New Orleans' St. Charles streetcar line was granted national historic landmark status Tuesday (Sept. 30) by the Department of the Interior. It was one of nine new landmarks announced.

New Orleans’ St. Charles streetcar rumbled and clanked through the Big Easy Tuesday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina shut down the world’s oldest continuously running line 16 months ago.

Tourists still ride New Orleans streetcars in droves, of course: 30-year-old Maurice Vermeul, visiting from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, rides the St. Charles line with his girlfriend in order to ...

The St. Charles streetcar is a relatively cost-efficient system to operate. Revenue from the 60-cent fares covers 62 percent of operating costs, better than the 30 to 50 percent recovery rate of ...

The streetcars that traveled up and down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans for the past 170 years and their shiny new red counterparts on Canal Street will be out of service for months, maybe a ...

NEW ORLEANS — The St. Charles Avenue streetcar service will be disrupted as a repaving project begins in the area on April 14, continuing through to the end of May.

WEBVTT THE HISTORY BOOKS.TODAY THE ST. CHARLES AVENUESTREETCAR LINE CELEBRATED ITSDESIGNATION AS A NATIONALHISTORIC LANDMARK. ATTODAY'S CEREMONY MAYOR MITCHLANDRIEU SAID THESTREETCAR'S IMPACT TO ...

A streetcar conductor wears a mask as she runs her route on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Much of the city is shut down and many are taking precautions due to the ...

Regarding the history of the St. Charles Avenue line where the historic cars have run throughout their history, the site says: “The oldest component of the RTA is the St. Charles streetcar line. It ...

More than two years after Hurricane Katrina, the return of New Orleans' beloved St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line is a much-awaited sign of progress.… ...

New Orleans RTA is facing a lawsuit over the lack of wheelchair access on the St. Charles streetcar line. (Chris Granger, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) A chance to ride New Orleans' historic ...