On Monday, September 15, 2014 10:18:37 PM UTC-4, Graham Harrison wrote:   
   > Recently visited New York and walked the High Line.   Does anyone know of a    
   > book that tells the history of the High Line (and the preceeding street    
   > level railroad) when it was a railroad?   
      
   I don't know of any books specifically on that route, but books on overall New   
   York Central history touch on the background.   
      
   I believe the trackage was elevated in the 1930s, and freights ceased using it   
   in the 1980s.   
      
   I remain surprised that it's not used for freight deliveries today, given the   
   bad congestion of NYC and suburban roads.  Obviously, the freight would be a   
   different mixture than that of the past, but there still are an enormous   
   amount of trucks coming    
   into the city.   
      
   If the Penna Station tunnels could handle freight*, I bet they'd be heavilly   
   utilized for that overnight.   
      
   *They've tried it.  The grades are too steep and couplers break.   
      
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