Posted on November 30, 2006 at 10:05 AM in thoughts
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Blake at Voodoo Ventures reports that he can see repair crews working on the streetcar lines outside his offices. Blake's neighbor a few doors down saw "a functioning street car filled with people rumbling down St. Charles". There are a couple of photos on Idea Fuel, and if anyone has any more, let me know.
I did a little research and found that the part from Canal to Lee Circle was expected to be fully operational by Christmas. The work will continue and the rest of the line is expected to be in service by the end of 2007. I also found a community of streetcar fans on LiveJournal(via the Think New Orleans Wiki).
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From what we have heard, you are accurate. We are hopeful that the rest of the St. Charles line will be completed before the end of 2007. We are in the tourism business and the streetcar is a nationally recognized landmark. It needs to be operating to send the positive signal that its safe to come to one of the nation's most favorite city's
Posted by Joe R. | November 30, 2006 5:50 PM