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Running since 1835, it is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. It is operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). Officially the St. Charles Streetcar line is designated as Route 12, and it runs along its namesake, St. Charles Avenue. It is the busiest route in the RTA system as it is heavily used by ...
Streetcar network map. The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA or NORTA) is a public transportation agency based in New Orleans.The agency was established by the Louisiana State Legislature in 1979, and has operated bus and historic streetcar service throughout the city since 1983, when it took over the city's mass transit system after nearly six decades' control by New Orleans Public ...
The 12 St. Charles Streetcar Line is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world, having opened in 1835. It runs from Canal Street all the way to the end of St. Charles Avenue at South Carrollton Avenue, then out South Carrollton Avenue to its terminal at Carrollton and Claiborne.
The line was created in 2021 when NORTA, as a result of the Hardrock Hotel Collapse, combined the Loyola-UPT portion of the Rampart-St. Claude Streetcar Line and part of the Riverfront Streetcar Line to create the UPT-Riverfront Line. It inherited the former route number of the Rampart-St. Claude Streetcar Line.
It was the city's first accessible streetcar line, using the Melbourne cars; the historic landmark status of the Saint Charles route prevented the modification of the cars on that line. From the time it opened in 1988, the Riverfront line was originally single-track , 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge , with one passing siding .
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The last day was May 30, 1964, with the final run (NOPSI car 972, carrying banners which read "See Me On St. Charles") leaving Canal Line tracks at about 5:00 a.m. on May 31. All the streetcars, except for 35 reserved for the St. Charles Line, were scrapped or donated to museums across the country, and all track and overhead wire were removed. [11]
The Rampart–St. Claude Streetcar Line is a historic streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). It is the newest streetcar line in the system, as it opened on October 2, 2016, with the total length of the line being 2.4 mi (3.9 km). [ 1 ]