Before the subway tunneled beneath Manhattan, New York’s transit network featured an extraordinary system of double-decker elevated railways. This episode explores the forgotten story of stacked stations, two-tier junctions, and sky-high platforms that once defined the city. These structures facilitated express trains over local services and connected ferry terminals to upper-level walkways, showcasing an impressive engineering feat.

As time passed, these elevated systems became costly and outdated, culminating in the removal of the last double-deck railway in 1973. Join us as we uncover the remarkable rise and dramatic fall of this second city in the sky.

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