The Canal Streetcar line is a historic tram 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 the operation was restored in 2004 after a 40-year absence. Particularly walking along its street name, Canal Street, it consists of two named branches for their outer terminal, with a total of around 1 / 2 mile (8.9Ã, km) in length: "Canal - Cemeteries" (formally designated as Route 47 ) and "Canal - City Park/Museum " (formally designated as Route 48 ). Each branch is denoted by a red and light green color in most RTA publications.
Prior to the return of the queue, the Canal Street corridor was serviced from 1964 to 2004 by several RTA bus lines utilizing neutral ground in the Central Business District where its rail is now operating.
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Route description
The Canal Streetcar Street trunk traveled directly along Canal Street from where it started at the Convention Center Boulevard (in front of Harrah's Casino) to Carrollton Avenue where two branches were split. While it does not currently go to the foot of the Canal on the Mississippi River, the track goes two blocks down the track used by the Riverfront line. Leaving the downtown area, mostly across several neighborhoods in the City-Central part of the city and consisting of 3 miles (4.8 km) inland.
Branch
The "Cemeteries" branch continues on Canal Street past Carrollton Avenue to the terminal on Metairie Road (which continues as City Park Avenue), which is surrounded by several graves. For much of its history, this area is the northern border of the city, which explains cemetery, Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish density in this area. Beginning July 31, 2017, and completed on December 4, a new loop terminal built north of City Park Avenue on Canal Boulevard, providing better access for passengers to move between trams and connecting bus lines. After one month of testing and training, the new loop came into use on January 7, 2017.
The "City Park/Museum" branch (or sometimes just "City Park") turns north from the Canal to North Carrollton Avenue, where it runs in the inner lane of the road rather than on neutral ground. It was reduced to one lane at the intersection of City Park/Moss Avenues and returned to the neutral ground before ending in Beauregard Circle, on Esplanade Avenue and Bayou St. John, near the entrance to the New Orleans Art Museum in City Park. The hotel is within walking distance of the New Orleans Fairgrounds, the annual Jazz and Heritage Festival.
The Canal Cemetery and the branches of City Park were originally designated as Routes 42 and 45, respectively, until January 2009, when the route number was changed to 47 and 48.
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History
Canal Street Line traces its origins to RR New Orleans City, which was established to provide horse-drawn tram services throughout the city. The first line of the system opened in June 1861, running on the Esplanade, Magazine, Prytania, and Canal Streets. The original Automobile Warehouse for the Canal Line, which served it until the end of 1964, was established on White Street. The line ran on the street lined from St. Charles Street to the car barn; it was extended in August to the end of the road at the Cemetery.
RR City is under the control of New Orleans Traction Co. in 1892 when the system was prepared for electrification. Big orders for new electric trams are placed with Brill Co. of Philadelphia. The Canal Line was the first New Orleans Traction line to power, starting the electric service on July 28, 1894. It was followed very quickly by the Esplanade and the rest of the company's horsecar line. The line was extended slightly in the central business district to end at the foot of Canal Street, not far from the Mississippi River.
In 1901, the tram company slightly extended the Canal and Esplanade Lines so the outer end met at City Park Ave., and connected it together on the Belt Line. The canal cars leave the central business district on Canal Street, operated on City Park Ave., turn onto the road to Esplanade Ave., and return to the Esplanade to Rampart and back onto Canal Street. The car marked Esplanade leaves the central business district via Rampart Street to the Esplanade, then operates the Esplanade to City Park Ave. to Canal, and back on Canal Street. This Belt Line arrangement lasted until December 27, 1934, when Esplanade Ave. converted into a bus, and Canal re-runs just on Canal Street, end to end.
From 1934 to 1950, there were two paths running on Canal Street. The West End-marked car operates from the Channel foot to the outer end of the road at the cemetery, then turns left onto City Park Avenue (Metairie Road) to the New Basin Canal, and then exits the east bank of the canal to the West End the entertainment area on Lake Pontchartrain. The cars marked Cemetery followed the same route, but returned to the cemetery immediately after turning off Metairie Street. West End just stops along Canal Street from Claiborne Ave. to City Park Ave. The West End line was converted to a bus in 1950, after which the surviving Cemeteryies cars were once again signed Canal. In 1951, the Outer Canal Line terminal was moved to the end of Canal Street, and the track on City Park Ave. (Metairie Road) was deleted.
In 1964, the tram company (known since 1922 as New Orleans Public Service Incorporated, or NOPSI) proposed to turn the Canal channel into a bus. The line will be combined with the West End and Canal Boulevard bus lines, so visitors can take a seat from the business center to Lake Pontchartrain. There is tremendous controversy over the proposal of protest preservationists. While the St. Charles Streetcar is spared, Canal channel is not. The last day was May 30th, 1964, with the last round (car NOPSI 972, carrying a banner that reads "See Me In St. Charles") left the Canal Line at around 5:00 am on May 31st. All trams, except for 35 are reserved for St. Charles Line, canceled or donated to museums throughout the country, and all overhead lines and wires are removed.
In the 1990s, tram interest again flared, not only in New Orleans, but in many cities across the country. Plans for Channel Line restoration were announced in 2000, and rail rebuilt from the foot of Canal Street to the cemetery. The branch line is made on North Carrollton Avenue, which has never had a tram service before. Finally, the Canal Streetcar channel reopened on April 18, 2004, almost 40 years after closing. It replaced some stop service in Canal in Mid-City mostly except for the limited stop express line that ran into the lake, which was eliminated abruptly due to Hurricane Katrina.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina damaged the red tram on the Canal and the Riverfront line kept in the car barn behind the RTA headquarters. When the tram service was repaired, he was forced to use green cars borrowed from the St. Charles while red cars are rebuilt.
Operation
The Canal Streetcar channel operates routine service every day, from every six to seven minutes every day to every ten minutes in the evening. The Canal-Cemeteries branch operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on average every ten minutes (7-13 minutes literally on scheduled trips) during the day and night and every 30 minutes late at night. The Canal-City Park/Museum branches have a shorter operating schedule, seven days a week from around 6 am to 12:15 am, with 20 minutes of headway over time service. After 11 pm, some of the City Park branch trips do not operate right up to the main business district; instead they operate from the Museum of Art terminal to the junction of Canal and White Street (in the car barn).
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Referensi
- Hennick, Louis C.; Charlton, Elbridge Harper (1975). The Streetcars of New Orleans . Jackson Square Press. ISBN 978-1-5655-4568-7. OCLCÂ 49910971.
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- Canal-Cemeteries line schedule
- Canal-City Park/Museum line schedule
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