The High Line is a public park built on an historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. It is owned by the City of New York, and maintained and operated by Friends of the High Line. Founded in 1999 by community residents, the non-profit Friends of the High Line fought for the High Line’s preservation and transformation at a time when the historic structure was under the threat of demolition.

The High Line runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues. The last train ran on the High Line in 1980, carrying a trainload of frozen turkeys. The project gained the City's support in 2002. Construction on the park began in 2006.

The first section of the High Line opened on June 9, 2009. It runs from Gansevoort Street to West 20th Street. The second section, which runs between West 20th and West 30th Streets, opened June 8, 2011.

The third section, the High Line at the West Side Rail Yards has not been secured for park use. Part of New York City’s industrial history, this iconic section of the High Line offers sweeping views of the Hudson River and the Midtown skyline. It also offers a glimpse at the wild landscape that grew up on the tracks when the trains stopped running.

At 30 feet above the street, the High Line features four passenger elevators to provide access to the park. With more than four million visitors each year, the High Line’s elevators experience a high volume of traffic.

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1851 – 1929 - So many accidents occur between freight trains and street-level traffic that 10th Avenue becomes known as Death Avenue. For safety, men on horses, called the West Side Cowboys, ride in front of trains waving red flags.