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November 14, 2004
Good Morning!
Good Morning!
Three Von Dullen cars in the three-track terminal at the foot of Canal Street at about 7:30am on a weekday morning. The car on the left is approaching on the outbound track. The center car is stopped, and the operator will soon change the trolley poles to head outbound. The Canal Line’s schedule is modified during peak hours to keep more streetcars running on Canal Street itself, rather than making the turn onto the Riverfront Line to go to the French Market. There just aren’t that many tourists at 7:30am, so the focus is getting people to and from work. The car on the right will most likely continue through the turn onto the Riverfront Line tracks.
Behind the right-hand car, you can barely see a RTA supervisor, keeping an eye on the flow along the line. Unlike many cities where streetcar lines are historical or novelty operations, the streetcars on the Canal Line have fully assumed their responsibility as the hub line for New Orleans’ public transit system.
The World Trade Center rises in the background, with Harrah’s on the right.
Posted by Edward J. Branley at November 14, 2004 08:35 PM
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