Big Easy's Streetcars Finally Full Speed

Line disconnected by Katrina can runs its course again
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 23, 2008 12:53 PM CDT
Big Easy's Streetcars Finally Full Speed
"Hearing the clang-clang, having to look both ways, brings back normalcy definitely for people who live in this area," says one New Orleans resident after streetcar service was finally restored.   (AP Photo)

Streetcars clang-clanged their way down South Carrollton Ave. yesterday, and for many, the sound was as sweet as New Orleans jazz, the Times-Picayune reports. For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the whole St. Charles Ave. streetcar line is running, and it should bring both tourism and a sense of normalcy back to the end-of-the-line neighborhood.

“It’s brought a lot of business, a lot of tourists to our business,” said one local manager, but it’s done more than that. “Hearing the clang-clang, having to look both ways, brings back normalcy definitely for people who live in this area.” (More New Orleans stories.)

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