The line from downtown southwest to West 117th Street opened August 15, 1955. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) to Windermere. It was not until Mathat the eastern half of the Red Line opened, from the existing line near East 55th northeast next to the New York, Chicago and St. The first short section, between East 34th and East 55th Streets, was in use by the Cleveland Interurban Railroad in 1920, and in 1930 the line between East 34th and the Union Terminal was completed.

The corridor along which the Red Line runs had been planned for use since before 1930, when the Cleveland Union Terminal opened. The Red Line uses overhead lines and pantographs to draw power and trains operate using One-man operation. It follows former intercity passenger rail as well, using the pre-1930 right-of-way of the New York Central from Brookpark to West 117th, the Nickel Plate from West 98th to West 65th, and the post-1930 NYC right-of-way from West 25th to Windermere. The whole Red Line is built next to former freight railroads. 2.6 miles (4.2 km) of track, including two stations ( Tri-C–Campus District and East 55th), are shared with the light rail Blue and Green Lines the stations have high platforms for the Red Line and low platforms for the Blue and Green Lines. The Red Line (formerly and internally known as Route 66, also known as the Airport–Windermere Line) is a rapid transit line of the RTA Rapid Transit system in Cleveland, Ohio, running from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport northeast to Tower City in downtown Cleveland, then east and northeast to Windermere.

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