The Sixth Ave el first began as a steam elevated railroad 6/13/1872. It was known as the Gilbert Elevated until the company lost control in 1873. It was renamed The Metropolitan Elevated Railway in 1875 and reorganized as The Manhattan Railway September 1, 1879. It was leased to the (IRT) and electrified with third rails April 1, 1903. The Sixth Ave el turned west on 53rd street and connected with the Ninth Ave el at 53rd and Ninth Ave. Later, the double decker el continued north until it connected with the Jerome Ave el train in the Bronx at 8th Ave and 155st. This was known as the Sedgewick connection which began on July 1, 1918. Portions of this abandoned el still exists today in the Bronx.

The Sixth Ave el was looked down upon by the 1930s, along with the Ninth, Second, and Third Ave els because of the newer, more modern subways being built throughout the city. Once the (IND) took over the BMT and IRT properties, the Sixth Ave el was abandoned December 4, 1938 to make way for the Sixth Ave subway, today's , , , and trains. The project began in 1938, but didn't reach 57th street until the late 1960s. The newer subway really transformed Sixth Ave into a more corporate part of town with luxury office towers rather than the original tenements, though some still exist if you really look.

The Sixth Ave el in front of Radio City Music Hall, Manhattan 1930s

The Sixth Ave el / Jerome Ave el connection
SOUTH FERRY	foot of Whitehall st (Manhattan)	station opened 7/3/1868 for Ninth Ave el, opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el, opened 3/1/1880 for Second Ave el, opened 6/19/1882 for Third Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	Sixth Ave tracks closed 12/4/1938, Ninth Ave tracks closed 6/1/1940, Second Ave tracks closed 6/13/1942, Third Ave tracks and entire station closed 12/22/1950
BATTERY PLACE	Battery Park and Greenwich street (Manhattan)	station opened 7/3/1868 for Ninth Ave el, opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	Sixth Ave el closed 12/4/1938, Ninth Ave el closed 6/1/1940
RECTOR ST	Rector st and North Church (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
CORTLANDT ST	Cortlandt st and North Church (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
PARK PLACE	Park Place and Church street (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
CHAMBERS ST	Chambers st and Hudson (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
FRANKLYN ST	Franklyn st and West Broadway (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
GRAND ST	Grand st and West Broadway (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
BLEECKER ST	Bleecker st and West Broadway (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
EIGHTH ST	Sixth el (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
14TH ST	Sixth el (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
18TH ST	Sixth el (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
23RD ST	Sixth el (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
28TH ST	Sixth el (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
33RD ST	Sixth el (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
42ND ST	Sixth el (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
50TH ST	Sixth el (Manhattan)	opened 6/13/1872 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1872 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
58TH ST (terminal)	Sixth el (Manhattan)	opened 1878 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1878 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 1924
53RD ST	Eighth Ave and 53rd st (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
59TH ST	Columbus Ave double decker el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
66TH ST	Columbus Ave double decker el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
72ND ST	Columbus Ave double decker el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
81 ST	Columbus Ave double decker el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
93RD ST	Columbus Ave double decker el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
104TH ST	Columbus Ave double decker el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
110TH ST	between 8th and 9th (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
116TH ST	Eighth Ave el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
125TH ST	Eighth Ave el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
130TH ST	Eighth Ave el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
135TH ST	Eighth Ave el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
140TH ST	Eighth Ave el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
145TH ST	Eighth Ave el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished/ closed 12/4/1938
151 ST	Eighth Ave el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	demolished / closed 12/4/1938
155TH ST	Eighth Ave el (Manhattan)	opened 1879 for Sixth Ave el	steam locomotives served the Sixth Ave el 1879 - 1903	electrified 4/1/1903	Known as the Polo Grounds shuttle until 1958. Remnants of el still exist today
SEDGEWICK AVE	Sedgewick Ave el (Bronx)	opened 7/1/1918 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected Sixth Ave el with Jerome Ave el 7/1/1918 - 6/1/1940	Known as the Polo Grounds shuttle. demolished/ closed 1958
JEROME AVE	Sedgewick Ave el (Bronx)	opened 7/1/1918 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected Sixth Ave el with Jerome Ave el 7/1/1918 - 6/1/1940	Known as the Polo Grounds shuttle. demolished/ closed 1958
167TH ST	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 6/2/1917 for IRT #4 train, opened 7/1/1918 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 7/1/1918 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train
170TH ST	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 6/2/1917 for IRT #4 train, opened 1/2/1919 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 1/2/1919 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train
MT EDEN AVE	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 6/2/1917 for IRT #4 train, opened 1/2/1919 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 1/2/1919 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train
176TH ST	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 6/2/1917 for IRT #4 train, opened 1/2/1919 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 1/2/1919 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train
BURNSIDE AVE	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 6/2/1917 for IRT #4 train, opened 1/2/1919 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 1/2/1919 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train
183RD ST	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 6/2/1917 for IRT #4 train, opened 1/2/1919 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 1/2/1919 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train
FORDHAM ROAD	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 6/2/1917 for IRT #4 train, opened 1/2/1919 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 1/2/1919 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train
KINGSBRIDGE ROAD	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 6/2/1917 for IRT #4 train, opened 1/2/1919 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 1/2/1919 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train
BEDFORD PARK BLVD	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 4/15/1918 for IRT #4 train, opened 1/2/1919 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 1/2/1919 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train
MOSHOLU PARKWAY	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 4/15/1918 for IRT #4 train, opened 1/2/1919 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 1/2/1919 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train
WOODLAWN	Jerome Ave el (Bronx)	opened 4/15/1918 for IRT #4 train, opened 1/2/1919 for Sixth Ave el	-	connected with Sixth Ave el 1/2/1919 - 6/1/1940	today's IRT #4 train

TRANSFER HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THESE IRT LINES

THE NINTH AVE EL	THE SIXTH AVE EL	THE SECOND AVE EL	THE THIRD AVE EL
THE BROADWAY - SEVENTH AVE LOCAL	THE WHITE PLAINS - SEVENTH AVE EXPRESS	THE LENOX AVE - SEVENTH AVE LOCAL	THE 1/9 SKIP STOP SERVICE
THE JEROME - LEXINGTON EXPRESS	THE WHITE PLAINS - LEXINGTON EXPRESS	THE PELHAM - LEXINGTON LOCAL AND EXPRESS	THE 42ND STREET SHUTTLE
THE 34TH STREET EL	THE 42ND STREET EL	THE FLUSHING LOCAL / EXPRESS	DYRE EXPRESS

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