The prototype car, 2001, making the trip from Carrollton Station on Willow down to Canal Street. The St. Charles Avenue neutral ground is prime real estate during Carnival, when families stake out spots for parade viewing. Parades that start Uptown usually do so on Napoleon Avenue, turning onto St. Charles from there. They go down St. Charles through Lee Circle, then continue to Canal. St. Charles Avenue from Lee Circle to Canal is usually one-way going outbound, but the parades ignore this. When they reach Canal, some parades turn lakebound, some riverbound, depending on whether the parade ends at the Municipal Auditorium or the Convention Center.
The Von Dullen cars on the Canal line have their own barn at the Randolph SIS facility in Mid-City, but Carrollton Station will still be “streetcar headquarters.”
