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New Orleans Streetcar Museum

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New Orleans Streetcar Museum
Posted by smpx on Monday, November 26, 2012 3:56 PM

Does anyone know if New Orleans Transit has a streetcar museum for their Perley Thomas cars & history?

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Posted by John WR on Monday, November 26, 2012 7:47 PM

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority has no museum nor is there any other museum in the area to streetcars of any kind.  However, you may ride a Pearly Thomas street car on the St. Charles Avenue line.  Similar streetcars run on other lines too.  

The Seashore Trolley Museum in East Haven CT has a New Orleans Pearly Thomas streetcar.  

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Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:25 AM

So does the Shore Line Trolley Museum, Branford Elecric Railway Association, East Haven and Branford, CT     www.shorelinetrolley.org     Car 850   operational and saved from Sandy

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Posted by rcdrye on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 6:51 AM

John WR

The Seashore Trolley Museum in East Haven CT has a New Orleans Pearly Thomas streetcar.  

Kennebunkport Maine based Seashore Trolley Musem's New Orleans car 966 is running on weekends (operated by Seashore Volunteers) at the National Park Services Lowell Mass. Historic Site.

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Posted by John WR on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 6:21 PM

Actually, I think New Orleans St. Charles Avenue line is a street car museum.  It is the oldest streetcar line in the country.

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