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The High Line From Rotting Rail Line To Elevated Park

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The High Line park

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The decline of rail and rise of trucks

nic Interstate highways and trucking made the elevated rail line obsolete by the mid-20th century.

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Elevating the tracks above the chaos

nic The West Side Improvement Project lifted the dangerous freight trains thirty feet into the air.

Fun Facts

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Fun Fact

Turkey train: The final train to run on the High Line in 1980 transported three carloads of frozen turkeys.

Quizzes

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What cargo was carried by the very last train on the High Line in 1980?

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In what year did the elevated High Line track officially open to train traffic?

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Who were the 'West Side Cowboys' hired by the railroad in the 1800s?

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What major transportation trend led to the decline and eventual closure of the High Line?

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What was the name of the massive 1930s infrastructure effort that created the High Line?

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How did the elevated High Line interact with the buildings along its route?

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Why did 10th Avenue in Manhattan earn the nickname 'Death Avenue' in the 19th century?

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What happened to the High Line tracks during the twenty years after they were abandoned?

Glosario

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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.

Gossip

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Gossip

Would you prefer the wild, untouched abandoned tracks over a manicured park?

Videos

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nic Elevating the tracks above the chaos

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nic Nature reclaims the abandoned steel structure

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nic The decline of rail and rise of trucks

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nic Death Avenue and the street-level trains