elevated railroad

noun

1. a railroad system operating on an elevated structure, as over streets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of elevated railroad¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

It’s only going to get better once the elevated railroad is expanded.

From Literature

The same foundation donated $20 million to the nearby High Line, a disused elevated railroad converted into a park in the sky.

From Reuters

And Los Angeles has consulted with the founders of New York City’s High Line — an abandoned elevated railroad remade into a park that stretches for blocks.

From Los Angeles Times

In places, the trail runs atop an old elevated railroad bed, part of an iron mine that flourished here in the 1800s.

From New York Times

An enormous wave of molasses began flowing toward the elevated railroad.

From Literature