Reply #56: They are trying to get a small part of it up by the end of the year

[KamaAina]

http://www.norta.com/st_charles.php

St. Charles Streetcar Line Update
Although work has begun on replacing the poles, pole foundations, and the overhead electrical system on the St. Charles Line, the complete project will not be finished until late 2007. The overhead system was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina. RTA is working hard to try and get the Central Business loop of the St. Charles streetcar line (from Carondelete (no final 'e' -Ed.) and Canal Street to Lee Circle) completed by the end of 2006. If you would like to ride a streetcar, the St. Charles streetcars are running on both the Canal St. line and the Riverfront line.

K-A
who once lived three blocks from the end of the line on S. Carrollton

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