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单词 elevated railroad
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She explained, too, how the elevated railroad being erected over Sixty-third Street would carry guests directly to Jackson Park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z
An enormous wave of molasses began flowing toward the elevated railroad. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z
It’s only going to get better once the elevated railroad is expanded. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z
On rare occasions we would go all the way over to the East Side to the market stalls under the elevated railroad tracks. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z
In places, the trail runs atop an old elevated railroad bed, part of an iron mine that flourished here in the 1800s. Escape From the City: 9 Winter Outings That Fight Cabin Fever 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z
Inspired by New York's Highline, a garden built on an elevated railroad, and Berlin's Prinzessinnengarten, a reclaimed wasteland, a Stockholm neighborhood has turned a disused railway into a communal space for hundreds of amateur gardeners. Digging in the city - urban Swedes get back to their roots 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z
The same foundation donated $20 million to the nearby High Line, a disused elevated railroad converted into a park in the sky. Little Island, a park built by a billionaire, further transforms Manhattan's West Side 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z
Early on the morning of March 27, burglars used a ladder to climb through a window from elevated railroad tracks outside the Bode Museum, famous for its collections of statues, coins, medals and Byzantine art. Four Are Arrested in Theft of Giant Gold Coin From Berlin Museum 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z
Probably the best-known project is New York City’s High Line, an abandoned elevated railroad section converted into a park in 2009. Houston reservoir reborn as public space, canvas for art 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z
Notably, the new intake, according to the Bureau of Reclamation, will be 1.6 miles downstream of an elevated railroad bridge that carries tanker cars carrying crude oil. What the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Really About 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z
It called for forty-foot stone arches to be built throughout the city to carry elevated railroad lines.  Scientific American’s Owner Built the First New York Subway [Excerpt] 2014-02-21T16:00:00Z
He invented remarkable surveying instruments, an earth-toting tram, and was one of the first to dream up, design, and advocate for an elevated railroad in New York City. How Manhattan Got Its Street Grid [Excerpt] 2013-02-15T16:15:00.580Z
So it is that below the thick arch of elevated railroad tracks and the rumble of Metro-North trains, the area around 126th Street and Park Avenue still resembles a giant, beat-up storage shed. Harlem Redevelopment Skipped 126th Street and Park Avenue 2012-10-11T16:50:30Z
Where it could, it pushed and penetrated; through the trestles of the elevated railroads it spilt its sunshine on the ground. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z
The subway was to him "the great nickel adventure"; a ride on the elevated railroad, "a�rial journeying"; his alarm clock, "the urban chanticleer." The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z
Even the elevated railroad which he and many others had looked upon as a reliance after the complete and early collapse of the surface lines, had finally broken under the unparalleled fierceness of the storm. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z
The low notes of the organ were dying away, and on the elevated railroad just behind the young couple a train came hissing along wreathed in swirling steam. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z
It was on Thirty-third Street, just west of Ninth Avenue, along which thoroughfare the elevated railroad passed. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z
He pointed to a newsstand built under one of the elevated railroad stations, where a sign was displayed, announcing small parcels would be checked for ten cents. Ned Wilding's Disappearance or, The Darewell Chums in the City 2011-10-11T02:01:05.260Z
One broiling day he had encountered Rogers on the elevated railroad. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z
In such case they may be supplemented; new bridges can be built, and doubtless will be; newer elevated railroads have been built and opened for business since the construction of the one already mentioned. The Future of Brooklyn 2011-08-09T02:00:23.887Z
The flights of stairs leading to the elevated railroad station were packed with people bearing bundles and boxes, most of them, ascending and descending with difficulty, jostling one another good-naturedly. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z
At the foot of Columbia Street, crossing Railroad Avenue to the west line thereof, you cross nine railroad tracks, or eighteen lines of slightly elevated railroad iron. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z
Thence he proceeded to the station of the elevated railroad, and went uptown. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z
What of apartment houses? of elevated railroads? of disfiguring gas works, chimneys, manufactories? Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women
Construction is still progressing upon these lines, and it is reported that at the close of the year 1889, or earlier, there will be twenty-five miles of elevated railroad in operation in the city. The Future of Brooklyn 2011-08-09T02:00:23.887Z
Under the hood of the staircase of the station of the elevated railroad he saw a little blind woman wrapped in a scant shawl, silently proffering half a dozen lead-pencils. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z
What were the people doing who thronged the elevated railroad, crowding one upon another so that it was difficult to breathe if one pushed one's way among them? The Shadow
A number were settled by arbitration, such as the strike on the elevated railroads in New York City, but others were fought out to the bitter end. The Greater Republic A History of the United States
Mr. Mitchel stood in the doorway, gazing after him till he saw him enter the elevated railroad station; then, looking carefully about, he himself walked rapidly towards Sixth Avenue. An Artist in Crime
We were hurtled down interminable vistas of small shops, always under the grim iron trestle of the elevated railroad. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself
They were now crossing the barren space under the elevated railroad, and, as it happened, the young man did not see her swift blush. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z
And apart from the exploitation of employees, every person in Chicago who rides on the street or elevated railroads, and who uses gas, electricity or telephones, must pay direct tribute to these lads. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times
Nearly the whole of the passenger traffic is done in the tram-cars and elevated railroads, and no wonder it is so, for to traverse the streets on wheels in any other way is very painful. The Truth About America
Above the roofs of the houses, the elevated railroad made a sharp bend on its way to the Bridge, trains roared by, high over all the Great Bridge swept across the sky. The Harbor
If the land in the way is subjected to any new servitude, like an elevated railroad or telegraph or telephone lines, they are entitled to damages. The Road and the Roadside
The shop-girls going home had to pick their way cautiously from corner to corner under the iron pillars supporting the station of the elevated railroad. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z
The arcades under the elevated railroad which runs transversely through Berlin are used as storehouses, stores, saloons, restaurants, etc., and are a source of considerable income to the railway company. Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885
I went one trip on the elevated railroad. The Truth About America
By and by they went under an elevated railroad structure; the street grew more narrow and—to tell the truth—Helen thought the place appeared rather dirty and unkempt. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City
And now motor cars and elevated railroads are making their appearance in the centres of civilized life, and the bicycle and tricycle are familiar objects on all the great thoroughfares. The Road and the Roadside
The motive power of the elevated railroads of New York City is steam, and the quick facilities afforded exceed that of any other country. Shepp's Photographs of the World
Never before had the ugliness of the elevated railroad struck him with such crushing hopelessness. The Root of Evil
At the corner a train of the elevated railroad rushed by with a clattering roar and a trailing plume of white steam. Tales of Fantasy and Fact
The perils of taking views in a great city, at fires, elevated railroad accidents, burning vessels, of divers at work, in making educational films—all this is told. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast
Not if you were to build an elevated railroad around it and run ten trains per minute, day and night. Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life
It is said that one million people ride daily on the elevated railroads of New York giving the company an income of $50,000 per day. Shepp's Photographs of the World
"These people would not have put their money in the elevated railroads had they not been assured that the fare was to be ten cents," said he. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt
The man did not see me as he turned to go up the steps of the elevated railroad station. Tales of Fantasy and Fact
He crossed to New York and took the elevated railroad to Brooklyn. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men
In the open space known as Dewey Square, which is really nothing but the momentary widening of Atlantic Avenue at its intersection with Summer, the elevated railroad has its tracks. White Ashes
Every afternoon at about five o'clock Dr. Albert, the ambassador's assistant, would leave his office at 45 Broadway, New York, and take the elevated railroad uptown to his luxurious rooms in the German Club. Winning a Cause World War Stories
The driver did know, and whipped them smartly out of a park exit where the heights fell abruptly away and the elevated railroad far overhead twisted a wriggling S into Harlem's sixth story. The Henchman
"Reminds you of an elevated railroad, don't it," said Archer. Tom Slade with the Boys Over There
There was a young Bostonian there who believed he had successfully mastered all the most difficult modern languages except that which is spoken by the brake-men on the elevated railroads. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z
Well, Blaustein," Morris asked as they walked to the elevated railroad, on their way home, "what do you think of it all? Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures
The material was handled expeditiously from the scows by orange-peel buckets operated from the shore, deposited in standard-gauge dump-cars, and transported by locomotives at one time used on the elevated railroads in New York City. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Meadows Division and Harrison Transfer Yard. Paper No. 1153
The experience of the elevated railroad corporations in building their lines had shown the uncertainty of depending upon legal precedents. The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment
Even the elevated railroad and the subway might be opened to conversation, and the city made habitable for mild voiced and gentle folk. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries
There was little traffic, and the cars were running at wide intervals, but it was quite half a minute before she summoned resolution to plunge beneath the structure of the elevated railroad. Jacqueline of Golden River
If you do that, you get an enormous conductor, and have a sort of elevated railroad instead of a telegraph wire, as most people imagine an overhead conductor to be. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887
Just as the year 1879 had begun, a gigantic political promoting scheme for an elevated railroad in Brooklyn was attempted. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him
The average speed of local and express trains will exceed the speed made by the trains on any elevated railroad. The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment
Trolley, anarchist, elevated railroad, collapsed buildings, frightened horses, runaway automobiles. New Faces
"Maybe we could get him work here on the elevated railroad, chopping tickets at the station." The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City
A convocation of elevated railroads is not enough. Your United States Impressions of a first visit
In some instances both the uptown and downtown trains are approached from one entrance, but generally there is an entrance at either side of the railroad, similar to the elevated railroad system. Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891
Mrs. Hallett lived in an excessively small, unheated hall bedroom, on the fourth floor of an enormous old house filled with the clatter of the elevated railroad. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls
When we entered the elevated railroad car, Stanley exclaimed: "This is like the chariots on the walls of Babylon." Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography
The kind woman called a good-bye to the children and went away; so Flossie and Freddie were left by themselves in the elevated railroad station at One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street. The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City
I only hope that the New Zealander will write a book, and confer upon the two crazy Americans the honour and the immortality which their labours deserved, but which the elevated railroad failed to give. Tent Life in Siberia
The length of time which a train remains at a station is from thirty to forty seconds, or from three to four times the length of time employed at the New York elevated railroad stations. Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891
The intramural railway demonstrated the latest application of electric motor power to elevated railroads. By Water to the Columbian Exposition
He climbed up the stairway of the elevated railroad and jumping on the first train went away south to walk for hours on a gravel roadway at the edge of the lake in Jackson Park. Windy McPherson's Son
So, as it was almost as near one way as it was the other, Mr. Bobbsey consented, and they set off for the elevated railroad. The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City
He stared up and down the street but the sky, the sight of which might have helped him, was hidden from view by the structure of an elevated railroad. Marching Men
After that they gave up such tricks, and the Tribune saved many cab fares at night; for there were no elevated railroads, either, in those days, or electric or cable cars. The Making of an American
After that fairy—farrier, I should say—finished his front feet, I took him out and let him look at the elevated railroad. The Silver Horde
In the cross street, standing in the shadow of the elevated railroad, he had passed a whining, intoxicated old woman who lurched forward and put a hand upon his coat. Windy McPherson's Son
Joe touched his cap, took the two valises that the gentleman pointed out to him in one corner of the office, and, staggering under the heavy weight, started for the nearest elevated railroad station. A District Messenger Boy and a Necktie Party
The men swinging past turned another corner and disappeared beneath the structure of an elevated railroad. Marching Men
Especially is this important when entering cars or going up long flights of steps—as, at an elevated railroad station. The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions
I've been trying to sleep for three hours, but this band keeps playing, and that elevated railroad breaks down every few minutes right under my window. The Silver Horde
Half an hour later we turned into Chinatown from the shadow of the elevated railroad on Chatham Square, doing our best to affect a Bowery slouch. The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
He might get run down by a street car, or an automobile, or be hurt in the subway, or on the elevated railroad. The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor
He was very civil and showed me where to go to get the elevated railroad. The Hohenzollerns in America
Especially is this important when entering cars or going up long flights of steps-as, the stairs of the elevated railroad. The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions
The policeman was standing at the corner of Twenty-fourth Street and a prodigiously dark alley near where the elevated railroad crosses the street. Rolling Stones
The elevated railroad had its right of way directly back of his home, and the Addison Street station was only around the corner. The Sheridan Road Mystery
Then they fairly ran to the nearest station of the elevated railroad. The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor
There was the heedless unit in the right of way; there was the hose-cart and the iron pillar of the elevated railroad. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million
You may go on the elevated railroad or on foot. A Rebellious Heroine
I don't know how many jobs I got for them on the surface and elevated railroads—several hundred. Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher, from his rostrum—the New York County court house bootblack stand; Recorded by William L. Riordon
Marsh aided her with her wraps and they walked across to the elevated railroad. The Sheridan Road Mystery
To many the elevated railroad was the Rialto, on the stations of which uniformed men sat and made chop suey of your tickets. The Four Million
He described the streets—Fifth Avenue and Broadway and Sixth Avenue—and the street-cars and the elevated railroad, and the way "fellows" had to "hustle" "to put it over." T. Tembarom
At this corner also here was one of the Madison Street stations of the elevated railroad system. The Sheridan Road Mystery
The elevated railroad perched upon iron supports, and with iron stairways so tall that they looked almost perilous, was a prominent feature of the landscape. T. Tembarom
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