St. Charles Avenue streetcar line

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The St. Charles Avenue streetcar line is a historic New Orleans streetcar route, famed as the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world and a scenic ride past the city's grand mansions and live oak-lined boulevards.

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instanceOf historic transportation system
public transit route
streetcar line
tourist attraction
culturalSignificance symbol of New Orleans
electrification overhead line
fareSystem integrated with New Orleans RTA fares
featuredIn A Streetcar Named Desire (setting inspiration)
followsStreet Carrollton Avenue
St. Charles Avenue
hasColorScheme dark green streetcars with cream trim
hasPredecessor New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad
hasRouteNumber St. Charles Line
heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
knownFor green streetcars
live oak-lined boulevards
views of historic mansions
laterMode electric streetcar
steam dummy
locatedIn Louisiana
New Orleans
United States
openedAsElectricLine 1893
operatedBy New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
operatingAllYear yes
originalMode horse-drawn streetcar
partOfNetwork New Orleans streetcar system
passesBy Audubon Park
Loyola University New Orleans
Tulane University
passesThrough Garden District
Uptown New Orleans
primaryUsers commuters
tourists
propulsionSystem electric streetcar
recognizedAs oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world
runsOn reserved neutral ground (median) for much of its length
safetySystem street-running mixed with traffic
serviceType local transit
tourist service
survivedEvent Hurricane Katrina
conversion of many U.S. streetcar systems to buses
terminus Canal Street
South Carrollton Avenue and South Claiborne Avenue
trackGauge standard gauge
trackType double track on most of route
usesRollingStockType Perley Thomas streetcars

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Uptown New Orleans knownFor St. Charles Avenue streetcar line
Uptown New Orleans servedBy St. Charles Avenue Streetcar
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Garden District accessibleBy St. Charles Avenue streetcar
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Garden District transportation St. Charles Avenue streetcar line
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority operates St. Charles Streetcar Line
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New Orleans Central Business District servedBy St. Charles Streetcar Line
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Canal Street (New Orleans) hasTransportation St. Charles Streetcar line terminus
subject linked to: Canal Street in New Orleans
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Carrollton neighborhood hasTransportation St. Charles Avenue Streetcar line
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Riverbend servedBy St. Charles Avenue Streetcar line
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St. Charles Avenue streetcar line hasRouteNumber St. Charles Line
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St. Charles Avenue traversedBy St. Charles Streetcar Line
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Riverfront Streetcar Line connectsTo St. Charles Streetcar Line
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NORTA primaryStreetcarLine St. Charles Avenue streetcar line
Carrollton Avenue servedBy St. Charles Streetcar Line
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