Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Model of elevated railway
Object Number:
INV.1322
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Metal, wood, paint
Dimensions:
with plexiglass cover: 27 x 52 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. ( 68.6 x 133.4 x 72.4 cm )
Description:
Model of section of elevated railway with two tracks supported by three trestles with Gothic detailing; arched framework of each of trestle surmounted by openwork ogee arch with finial on top and three matching finials on each side; each trestle supported by a pair of fluted metal columns; lower structural frame with openwork spandrels; model mounted on wooden base with plexiglass cover.
Gallery Label:
Elevated railways (els), the earliest form of rapid transit in the United States, developed in New York City beginning in the late 1860s. The New York City elevated system reached its greatest level of use in 1921, when it carried 384 million passengers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
