system cost of $27.2 billion for Bronx/Westchester County combined, $3.2 billion for Brooklyn, $5.6 billion for Queens, and $6.9 billion for Staten Island, or a total service territory cost of some $42.9 billion to convert all electric overhead lines to …
List of bridges and tunnels in New York City - Wikipedia
There are 789 bridges and tunnels in New York. New York City's crossings date back to 1693, when its first bridge, known as the King's Bridge, was constructed over Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx, located in the present-day Kingsbridge neighborhood.
Editorial | It’s time to bury the power lines all across New York City
2020年8月6日 · When Tropical Storm Isaias blew through New York City on Aug. 4, he brought some furious winds that did the most damage in the city’s tree-lined residential havens. The toppled trees brought down...
Subway FAQ: Elevated Sections of the Subway - nycsubway.org
Bronx. Subway except the following (elevated unless noted): Broadway line (1/9) Jerome/Woodlawn line (4) from 157th St. to Woodlawn (with a few hundred feet of embankment around Bedford Park station) White Plains Road line (2/5) from north of 149th St. station to end.
IRT Third Avenue Line - Wikipedia
The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue Elevated, Third Avenue El, or Bronx El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City.
The First Elevated Trains in NYC - Tenement Museum
2013年7月2日 · While none of the original NYC el train structures currently exist, we can see the remnants of these in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx where the tracks loom above busy streets, screeching and sometimes sparking overhead, reminding us all that life in New York City was once even louder than it is today.
street with overhead rail track - New York City Forum
In Manhattan, there is a section of the 1 train that becomes elevated at 125th St. before going underground. This line also goes above ground in very northern Manhattan.
The Railway Power Stations of New York City - ETHW
Sometimes, however, an insulated underground conduit, located between the running rails, was used in place of an overhead wire. A device called a plough extended beneath the streetcar through an open slot in order to make contact with the power conductor in the conduit.
Chapter 1, The Elevated Lines - nycsubway.org
Shortly after the city bought it for its transit lines, the catenary towers of the former New York, Westchester and Boston were still in place. Here are two IRT elevated gate cars on the Dyre Ave. line.
History of the New York City Subway - Wikipedia
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City, New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Its operator is the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), which is controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York.