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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten
Whoa, an elevated track? Do you know when that was changed?
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Elevated tracks went all the way down to the tip of Manhattan. That began to change with public control of the subways, as some lines became redundant. I believe most Manhattan els were torn down by the late 50's, but I don't remember exactly.
Here's a 1939 map of the IRT system (today's numbered trains) with the elevated lines in blue...
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/captio...1939_small.jpg