A Streetcar Named “In Process”

The Maroon

May 1, 2013

The Regional Transit Authority’s oldest streetcar line, St. Charles Avenue, is undergoing renovation. The 120-year-old line is the busiest with 3.1 million riders in 2011. The work is expected to be complete by the end of 2013.

Severe weather delays the construction on the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line. The $7 million project is part of the Regional Transit Authority’s effort to provide better transportation on the city’s busiest line. In this April 30 photo, a streetcar runs down one of the St. Charles Avenue rails. The renovation project is expected to be completed at the end of this year. The Regional Transit Authority announced the building of another streetcar line on St. Claude Avenue and Elysian Fields Avenue after the 1.5 mile-streetcar line on Loyola Avenue was completed earlier this year.

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