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Re:Why New York City Stopped Building Subways by ZenoArrow on Monday April 16, 2018 @05:43PM (#16853089)
There are elevated trains in the New York subway system as well. For example...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-nA0DNvqg

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Re:Why New York City Stopped Building Subways by ekianjo on Monday April 16, 2018 @06:18PM (#16853354)
This was featured in the Blues Brothers right?
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Re:Why New York City Stopped Building Subways by hexane360 on Monday April 16, 2018 @10:04PM (#16854819)
Are you kidding?

The Blues Brothers was set and filmed in Chicago (although they did shoot a scene in Milwaukee). It showed the "L" rapid-transit system.

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Re:Why New York City Stopped Building Subways by ZenoArrow on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @03:22AM (#16856235)
> "Are you kidding?"

I don't think that was necessary. Yes, The Blues Brothers was centred around Chicago, but it might have been a while since GP saw the film, so their memory may have been hazy.

Aside from that, The French Connection featured a famous car chase that included the elevated trains in New York City:

http://youtu.be/2TVyJ-51jzc

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Re:Why New York City Stopped Building Subways by hexane360 on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @05:55PM (#16862665)
Yeah, that's fair. My surprise came because The Blues Brothers is, in my mind, the Chicago movie. It couldn't really be more Chicago if it tried.
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