic Place plants along the rusty tracks to discover how an abandoned railway became a park.
nic Manhattan High Line Park
Rusty tracks, once forgotten and gray... now the High Line's where we walk and play!
nic Interstate highways and trucking made the elevated rail line obsolete by the mid-20th century.
nic The West Side Improvement Project lifted the dangerous freight trains thirty feet into the air.
Fun Fact
Turkey train: The final train to run on the High Line in 1980 transported three carloads of frozen turkeys.
Glossary
freight (noun)
Goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft. In 1934, the elevated West Side Line began transporting industrial cargo directly into Manhattan's warehouses.
Goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft. In 1934, the elevated West Side Line began transporting industrial cargo directly into Manhattan's warehouses.
Quiz
What major transportation trend led to the decline and eventual closure of the High Line?
Quiz
What was the name of the massive 1930s infrastructure effort that created the High Line?