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Old December 3rd 08, 06:36 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Default Crossrail NOT making connections

On Dec 3, 10:02*am, Mr Thant
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On 3 Dec, 17:46, 1506 wrote:

I didn't think there were too many left in NYC. *I can only recall one
short section in Manhattan. *Do the other Boroughs have many Els left?


Brooklyn is chockablock with them, and I think most of the Subway
network in Queen's is elevated.

(also, I'd question whether you can build a true El with brick
viaducts, given the lack of space underneath them)

U


Point taken, although I wonder what options were available in the
1860s?