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New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line

Testing and Training - 2003

The prototype car has been operating on Canal, from Dauphine to the river, since 2001. You can ride whichever Canal car is on this part of the line for a quarter.  Additionally, the cars are being brought up to Canal for testing and training classes.  Currently (26-Oct-2003), there are no revenue runs on Canal; six cars are doing training runs out of Randolph.

2014 on Canal for a training class

Car 2011 switching from the St. Charles turnaround track to the riverbound Canal track.  The car then switched to the lakebound track and traveled to the car barn. (4-Oct-2003).