If i understand correctly, one of the distinctive things about New York's elevated railways is that they ran on top of roads: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ele

If i understand correctly, one of the distinctive things about New York's elevated railways is that they ran on top of roads: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevated_railway#/media/File:Roosevelt-avenue-queens-nyc_cars_driving-under-elevated-railway-line_1980s.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevated_railway#/media/File:R... Whereas that line in Berlin looks like it's on a viaduct. Lines on viaducts are all over the place, including in London: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_%E2%80%93_Greenwich_Railway_Viaduct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_%E2%80%93_Greenw... As in Berlin, and i'm sure everywhere, the arches get used as commercial or industrial premises. We have a particular fetish for putting craft breweries in them: https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2019/9/12/Londons-railway-arch-breweries https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2019/9/12/Londons-rail...