CAR 400:
First of the series car 400 on the St. Charles belt inbound at Tulane Ave. and South Broad Sts. on
June 10, 1947.
Scan of a negative in the H. George Friedman collection, photographer unknown. Added 08/10/15.
CAR 401:
Car 401 on the Tulane Belt at S. Carrollton Ave. and Jeanette St. on August 29, 1942. One photo, unknown photographer, from
the collection of H. George Friedman added 06/05/16.
CARS 402 AND 448:
Cars 402 and 448 are marked Tulane (Belt), while 857 is on the Cemeteries line and 870 on West End.
All of this is at the foot of Canal St. in a year before 1948, when the 400s were scrapped.
Uncredited image from the H. George Friedman collection added 03/11/21.
CAR 403:
Car 403 on the Tulane Belt line outbound at Canal and Carondelet/Bourbon Sts. on July 25, 1943. Readily visible is
the crossover from outside to outside track, with additional switches for inside to inside.
Duplicate slide from the H. George Friedman collection added 04/17/13.
CAR 423:
Car 423 signed for Tulane Belt inbound at Canal and University Place in the 1940s. It may be deadheading from Canal Station to
begin service at the Ferry loop. Normally on the Belts, it would be a St. Charles car inbound or Tulane outbound, both on the
outside tracks. Photo by Morley J. Kelsey from the collection of H. George Friedman added 04/24/14.
CAR 434:
Car 434 at Tulane Ave. and Broad St. on June 10, 1947. Negative from the H. George Friedman collection added 04/23/14.
CAR 439:
Car 439 on the St. Charles Belt inbound at Tulane Ave. and S. Telemachus St. in a year before 1948, when the 400s were scrapped.
Uncredited image from the H. George Friedman collection added 03/11/21.
CAR 440:
Car 440 on the St. Charles Belt line at Tulane Ave. and Broad St. (with the Orleans Parish Criminal Court in the background) about 1950.
Negative from the H. George Friedman collection added 10/27/19.
CARS 442 & 831:
Car 442 on the Tulane Belt meets 831 on the St. Charles Belt at Audubon Park in the 1940s.
Uncredited photo from the Earl Hampton Jr. collection added 11/16/19.
CAR 445:
Car 445 on the Tulane Belt outbound turns at Tulane and S. Carrollton Aves. no later than 1948,
when the 400 series cars were scrapped. It looks like the outbound track has a dual gauge rail
remnant, from circa 1929 when the Belts were widened but the Orleans-Kenner Electric Railway,
which had trackage rights until that year, remained standard gauge. Scan of a small snapshot, uncredited and undated, from the
collection of H. George Friedman added 03/08/21.
CAR 449:
Car 449 on the Tulane Belt line outbound at the foot of Canal St. on September 12, 1943. Duplicate slide from the H. George Friedman collection added 04/17/13.
CAR 460:
Riverfront car 460 was converted to a St. Charles car to provide ADA accessibility at six key stops.
Here she is at the S. Claiborne and S. Carrollton Aves. terminal on December 25, 2020.
Fourteen photos by Earl Hampton added 12/31/20.
CAR 801:
Car 801 on the Tulane Belt line inbound at the foot of Canal St. on August 14, 1950. Note the
screens covering the windows; this was a temporary feature on some Tulane and St. Charles Belt cars.
Duplicate slide from the H. George Friedman collection added 04/17/13.
CAR 803:
On an unknown date between 1957 and 1964, cars 803, 836, and 949 are seen at the Carrollton and Claiborne terminal.
Black and white photo from the collection of H. George Friedman added 07/03/12.
CAR 804:
Cars 804 and 866 at the Carrollton terminal on April 18, 1958. Two photos by Bob Selle added 03/07/19.
Cars 804 and 814 at Carrollton terminal on December 29, 1959. Slide by C.G. Parsons in my collection added 04/09/14.
CAR 814:
Car 814 arrives at Carrollton and Claiborne on August 17, 1962. St. Louis trolley coach 1204 on the Tulane line
lays over next to Palmer Park. Three photos from H. George Friedman collection added 12/12/11.
CAR 816:
In an undated and uncredited 1950s slide, car 816 is in the crossover at S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne Aves. on another
trip to Canal St. There is plenty of action to be seen. Car X63 (first digit unknown) is in the riverbound track. A&G Restaurant was located in
the space behind the Amoco service station; Burger King replaced the "good food" restaurant in the 1960s. The top rear of a
Tulane trolley coach is at S. Claiborne ready to return to the CBD. Two GMC 5105 buses are in the South Claiborne terminal.
Express lamps can be seen on the coaches, so this dates from 1955, when the limited stop Carrollton via Poydras entered service.
And on the right, the original location of the K&B Drug Store at Claiborne and Carrollton was on the downtown riverside corner.
In the 1960s, it moved to the uptown lakeside corner diagonally across the intersection. Two photos from a slide in my collection added 01/24/15.
CAR 827:
Car 827 with car 960 at Carrollton and Claiborne on August 17, 1962. A Tulane trolley coach makes its u-turn across the
tracks to begin its inbound trip. First photo from H. George Friedman collection added 12/12/11, second photo from my collection added 01/11/12.
CAR 830:
Car 830 on the Tulane Belt outbound just past South Claiborne Ave. before January 8, 1951, the date service on Tulane Ave. was discontinued.
In the background is a sign for Rosenberg's Furniture ("1825 Tulane!"). Perhaps the woman in the left foreground has returned from a train station;
she carries a suitcase as she crosses the neutral ground.
One photo from my collection added 06/08/12.
CAR 832:
Car 832, on the Jeanette St. ladder tracks at Carrollton Station, just received its famed patriotic bonds livery.
Press photo stamped April 12, 1943 comes from my collection and was added 07/29/19.
CAR 836:
On an unknown date between 1957 and 1964, cars 836 and 949 are seen at the Carrollton and Claiborne terminal in this black and white
photo from the collection of H. George Friedman. St. Louis trolley coach 1206 on the Tulane line is visible at the right.
One photo added 07/03/12.
Car 836 inside Carrollton Station on August 17, 1962. This streetcar was sold to the Connecticut Electric
Railway Association and is preserved in operating condition at their Warehouse Point facility. Photo from a slide in my collection added 12/12/11.
CAR 842:
Car 842 at an undetermined St. Charles Ave. location; I suspect it might be Louisiana Ave. Both the Hibernia National Bank and the First
Baptist Church buildings are gone. Slide was probably taken in the 1950s. No photographer credit indicated. Scan added 03/19/20.
CARS 844 AND 850:
Cars 844 and 850 at S. Carrollton Ave. and Dixon St. on January 27, 1951. The Tulane Belt was discontinued January 8th
and St. Charles began terminating here Scan of a print purchased from Seth Bramson added 03/19/20.
CAR 846:
Car 846 on the St. Charles Belt inbound at S. Liberty St. and Tulane Ave. between March 6, 1947, when cars were rerouted to this street
going to Canal, and January 8, 1951, the discontinuance of the belts. Charity Hospital is in the background.
Uncredited image from the collection of H. George Friedman added 03/12/21.
Car 846 at Howard Ave. and Carondelet St. in a Bob Selle negative taken April 18, 1958. Scan from my collection added 07/29/19.
CAR 848:
Car 848 at Willow St. and St. Charles Ave. in a Bob Selle negative taken April 18, 1958. The former inner rail
(standard gauge) is clearly seen on the turnouts from Willow. Scan from my collection added 07/29/19.
CAR 851:
Car 851 on the St. Charles line in June 1953. There are an Avenue Lounge and a linoleum dealer in the background, but I have
no further information about the location. Collection of H. George Friedman.
One photo added 08/22/13.
CAR 865:
Cars 865 and 965 at the Carrollton and Claiborne terminal on August 17, 1962. Three photos from H. George Friedman collection
added 12/11/11.
CAR 896:
Car 896 at the S. Broad and Washington terminal of the Napoleon line on August 30, 1942.
Photo from my collection added 01/26/20.
CAR 900:
Car 900 at Canal St. and St. Charles Ave. in a slide dated July 1968. Flxible 173 and GM 209 are operating on the Canal neutral ground busway,
the former signed Express 80 with the express lights on. In the background are decorations commemorating the 250th birthday
of New Orleans. Four photos from a slide in my collection added 04/23/13.
First of the series car 900 inbound at S. Carrollton Ave. and Green St. on May 8, 1971 in a slide from my collection.
One photo added 08/30/11.
Car 900 from the window of car 905 in August 1981.
Car 900 rounding Lee Circle on September 17, 1981. Photo from slide in my collection added 12/12/11.
Car 900 in the shop on August 6, 2012. Six photos by Earl Hampton, Jr. added 08/06/12.
CAR 903:
Car 903 at the Carrollton and Claiborne Terminal on October 14, 1967. A very large headlight is visible on this end,
and two Louisiana Transit Co. GMC fishbowl buses are laying over at the Kenner Local/Huey Long Bridge/Kenner Express terminal
in the background. One photo scanned from a slide in my collection added 02/16/12.
Car 903 at St. Charles and Common in October 1968. The large headlight is still there, the car has had a repaint,
and the Public Service logo has been changed from the "swash" or "lightning bolt" to the rectangular design. On the left curb is
the white "Transit Stop" sign seen most frequently in the Central Business District, especially where streetcars and buses shared
a common route. The bottom explains the service hours of the limited stop South Claiborne (Carrollton via Poydras) bus line.
Behind 903 is a GMC TDH 5301 bus on the Freret line. One photo
scanned from a duplicate slide in my collection added 04/28/12.
Car 903 turns at Canal St. and St. Charles Ave. in June 1975. A variety of businesses no longer in business are seen behind the 903
on the French Quarter side of Canal: F.W. Woolworth, Factory Outlet Shoes, Butler Shoes, Leonard Krower & Son,
and possibly Mike Sutton's. Uncredited slide from my collection added 01/26/20.
Cars 903 and 907 at the Carrollton and Claiborne Terminal in December 1975. Note GMC bus 124 at the curb and what may be a supervisor
or inspector talking to the driver. The headlight is much smaller than the 1967 and 1968 pictures. Photo from H. George Friedman collection added 01/22/12.
Car 903 at Carondelet and Canal in the late 1970s. One photo added 04/02/11.
Car 903 at Canal and St. Charles on September 18, 1981. Robert Bullermann photo, H. George Friedman collection, added 12/12/11.
Car 903 in RTA days at St. Charles Ave. and Common St. on an evening in October 1986. Scan of an uncredited slide added 07/23/20.
Car 29, SEPTA 2166, and car 903 at Carrollton Station on October 30, 1995. The PCC was part of an experiment to see if
their components could be used to build new Riverfront cars, but the plan wasn't successful. Instead, Tatra equipment was originally
installed on them, later replaced by Brookville running gear. Slide by an unknown photographer from my collection added 10/07/19.
Car 903 loading at Carondelet and Canal on a March 1997 evening. New Flyer 94007 on the 15-Freret is behind.
One photo replaced and two added 02/14/12.
Cars 903 and 923 at the Carrollton and Claiborne terminal on August 6, 2012. The 903 was recently repainted but
already shows scrapes on the sides from untrimmed bushes in the neutral ground. Photo by Earl Hampton, Jr. added 08/06/12.
Car 903 arrives and unloads at the Carrollton and Claiborne terminal on July 13, 2018.
Four photos added 07/25/18.
Car 903 departs the terminal for Canal Street on July 13, 2018.
Seven photos added 07/25/18.
CAR 904:
Three September 1973 shots of car 904. First is at St. Charles Ave. and Common St. Second is at St. Charles Ave. and Calliope St.
Third is at St. Charles and Washington Aves. Scans of slides in my collection added 09/05/12.
Car 904 at Carondelet and Poydras Sts. on September 16, 1981. A "Not In Service" sign on the front
suggests operator training. Three photos by Robert Bullermann from the
collecion of H. George Friedman added 12/13/11.
St. Charles car 904 and M-A-N 844 on 42 Canal-Cemeteries at Canal St. and St. Charles Ave. on October 23, 1996. Scan of a slide by John F. Bromley added 08/31/20.
Car 904 turning from S. Carrollton to St. Charles at the Riverbend, March 1997.
CAR 905:
Car 905 on Carondelet approaching Canal on April 25, 1973. The removal/paving over of the unused left side track is obvious.
One photo added 08/31/20.
Car 905 at the Riverbend (St. Charles and S. Carrollton Aves.) in September 1973. Scan of a slide in my collection added 09/05/12.
Car 905 at St. Charles and Louisiana Aves. circa 1973. In the foreground is an Esso gasoline station whose pumps have been rebranded Exxon and which
offers Top Value Stamps. In the background is a K&B Drug Store. Photo by Earl W. Hampton, Jr. used with permission.
(It can be seen in his book "The Streetcars of New Orleans: 1964-Present.")
One photo added 03/14/11.
Cars 905 and 906 at the Carrollton terminal on May 22, 1978. Scan of a slide in my collection added 09/05/12.
Car 905 at St. Charles and Common Sts. on September 15, 1981. Photo by Robert Bullermann from the
collection of H. George Friedman added 12/13/11.
The Strauch family chartered car 905 for an August 4, 2005 streetcar party honoring the 80th birthday
of the eldest member, my father's uncle Clarence. The event was a surprise to him; why were family
members meeting him at the car barn?
We rode from Carrollton Station to Canal Street and back. Clarence seems to be in his element; he's quite
pleased with the happenings. Here too is a photo, from the party following the charter, of three of the four senior Strauch
siblings: Bill Sr., Alice, and Clarence (not pictured is Walter). A charter was appropriate
because they have a history of using the NORy&L/NOPSI streetcar system in their younger days. In fact, Walter
is the one who nicknamed me "Streetcar Mike" in 1982 because of my knowledge.
Two shots of the interior from the rear of the car, once at Carrollton Station before departure
and once en route on the journey.
The controls of car 905 after arriving back at Carrollton Station on August 4, 1981.
And here is a view (with 905 in the background) of the dual gauge ladder tracks installed in 1929
and removed by RTA in the early 1990s.
CAR 906:
Car 906 at Carondelet and Canal Sts. in November 2001. Two photos added 03/12/11.
CAR 907:
Car 907 at the Carrollton and Claiborne terminal in the early 1980s.
Car 907 leaves Canal Street and shuttle car 2001 as it turns onto St. Charles for an uptown run in November 2001.
More November 2001 views of car 907, this time at Jefferson Avenue.
Car 907 going uptown at St. Charles Ave. and Felicity St. on October 1, 2011. Houston's Restaurant
is in the background. One photo added 12/13/11.
CAR 910:
Cars 910, 914, and 937 sit at Carrollton Station along with GMC bus 1927 in a slide from my collection dated April 1971.
One photo added 07/31/11.
An unknown number General Motors 5105 bus sits in the middle of Howard Ave. and Carondelet St. taking on passengers from
St. Charles streetcar no. 910. Earl W. Hampton, Jr. photo added 04/12/11.
Car 910 on Carrollton Avenue in August 1973. Photo from H. George Friedman collection added 04/02/12.
Car 910 at Carrollton and Claiborne in November 2001.
CAR 911:
Car 911 at Carrollton and Claiborne on an evening in October 1968. In front of the National supermarket at left can be
seen a GM bus laying over on the Palmer Park line. Photo scanned from a slide in my collection added 04/02/12.
Car 911 at Carondelet and Canal Sts. in September 1973. Good shot of the rear exit procedure instituted after
NOPSI converted the cars to one man two years before. Scan of a slide in my collection added 09/05/12.
Car 911 on Canal St. between Carondelet and St. Charles on September 13, 1981. Two Robert Bullermann photos from
H. George Friedman collecion added 12/13/11.
Car 911 at Canal and St. Charles on September 16, 1981. Robert Bullermann photo from
H. George Friedman collecion added 12/13/11.
Car 911 enters the S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne terminal on February 19, 1996.
Car 911 outbound at St. Charles and S. Carrollton Aves. (Riverbend) on July 14, 2018.
Seven photos added 07/27/18.
CAR 914:
Car 914 at St. Charles Ave. and Common St. in September 1973. Scan of a slide in my collection added 09/05/12.
Car 914 passing Audubon Place. Earl W. Hampton, Jr. photo added 04/06/11.
Car 914 turns off Canal onto St. Charles on February 19, 1996. Note
Woolworth in the background of first picture, and Kolb's and The Pearl restaurants in second.
One photo replaced and one new photo added 03/14/11.
Car 914 sits next to work car 29 at Carrollton Station on March 11, 1995. This is a
Robert Bullermann photo from the H. George Friedman collection added 09/05/12.
Car 914 arriving and leaving Carrollton Terminal on July 13, 2018. Fourteen photos added 07/25/18.
Car 914 at S. Carrollton Ave. and Zimpel St. on July 14, 2018. Five photos added 07/27/18.
CAR 915:
Car 915 marked Special at St. Charles and Cadiz Sts. on September 1, 1973 in a slide by Charles Houser, Sr.
One photo added 01/04/12.
Car 915 marked Out Of Service on St. Charles Ave. on March 11, 1995. Robert Bullermann photo from H. George Friedman collection added 09/05/12.
Car 915 at Carondelet and Canal, February 19, 1996. One photo replaced 03/11/11.
Car 915 going uptown at St. Charles Ave. and Burdette St. on October 1, 2011. Two photos added 12/13/11.
Car 915 at the Carrollton and Claiborne terminal on March 6, 2014. Three photos added 04/24/14.
Car 915 at S. Carrollton Ave. and Zimpel St. on July 14, 2018.
Six photos added 07/27/18.
CAR 920:
Car 920 at St. Charles and Poydras after the 1971 conversion to one-man operation. This is probably Carnival season because of the parade stands on the right,
and earlier seventies because the NOPSI rectangular logo is centered on the car. Later applications were near the doors.
One photo added 04/28/12.
Car 920 at Canal and St. Charles Sts. on October 5, 2011. One photo added 10/28/11.
CAR 921:
"A New Orleans Railway Museum Inc. Special" is car 921 at various locations in the early 1970s.
The side banner wishes a happy birthday to Byron. Pictures by Earl W. Hampton, Jr. added 03/14/11.
Car 921 at two locations on S. Carrollton Ave. in September 1973. First is outbound at Jeannette St.
Second is inbound at Willow St. Scans of slides in my collection added 09/05/12.
Car 921 at the S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne terminal in the late 1970s.
Three photos added 04/02/11.
Car 921 outbound at St. Charles and S. Carrollton Aves. (Riverbend) on July 14, 2018.
Nine photos added 07/27/18.
CAR 922:
Car 922 outbound at Lee Circle on August 19, 1970. Uncredited negative from the H. George Friedman collection
added 01/26/20.
Car 922 at Lee Circle in December 1975. Photo from H. George Friedman collection added 04/02/12.
My sister, her kid, and I rode car 922 from the Willow St. switchback to Canal St. on October 2, 2011.
Twenty-two photos added 10/15/11.
CAR 923:
Car 923 at St. Charles and S. Carrollton Aves. in an uncredited June 1967 slide. Colors enhanced from the original.
One photo added 01/14/20.
Car 923 and another Perley wait at St. Charles and Washington for parades to pass in February 1971. Earl W. Hampton, Jr. photo.
Car 923 at Lee Circle in April 1971. Robert Bullermann photo from H. George Friedman collection added 12/13/11.
Car 923 (with 934 in background) displays round plugs next to the headlight; these were a short-lived attempt at
brake lights during the 1970s. Photo taken at St. Charles and Erato on September 17, 1981 by Robert Bullermann.
H. George Friedman collecion, added 12/13/11.
Car 923 at the Carrollton and Claiborne terminal on a March 1997 evening. One photo replaced and three added 02/14/12.
CAR 926:
Car 926 inbound at St. Charles and Louisiana Aves. at night about 1969 in a slide from my collection.
The K&B Drug Store lights in the background are prominent. I made a second photo brightened to show more detail in the
streetcar. Two photos added 08/30/11.
Car 926 signed "Special" for a charter by the National Railway Historical Society at Carrollton Station in September 1973.
Note GM bus 1927 at the right. Earl W. Hampton, Jr. photo.
One photo added 04/02/11.
Car 926 going uptown at St. Charles Ave. and Webster St. on October 1, 2011. One photo added 12/13/11.
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