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El trains linger in outer boroughs as Manhattan parks rise
In Brooklyn Queens and the Bronx many rapid transit lines remain above ground on surface routes threading through dense neighborhoods. The old elevated lines persist as vital city life remains, despite Manhattan’s modern underground system. Some cars will retire but the Els will rumble on for now as the city changes around them.
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