A 2000 Series Perley Thomas replica streetcar operating on Canal Street at Bourbon Street
Overview
Owner
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Line number
47, 48
Locale
New Orleans, Louisiana
Termini
Cemeteries or City Park
Harrah's Casino
Service
Type
Heritage streetcar
System
Streetcars in New Orleans
Depot(s)
A. Philip Randolph Operations Facility
Rolling stock
2000 Series Perley Thomas replica streetcars
History
Opened
1861 (first incarnation) April 18, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-04-18) (current incarnation)
Closed
1964 (first incarnation)
Technical
Line length
5.5 mi (8.9 km) (total)
Number of tracks
2
Character
Runs in neutral ground (central median) along Canal Street, in traffic lanes next to the neutral ground on N. Carrollton Avenue
Track gauge
5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm)
Electrification
Overhead line, 600 V DC
Route map
Legend
48 City Park/Museum branch
City Park and Museum of Art
City Park Avenue
Dumaine Street
Orleans Avenue
St. Louis Street
Bienville Avenue
47 Cemeteries branch
Cemeteries Transit Center
Anthony Street
St. Patrick Street
Murat Street
Hennessey Street
Carrollton Avenue
Scott Street
Telemachus Street
Clark Street
Norman Francis Parkway
Lopez Street
Salcedo Street
Canal Street Yards
White Street
Broad Street
Dorgenois Street
Tonti Street
Galvez Street
Prieur Street
Claiborne Avenue
Elk Place/Basin Street
Rampart
49
Baronne/Dauphine
Carondelet/Bourbon
12
St. Charles/Royal
Camp/Chartres
Magazine/Decatur
Peters Street
Harrah's Casino
2 Riverfront Line
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The Canal Streetcar Line is a historic streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). It originally operated from 1861 to 1964. It was redesigned and rebuilt between 2000 and 2004, and operation was reinstated in 2004 after a 40-year hiatus. Primarily running along its namesake street, Canal Street, it consists of two branches named for their outer terminals,[1] totaling about 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) in length:[2]"Canal–Cemeteries" (officially designated as Route 47) and "Canal–City Park/Museum" (officially designated as Route 48). Each branch is denoted with the red and light green colors respectively on most RTA publications.
Before the return of the line, the Canal Street corridor was served from 1964 to 2004 by several RTA bus lines utilizing the neutral ground in the Central Business District where the tracks now run.
^Branley, Edward J. (2004). New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7385-1605-9.
^"Streetcars in New Orleans". NewOrleansOnline.com. The Official Tourism Site of the City of New Orleans. 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
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