Manhattan El (New York City Subway car)

Manhattan El is a term used to describe Interborough Rapid Transit Company (RT) elevated gate cars used on predecessor lines of the New York City Subway system.

The term would later be extended to refer to the entire series of IRT gated cars.

A trainman between each pair of cars manually opened and closed folding gates to allow or prevent passengers from entering or leaving.

[2][3] All gate cars used in IRT elevated service can be described as Manhattan Els.

[5] Car 782 was preserved at the Knox & Kane Railroad in Marienville, PA, but was destroyed in an arsonist attack in 2008.