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Posted by Asgard on Fri Apr 29 13:15:42 2016, in response to Re: WMATA sank into crisis despite decades of warnings, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Thu Apr 28 22:03:41 2016. It's complicated.The service is "the subway". The structure is "the el" -- "go a couple of blocks west, and turn right when you get to the el". |
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Posted by randyo on Fri Apr 29 18:17:09 2016, in response to Re: WMATA sank into crisis despite decades of warnings, posted by Michael549 on Fri Apr 29 13:06:34 2016. According to a friend of mine who worked for the CTA, Chicagoans refer to their entire transit system as the “L” including the State and Dearborn Subways since until 1943, all Chicago transit lines were elevated. I once heard a cashier in Philly telling a tourist to take the “el” referring to the Market Frankford Line which has elevated portions at the ends but is in the subway in downtown Philly. I imagine that what the local residents call their transit system depends on the mode of transportation they get used to. |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Fri Apr 29 19:43:16 2016, in response to Re: WMATA sank into crisis despite decades of warnings, posted by randyo on Fri Apr 29 18:17:09 2016. correct. |
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Posted by Joe V on Sat Apr 30 08:29:13 2016, in response to Re: WMATA sank into crisis despite decades of warnings, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Fri Apr 29 08:53:03 2016. There's a few half hourly Ronkonkoma trains on weekends. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sat Apr 30 22:28:30 2016, in response to Re: WMATA sank into crisis despite decades of warnings, posted by randyo on Fri Apr 29 18:17:09 2016. For Philly the MFL is the "el" and the BSL/BRS is the "subway". |
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Posted by randyo on Sun May 1 18:26:06 2016, in response to Re: WMATA sank into crisis despite decades of warnings, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sat Apr 30 22:28:30 2016. That’s the impression I got which is why I mentioned it. Since it’s been over 40 years since the last free standing el in NY ceased operation, very few if any New Yorkers make reference to the “el" or the “L” referring to everything as the “subway” or on occasion “elevated subway lines” for those portions of subway lines that operate on el structures. |
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