elevated railway
elevated railroad
US an urban railway track built on supports above a road
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How to use elevated railway in a sentence
One of the stand-by "strikes" was a bill for reducing the elevated railway fare, which at that time was ten cents, to five cents.
Theodore Roosevelt | Theodore RooseveltThe elevated railway has already been tried to a limited extent, but is not regarded with much favor by the citizens.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life | James D. McCabeJust a block away a far louder rattle still comes from the elevated railway.
Impressions of a War Correspondent | George LynchThe old graveyard stretches along Broadway, and in Church Street, behind, the elevated railway trains rush by every few minutes.
America, Volume III (of 6) | Joel CookWe went down town by the elevated railway, and got out at Rector Street.
Gossamer | George A. Birmingham
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