elevated track
Rail above ground
An elevated track is a railway or transit line built on a raised structure above street level, typically supported by columns or a viaduct.
Elevated tracks allow trains to run above ground traffic and pedestrians: The elevated track cast shadows on the street below.
Often shortened to the el or the L in cities with such transit systems.
- monorailSingle-beam transit vehicle
- viaductArched span crossing valleys
- rumbleLow rolling sound
- railwayTrack system for trains
- trestleBraced structural support frame
train · sway · overhead · support · girder · shadow · city skyline · light rail · overpass · noise pollution · rush hour · steel girders · stanchion · guideway · pillar · beam · maglev · steel
- elevated structuresrooftop, treehouse, watchtower, water tower, clock tower
- elevated railL train, Chicago L, sky train, monorail, viaduct
- monorailssingle rail, guideway
- Metrosubway, metro, tube, underground, station