elevated railway

noun

1. an urban railway track built on supports above a road

Example Sentences

Doyle, played by Gene Hackman in an Oscar-winning performance, barely misses making the arrest on a subway train, then hurries to his police car to follow the train as it emerges on an elevated railway.

From Washington Times

The new park, to be built adjacent to the westernmost of the three 11th Street bridges, was inspired by projects such as New York’s High Line, an elevated railway line remade as a garden promenade.

From Washington Post

Last year, the artist created a 10ft-diameter globe for New York’s High Line, the public park built on a disused elevated railway track.

From The Guardian

Tweed, however-infuriated at being fooled and upstaged-blocked the project and directed his administration to allocate funds for an elevated railway on the west side of the island instead.

From Scientific American

Mr. Casals also served as vice president for education and community engagement at Friends of the High Line, which focused on the elevated railway’s effect on surrounding neighborhoods.

From New York Times

Related Words

• rail line
• railway
• subway