St. Charles Avenue streetcar line

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The St. Charles Avenue streetcar line is a historic New Orleans streetcar route, famed as the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world and a scenic ride past the city's grand mansions and live oak-lined boulevards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic transportation system ⓘ
public transit route ⓘ
streetcar line ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of New Orleans ⓘ
electrification overhead line ⓘ
fareSystem integrated with New Orleans RTA fares ⓘ
featuredIn A Streetcar Named Desire (setting inspiration) ⓘ
followsStreet Carrollton Avenue ⓘ
St. Charles Avenue ⓘ
hasColorScheme dark green streetcars with cream trim ⓘ
hasPredecessor New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad ⓘ
hasRouteNumber St. Charles Line ⓘ
heritageStatus National Historic Landmark ⓘ
knownFor green streetcars ⓘ
live oak-lined boulevards ⓘ
views of historic mansions ⓘ
laterMode electric streetcar ⓘ
steam dummy ⓘ
locatedIn Louisiana ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ
United States ⓘ
openedAsElectricLine 1893 ⓘ
operatedBy New Orleans Regional Transit Authority ⓘ
operatingAllYear yes ⓘ
originalMode horse-drawn streetcar ⓘ
partOfNetwork New Orleans streetcar system ⓘ
passesBy Audubon Park ⓘ
Loyola University New Orleans ⓘ
Tulane University ⓘ
passesThrough Garden District ⓘ
Uptown New Orleans ⓘ
primaryUsers commuters ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
propulsionSystem electric streetcar ⓘ
recognizedAs oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world ⓘ
runsOn reserved neutral ground (median) for much of its length ⓘ
safetySystem street-running mixed with traffic ⓘ
serviceType local transit ⓘ
tourist service ⓘ
survivedEvent Hurricane Katrina ⓘ
conversion of many U.S. streetcar systems to buses ⓘ
terminus Canal Street ⓘ
South Carrollton Avenue and South Claiborne Avenue ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ
trackType double track on most of route ⓘ
usesRollingStockType Perley Thomas streetcars ⓘ

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Uptown New Orleans → knownFor → St. Charles Avenue streetcar line ⓘ
Uptown New Orleans → servedBy → St. Charles Avenue Streetcar ⓘ
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Garden District → accessibleBy → St. Charles Avenue streetcar ⓘ
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Garden District → transportation → St. Charles Avenue streetcar line ⓘ
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority → operates → St. Charles Streetcar Line ⓘ
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New Orleans Central Business District → servedBy → St. Charles Streetcar Line ⓘ
linked to: St. Charles Avenue streetcar line
Canal Street (New Orleans) → hasTransportation → St. Charles Streetcar line terminus ⓘ
subject linked to: Canal Street in New Orleans
linked to: St. Charles Avenue streetcar line
Carrollton neighborhood → hasTransportation → St. Charles Avenue Streetcar line ⓘ
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Riverbend → servedBy → St. Charles Avenue Streetcar line ⓘ
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St. Charles Avenue streetcar line → hasRouteNumber → St. Charles Line ⓘ
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St. Charles Avenue → traversedBy → St. Charles Streetcar Line ⓘ
linked to: St. Charles Avenue streetcar line
Riverfront Streetcar Line → connectsTo → St. Charles Streetcar Line ⓘ
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NORTA → primaryStreetcarLine → St. Charles Avenue streetcar line ⓘ
Carrollton Avenue → servedBy → St. Charles Streetcar Line ⓘ
linked to: St. Charles Avenue streetcar line