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Originally Posted by llamaorama
In the actual CBD with only the strictest definition:
Chicago has the famous "L"
Miami has the MetroRail system and the Metro Mover.
Jacksonville, Florida has a mostly pointless monorail that doesn't go anywhere but I guess it counts.
Honolulu's new metro will have an elevated downtown segment
Cities with trains downtown and if they are elevated downtown -
Seattle- No
Portland - Not really except going up onto bridges
SF - Nope
Oakland - Nope
San Jose - No
Sacramento - No
LA - No
Long Beach - No
San Diego - No
Phoenix - No
Salt Lake City - Nah
Denver - Nein
Minneapolis - Not really except for the very end of the Blue Line
St Louis - Uh no
Chicago - Yeah def.
Cleveland - Nope
Pittsburgh - No
Dallas - Nah
Houston - No
Atlanta - No
New Orleans - No
Charlotte - No
Norfolk - No
Buffalo - Nah bro
Miami - Yes
Jacksonville - Yes
NYC - Not under strict definition, there are els in Brooklyn and elsewhere
Philly - Not under strict definition but there are el's
Honolulu(Under Construction) - Yes
San Juan - Doesn't even go downtown
Boston - No
Baltimore - No
Washington DC - No
Can anyone think of a rail system in the US I left out?
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Technically, the El is elevated under the strict definition of Center City. After leaving 2nd Street, the El negotiates a left curve and emerges near the Ben Franklin Bridge, running in the median of I-95. The strictest definition of CC is river to river, Vine to South. Though the next stop is Spring Garden, the El is running elevated before and at Vine Street.
Here's the view from Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/2n...2!4d-75.142589