Talk:Streetcars in New Orleans

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[edit] All NO streetcars in one article?

Would it make sense to create a single article covering all of the New Orleans streetcars (St. Charles, Canal St., Riverfront) in one article? --Jfruh 15:05, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Although I'm partial to the St. Charles line and think of the red streetcars as "upstarts," I think your idea for a general article does make sense—especially post-Katrina with the confusion of St. Charles streetcars operating on Canal Street. The St. Charles line is certainly important enough, historically, to merit its own article. On the other hand, it wouldn't make sense to have a separate article for each of the new lines. So maybe St. Charles Avenue Streetcar could forward to Streetcars in New Orleans#St. Charles Avenue Streetcar, which would be a major section of the new article. -- Muffuletta 16:03, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

That seems reasonable. Another possibility would be to keep the seperate St. Charles Avenue Streetcar article and have a "Streetcars in New Orleans" (or similar title) article which gives a brief mention and points to main article for the St. Charles line. -- Infrogmation 17:14, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Also, the article should eventually include historic lines (gotta mention Desire, no?) in addition ot the current/recent ones. While we're at it, some sort of general "Public Transit in New Orleans" article might be a good idea (including the Ferries, prosaic buses, and history like the big strike and jitneys in '29 etc). BTW, the Commons has a small collection at Commons:Category:Trams in New Orleans. -- Infrogmation 17:19, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Since there are currently no real articles on the other two lines, my instinct would be to move this article in its entirety to Streetcars in New Orleans and then add stub sections for the Riverfront and Canal St. lines. This would allow us to also eventually fill in the prewar history of NOLA streetcars (e.g., the Desire line and others) and keep them all in one place. --Jfruh 17:28, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi -- nobody seems to object to my idea, so I'm going to make the move. --Jfruh (talk) 19:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

OK, I did it! I've never been to NOLA, so I hope some natives chime in and correct any errors, as most of my info comes from Wikipedia and other railfan sites. When writing, I tried to work on the assumption that the pre-Katrina situation is the permanent condition of things, and noted Katrina-related effects sort of in passing. Trying to be optimistic.

Stuff to add: expansion of info on the other two lines, updates on when the St. Charles Line will be back, any info at all on when the Riverfront Line will be back, updates on restoration efforts on the damaged cars, practical info (fares, transfers, schedules). --Jfruh (talk) 20:27, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 19th century propulsion

As we don't yet have anything on "ammonia engine" or "ammonia motor", this link has some interesting relevent info. -- Infrogmation 01:07, 26 July 2006 (UTC)