View South toward the former Eastern Meats building at 14th Street, prior to removals

Protective plywood covers the High Line's decorative railings during removals

Soil covers a layer of concrete at the High Line's southern end at Gansevoort Street

Rails from the Gansevoort end await removal at 13th Street

Rails, embedded in concrete, await removal at 13th Street, looking South

Soil and gravel ballast, after rails have been removed at 14th Street

Gravel ballast is piled up at 17th Street, where the High Line narrows

Wooden railroad ties are piled up for removal

High Line spurs across 10th Avenue, looking South

Railroad ties and gravel at 15th Street, looking South

Crocuses bloom in a corner of the structure near 17th Street

A front end loader removes gravel ballast

Removal of gravel ballast exposes the top layer of concrete

A pile of wooden railroad ties

A decorative steel panel to be removed and stored

Looking North from 13th Street as concrete is removed

Looking South from 13th Street

Vegetation remaining on the High Line, over the Chelsea Car Wash, prior to removals

Vegetation sprouts in the gravel ballast

A pile of concrete awaits removal through a drop chute at 13th Street

A front end loader and a Bobcat remove the top, non-structural layer of concrete

The top, non-structural layer of concrete is removed

Railroad tie plates are stored on the High Line

Rails are stored and stacked

Stacked rails

All rail sections have been mapped and tagged prior to removal

Rails, tagged in yellow to indicate their original location

Rail sections in storage, on the High Line

The concrete "bathtub" is exposed after the removal of a top layer of concrete

View north from Little West 12th Street

After removals, looking South from 17th Street

Looking North from 17th Street

Frank Gehry's IAC Headquarters, under construction on 19th Street

Shadow of the High Line's decorative railing

Looking North from 19th Street where the High Line narrows

Above the 10th Avenue entrance to Chelsea Market

Looking South from 19th Street after removals

The concrete "bathtub" at 14th Street

Track fittings are stored on the Line, backed by decorative railing

Tie plates and railroad spikes