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Streetcars in New Orleans

Index Streetcars in New Orleans

Streetcars in New Orleans, Louisiana have been an integral part of the city's public transportation network since the first half of the 19th century. [1]

55 relations: Alternative fuel vehicle, Benjamin M. Palmer, Broad-gauge railway, Camellia Grill, Canal Street, New Orleans, Canal Streetcar Line, DeLesseps Story Morrison, Desire (disambiguation), Desire Street, Emile Lamm, General Motors streetcar conspiracy, Gert Town, New Orleans, Heritage streetcar, Kenner, Louisiana, Light rail, Light rail in North America, Light rail in the United States, List of car-free places, List of gauge conversions, List of North American light rail systems by ridership, List of rail transit systems in North America, List of rail transit systems in the United States, List of railway electrification systems, List of streetcar systems in the United States, List of tram and light rail transit systems, List of tram track gauges, List of United States light rail systems by ridership, Mac Sebree, Marc Morial, Mid-City New Orleans, Minimum railway curve radius, New Orleans, New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad, New Orleans Central Business District, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, Only God Knows Why, Perley A. Thomas Car Works, Pittsburgh Light Rail, Rampart Street, Rampart–St. Claude Streetcar Line, Riverfront Streetcar Line, Robert E. Lee, Sidney Barthelemy, St. Charles Avenue, St. Charles Streetcar Line, Strausberg Railway, Streetcars in North America, Thomas Built Buses, Timeline of New Orleans, ..., Track gauge in the United States, Tram, Transit pass, Tulane University Law School, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Expand index (5 more) »

Alternative fuel vehicle

An alternative fuel vehicle is a vehicle that runs on a fuel other than traditional petroleum fuels (petrol or Diesel fuel); and also refers to any technology of powering an engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car, hybrid electric vehicles, solar powered).

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Benjamin M. Palmer

Benjamin Morgan Palmer (January 25, 1818 – May 25, 1902), an orator and Presbyterian theologian, was the first moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America.

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Broad-gauge railway

A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge broader than the standard-gauge railways.

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Camellia Grill

The Camellia Grill is a landmark diner in the Carrollton section of New Orleans.

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Canal Street, New Orleans

Canal Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of New Orleans.

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Canal Streetcar Line

The Canal Streetcar line is a historic streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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DeLesseps Story Morrison

deLesseps Story Morrison, Sr., known as Chep Morrison (January 18, 1912 – May 22, 1964), was an American attorney and politician, who was the 54th mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana from 1946 to 1961.

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Desire (disambiguation)

Desire is a sense of longing or hoping.

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Desire Street

Desire Street is a street in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States.

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Emile Lamm

Emile Lamm (24 November 1834 – 12 July 1873, in New Orleans) was a French-born American inventor and dentist.

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General Motors streetcar conspiracy

The General Motors streetcar conspiracy refers to convictions of General Motors (GM) and other companies for monopolizing the sale of buses and supplies to National City Lines (NCL) and its subsidiaries, and to allegations that this was part of a deliberate plot to purchase and dismantle streetcar systems in many cities in the United States as an attempt to monopolize surface transportation.

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Gert Town, New Orleans

Gert Town is a neighborhood in the city of New Orleans.

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Heritage streetcar

Heritage streetcars or heritage trams are a part of the efforts to preserve rail traffic heritage.

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Kenner, Louisiana

Kenner (historically Cannes-Brûlées) is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. State of Louisiana.

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Light rail

Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transport using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way.

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Light rail in North America

Light rail is a commonly used mode of public transit in North America.

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Light rail in the United States

Light rail is defined in the United States (and elsewhere) as a mode of electrified (or in a few exceptional cases, diesel-powered) rail-based transit, usually urban in nature, which is distinguished by operation in routes of generally exclusive, though not necessarily grade-separated, rights-of-way.

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List of car-free places

The areas in this list of car-free places make up a sizeable fraction of a city, town, or island; public transport connections do not in themselves constitute a car free area.

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List of gauge conversions

This is a list of notable railway track gauge conversions, railway lines where the distance between a set of tracks is broadened or narrowed.

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List of North American light rail systems by ridership

The following is a list of all light rail systems in North America, ranked by ridership.

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List of rail transit systems in North America

This list denotes all passenger rail (national services and commuter systems), heavy urban rail (such as rapid transit), light rail, and streetcars that are commuter-oriented.

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List of rail transit systems in the United States

This is a list of the 108 operating passenger rail transit systems in the United States.

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List of railway electrification systems

This is a list of the power supply systems that are, or have been, used for tramway and railway electrification systems.

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List of streetcar systems in the United States

This is an all-time list of streetcar (tram), interurban and light rail systems in the United States, by principal city (or cities) served, and separated by political division, with opening and closing dates.

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List of tram and light rail transit systems

The following is a list of cities that have current tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars), or light rail systems as part of their regular public transit systems.

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List of tram track gauges

No description.

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List of United States light rail systems by ridership

The following is a list of all light rail systems in the United States, ranked by ridership. Also included are those urban streetcar/trolley systems that are providing regular public transit service (i.e. operating year-round and at least five days/week).

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Mac Sebree

George McClellan Sebree III (August 26, 1932 – March 7, 2010), better known as Mac Sebree, was an American journalist, writer and publisher whose area of expertise was urban mass transit, particularly urban rail transit.

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Marc Morial

Marc Haydel Morial (born January 3, 1958) is an American political and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League.

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Mid-City New Orleans

Mid-City is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans.

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Minimum railway curve radius

The minimum railway curve radius is the shortest allowable design radius for the centre line of railway tracks under a particular set of conditions.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad

The New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad (originally Rail Road) was one of six short-line rail systems built to connect the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, with surrounding neighborhoods, in this case, four-and-a-half miles to the resort village of Carrollton.

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New Orleans Central Business District

The Central Business District (CBD) is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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New Orleans Museum of Art

The New Orleans Museum of Art (or NOMA) is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans.

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New Orleans Regional Transit Authority

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA or NORTA) is a public transportation agency based in New Orleans.

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Only God Knows Why

"Only God Knows Why" is a song by American musician Kid Rock.

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Perley A. Thomas Car Works

Perley A. Thomas Car Works, Inc. was a 20th-century builder of wooden and steel streetcars, based in High Point, North Carolina in the United States.

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Pittsburgh Light Rail

The Pittsburgh Light Rail (commonly known as The T) is a light rail system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; it becomes a subway in Downtown Pittsburgh and largely as an at-grade in the suburbs south of the city.

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Rampart Street

Rampart Street is a historic avenue located in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Rampart–St. Claude Streetcar Line

The Rampart–St.

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Riverfront Streetcar Line

The Riverfront Streetcar Line is a historic streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army.

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Sidney Barthelemy

Sidney John Barthelemy (born March 17, 1942) is a former American political figure.

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St. Charles Avenue

St.

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St. Charles Streetcar Line

The St.

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Strausberg Railway

The Strausberg Railway (Strausberger Eisenbahn) is a light railway serving the town of Strausberg in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Streetcars in North America

Electric streetcars or trolley(car)s (North American English for the European word tram) were once the chief mode of public transit in hundreds of North American cities and towns.

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Thomas Built Buses

Thomas Built Buses, Inc. (commonly designated Thomas) is an American bus manufacturer.

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Timeline of New Orleans

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

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Track gauge in the United States

Originally, various gauges were used in the United States.

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Tram

A tram (also tramcar; and in North America streetcar, trolley or trolley car) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way.

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Transit pass

A transit pass (North American English) or travel card (British English), often referred to as a bus pass or train pass etc.

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Tulane University Law School

Tulane University Law School is the law school of Tulane University.

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Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

The Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is part of Tulane University, located in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_New_Orleans

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