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Currently there are three tram lines in service at the New Orleans Riverfront Streetcar, the Canal St. streetcar and the St. Charles Streetcar Of the three St. Charles Streetcar, which connects the central business district with uptown New Orleans, is the only authentic.
The St. Charles Streetcar began operating in 1835 as the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad It was the second railroad in New Orleans after the railway Pontchartrain defunct When the trains were powered by steam engines due to the excessive amount of noise created these engines, they were replaced by mules in 1867, electrified trams as we know them today were introduced in 1893.
Until the mid-twentieth century, the trams were very popular and there were more than twenty different lines that cross almost all New Orleans One of them was the line of desire, made famous in the 1947 Broadway production A streetcar named Desire.
After World War II, most lines were replaced by bus and, finally, only the St. Charles Avenue line survived.
In 1980, a new line Riverfront was created mainly for tourists This line runs from the French market at the Convention Center and because of a growing interest in trams, the Canal Street line was restored in 2004, 40 years after was arrested on Canal Street line connects the central business district with Mid-City used cars on these two lines are replicas of historic trams, but they are equipped with modern facilities.
The transit authority is even being added over several tram lines, along Loyola Avenue and the other will go through the French Quarter along Rampart Street.
Cars that run on the St. Charles Avenue line are registered on the National Register of Historic Places, and are kept without any changes Trams are Thomas Perry cars, the type of cars that were used in the early twentieth century, they have nice finishes, with benches polished mahogany and brass handles There is also no air conditioning in the car, but the blinds to protect passengers against the sun and when the car is moving, a nice breeze enters through the open windows trams are powered by electricity from a.
metal pole atop the car driving power overhead cables.
The St. Charles Avenue Streetcar starts at Canal Street near the French Quarter and lasts twelve kilometers over 7 miles Avenue in uptown New Orleans Claiborne.
From start to finish a journey takes about forty minutes for most of its route it travels along St. Charles Avenue, one of the finest New Orleans streets, lined with majestic oaks Inside the tram, you can see mansions through.
The first point of interest along the route, from Canal Street, Lafayette Square is dominated by the majestic Greek Revival Gallier room tramway passes by Lee circle named for the large.
Column with a statue of General E Lee being held at walking distance to the center is a group of museums, including the largest museum of World War The following section is of little interest, but after spending Jackson Street, St. Charles Streetcar passes just north of the Garden District from here St. Charles Avenue is lined with magnificent buildings such as columns Hotel in 3811, built in 1883 for a cigar manufacturer, Maison Brown novel without 4717 - the largest building on Street St. Charles Avenue - Tara without 5707 - a replica of the house in Scarlett.
Gone with the wind - and Wedding Cake House, not 5809, a Greek Revival building and layers of balconies and balustrades.
Also along the St. Charles Avenue, the tram passes campuses of Loyola and Tulane universities Opposite is the Audubon Park, home to the excellent Audubon Zoo Tram then proceeds to Carrollton Avenue and the end of the line Palmer Park before returning to the central business district.
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