Streetcar News
The Times-Picayune is reporting that the final phase of the repairs to the St. Charles-Carrollton line is close to being completed. They even give a nod to the streetcars’ manufacturer, Perley Thomas, a name I was unfamiliar with until artist Paulette Lizano submitted her sketch for A Streetcar Named Inspire.
The green Perley Thomas Car Co. vehicles began rolling along the full length of St. Charles Avenue in December, about two months after service was reinstituted between Canal Street and Napoleon Avenue. From December 2006 until November 2007, streetcars ran only as far as Lee Circle.
City Councilwoman Stacy Head, whose district includes much of the route, hailed the pending completion of the project as the latest good news for Carrollton Avenue as it continues to rebound from the storm.
“Putting the complete St. Charles route back in business is an important milestone in bringing normalcy to this Uptown corridor,” Head said.
Frank Donze / Times-Picayune March 25, 2008.
They went on to say the RTA is planning a party for the official re-opening sometime in May.
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