Canal Streetcar Line

Canal
A 2000 Series Perley Thomas replica streetcar operating on Canal Street at Bourbon Street
Overview
Owner	New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Line number	47, 48
Locale	New Orleans, Louisiana
Termini	Cemeteries or City Park Harrah's Casino
Service
Type	Heritage streetcar
System	Streetcars in New Orleans
Depot(s)	A. Philip Randolph Operations Facility
Rolling stock	2000 Series Perley Thomas replica streetcars
History
Opened	1861 (first incarnation) April 18, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-04-18) (current incarnation)
Closed	1964 (first incarnation)
Technical
Line length	5.5 mi (8.9 km) (total)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Runs in neutral ground (central median) along Canal Street, in traffic lanes next to the neutral ground on N. Carrollton Avenue
Track gauge	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm)
Electrification	Overhead line, 600 V DC
Route map Legend  48  City Park/Museum branch City Park and Museum of Art City Park Avenue Dumaine Street Orleans Avenue St. Louis Street Bienville Avenue  47  Cemeteries branch Cemeteries Transit Center Anthony Street St. Patrick Street Murat Street Hennessey Street Carrollton Avenue Scott Street Telemachus Street Clark Street Norman Francis Parkway Lopez Street Salcedo Street Canal Street Yards White Street Broad Street Dorgenois Street Tonti Street Galvez Street Prieur Street Claiborne Avenue Elk Place/Basin Street Rampart  46   49  Baronne/Dauphine Carondelet/Bourbon 12 St. Charles/Royal Camp/Chartres Magazine/Decatur Peters Street Harrah's Casino  49  2  49  This diagram: view talk edit

The Canal Streetcar Line is a historic streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). It originally operated from 1861 to 1964. It was redesigned and rebuilt between 2000 and 2004, and operation was reinstated in 2004 after a 40-year hiatus. Primarily running along its namesake street, Canal Street, it consists of two branches named for their outer terminals,^[1] totaling about 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) in length:^[2] "Canal–Cemeteries" (officially designated as Route 47) and "Canal–City Park/Museum" (officially designated as Route 48). As of 2024, each branch is denoted with light yellow and red colors respectively on most RTA publications.^[3]

Before the return of the line, the Canal Street corridor was served from 1964 to 2004 by several RTA bus lines utilizing the neutral ground in the Central Business District where the tracks now run.