Von Dullen 2008 at @NOMA1910

Von Dullen streetcar 2008, at the two-track terminal at Beauregard Circle.

This is the end of the "Carrollton Spur" of the Canal Street line.  On the outbound leg of the route, one of every four streetcars running on Canal turns right onto North Carrollton avenue and goes down to City Park.  This spur is a big boost to the New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, and the various businesses along Carrollton.

This photo was shot from Lelong Drive, the main entrance to the New Orleans Museum of Art.  (The photo at the top of the NOMA home page is what you'd see from this vantage point if you turned around.)  The operator hasn't yet changed over the trolley poles for the inbound run.  The Von Dullen streetcars were originally built in 2002-2003 for the return of the Canal line.  They were flooded in the storm, and were stripped and re-built in 2006.  While they have the same basic arch-roof design of the 1923-vintage Perley A. Thomas cars that run on the St. Charles line (the city's classic green streetcars), these streetcars have modern controls and electronics, as well as wheelchair lifts on both sides. 

There's no better way to get off the beaten tourist path in New Orleans than to ride the Carrollton Spur out to City Park.  Enjoy Bayou St. John, Pitot House, the park itself, and NOMA.  Even on a hot summer afternoon, you can escape back into the air-conditioned red streetcar to get back downtown!