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New Orleans Fabulous Streetcars by Kenneth C. Springirth

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Author: Kenneth C. Springirth
Page Count: 128 pages
Published Date: 01 Aug 2014
Publisher: Fonthill Media LLc
Publication Country: SC, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781625450395
File size: 13 Mb
File Name: New.Orleans.Fabulous.Streetcars.pdf
Download Link: New Orleans Fabulous Streetcars
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The first street railway opened in New Orleans in 1835. Over the years various methods of powering the streetcars including horses, stream locomotives, overhead cable system and fireless locomotives were tried. In 1893, electric streetcar operation began. At its peak in 1922, New Orleans had 225 miles of electric streetcar lines in operation. Ridership and streetcar lines declined with increased use of automobiles and the hard economic times of the Great Depression. While ridership surged during World War II, following the war the decline in transit riding continued the conversion of streetcar lines to bus operation. With the end of the Canal streetcar line in 1964, only the St. Charles streetcar line remained. In 1983, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority acquired the public transit system. With increased public awareness of the important heritage of the St. Charles streetcar line, the first new streetcar line in 60 years in New Orleans opened on the Riverfront during 1988. Its success contributed to the restoration of streetcars on Canal Street in 2004. This book provides a photographic essay of the New Orleans streetcar system including the new Loyola streetcar line that opened in 2013 and is part of New Orleans Fabulous Streetcars. "

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