Streetcars

The St. Charles Line
Sadly our street car was seriously damaged by Katrina and is not currently running.  We miss the sounds of its rumble which can be heard from our porch but hope to have it back by 2007.  Thje St. Charles line is the oldest continuously operating streetcar in the world! The mahogany seats, brass fittings and exposed ceiling light bulbs are from a day when plastic seats and aluminum rails were not even a thought. Rumbling around the ''neutral ground'' of St. Charles and Carrollton avenues for more than 150 years, the streetcar symbolizes the charm and romance of the City of New Orleans. The route forms a 13.2-mile crescent from Carondelet at Canal Street in the Central Business District through the oldest and most majestic section of uptown New Orleans, around the Riverbend to Carrollton at Claiborne Avenue. Swaying along St. Charles Avenue through a tunnel of Live Oaks, the streetcar passes dozens of antebellum mansions, historic monuments, Loyola and Tulane universities, the sweeping grounds of the Audubon Zoological Gardens, shopping centers, fine restaurants and hotels.

The Riverfront Line
Hop aboard! Let the Riverfront Streetcar take you to New Orleans' most exciting attractions. From the quaint shops of the French Market to the new Aquarium of the Americas and beyond, shopping, dining and sightseeing are just a streetcar ride away. Inaugurated August 14, 1998, as the Riverfront Streetcar line, it was the first to open in New Orleans since 1926, when more than 200 miles of street railway crisscrossed the city.

The Canal Street Line
Ride the newest addition to New Orleans' streetcars. Opened Spring 2004, the Canal Street line takes riders down Canal Street to Carrollton Street, right past City Park - the county's biggest public park.

St. Charles Streetcar

Riverfront Line