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August 02, 2004
Heading Back Downtown
Heading Back Downtown
This shot of Car 2002 crossing Bernadotte street heading back downtown provides a good contrast between layout of the Canal Street neutral ground on the old line as shown in last week’s feature photo. Unlike the large, wooden telephone poles that used to support the overhead catenary wire which powers the streetcars, the new streetcars get their juice from steel poles set in the neutral ground. This combined with the new landscaping running from Prieur St. to the cemeteries has reinvigorated the look of Canal outside the CBD.
This photo also gives a good view of the design of the Von Dullen cars. It’s clear when viewing the cars from the end that the monitor deck on top the roof is strictly ornamental; on standard semi-convertible cars, the monitor deck actually had working windows. The 2000-series upper deck simply hides the air conditioning unit from view. The arch roof design has been continued in the new cars, as is seen here.
The route signs on this run are set as follows: In the center is the name of the line on which the car is running, “CANAL.” On the left side of the photo (the operator’s right), is the destination of the car. This says “CEMETERIES.” Since the car just left the Cemeteries Terminal and is heading riverbound, the operator should have changed the sign to say “FRENCH MARKET.” The sign in the right-hand side of the photo (the operator’s left) is the number of the run. Since it says “12,” that means car 2002 was the twelfth car to leave the barn that morning.
Posted by Edward J. Branley at August 2, 2004 07:07 PM
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