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{{Filmjr |title=Skyline Railways |embid=0890_Skyline_Railways_08_09_13_00 |embsv=archiveorg  |desc=The Third Avenue El, New York City

08:09:28:16  9th Avenue elevated line in New York City?

08:11:24:21  Pan of up Empire State Building.

08:12:12:00  Low angle of elevated  railway, train enters frame and comes to halt. 

08:12:52:07  Shaky perspective shot from train on elevated railway passing other trains. 

08:13:20:00  Two trains, one after the other, passing camera on curved portion of elevated railway. 

08:15:06:01  VS great stock footage of busy New York City intersection around the turn of the century with horse-drawn carriage, electric trolleys; hundreds of people on sidewalks. 

08:16:06:29  Great illustration New York City sprawling development toward 59th street around 1865. Stills from photographs of late nineteenth century NYC. 

08:16:52:15  VS old stock footage of New York City horse car around turn of century.

08:18:08:29  James H. Scott 1855 proposal for NYC rapid transit. Great image of mid-nineteenth century futuristic public mass-transportation design. Drawing of early monorail design by Mr. Donkersley. 

08:25:16:22  Early twentieth century New York City newspaper boy on street selling newspapers while Broadway horsecar or trolley passes in background. 

08:54:50:21  Train passing on elevated railway line. Camels cigarettes add below. 

08:47:46:16  Low angle shot of 145th St. elevated rail. Painted on station ï¿½Ride on the Open Air Elevated. ï¿½

08:52:10:09  Train heading toward camera on elevated line, crossing bridge, with NY Giants stadium in the background. 

08:58:30:23  VS burning train cars. 



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