https://www.inventionandtech.com/ en https://www.inventionandtech.com/content/st-charles-avenue-streetcar-line <span>St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line</span> <div class="field field--name-field-image-site-img field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/landmark_node_/public/landmarks/images/St._Charles_Avenue_Streetcar_Line.jpg?itok=iymKINYu" width="250" height="209" alt="St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <span><span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype=""> (not verified)</span></span> <span>Wed, 07/25/2012 - 03:40</span> <div class="field field--name-field-society field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Society</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/society/asme" hreflang="en">ASME</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-main-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Main Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/main-category/mechanical" hreflang="en">Mechanical</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sub-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Sub Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/subcategory/rail-transportation" hreflang="en">Rail Transportation</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-era field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Era</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/period/1830-1839" hreflang="en">1830-1839</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-created field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Date Created</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/date-created/1835" hreflang="en">1835</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-location-country field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Location Country</div> <div class="field__item">us</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-coordinates field--type-geolocation field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Coordinates</div> <div class="field__item"><span typeof="Place"> <span property="geo" typeof="GeoCoordinates"> <meta property="latitude" content="29.966777"> <meta property="longitude" content="-90.088924"> </span> <span class="geolocation-latlng">29.966777, -90.088924</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-address1 field--type-string-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Address1</div> <div class="field__item">2817 Canal Street<br /> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-city field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">City</div> <div class="field__item">New Orleans</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-state field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">State</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/state/la" hreflang="en">LA</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Country</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/country/usa" hreflang="en">USA</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-website field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Website</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-m-z/rail-transportation---2/-101-st--charles-avenue-streetcar-line-%281835%29">http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-m-z/rail-transportation…</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.asme.org/getmedia/40ef6e7c-697d-4f77-8daa-059a37f698b3/101-St-Charles-Avenue-Streetcar-Line-1835.aspx">https://www.asme.org/getmedia/40ef6e7c-697d-4f77-8daa-059a37f698b3/101-St-Charl…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-creator field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Creator</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/inventor/perley-thomas-car-company" hreflang="en">Perley A. Thomas Car Company</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line is the oldest surviving interurban-urban passenger rail transportation system in the United States. Originally incorporated as the New Orleans Carrollton Rail Road in 1833, service began in 1835. A variety of motive power had been used including horses, mules, overhead cable, steam engines, and ammonia engines before electrification in 1893. The 900-series cars presently in service were designed and built by the Perley A. Thomas Car Company of High Point, North Carolina, in 1923 to 1924. They operate on the original fifteen-mile right-of-way with a 5-foot, 2 l/2-inch gage track that was adopted in 1929.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-landmark-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/st-charles-avenue" hreflang="en">St. Charles Avenue</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/streetcar-line" hreflang="en"> Streetcar Line</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/rail-transportation" hreflang="en"> Rail Transportation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/new-orleans-carrollton-railroad" hreflang="en"> New Orleans Carrollton RailRoad</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/overhead-cable" hreflang="en"> Overhead Cable</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/steam-engine" hreflang="en"> Steam Engine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/ammonia-engine" hreflang="en"> Ammonia Engine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/perley-thomas-car-company" hreflang="en"> Perley A. Thomas Car Company</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-comment field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Oldest surviving interurban-urban passenger rail transport system in the United States</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-credit field--type-string-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Image Credit</div> <div class="field__item">Original Image: Courtesy Wikipedia/Falkue (CC BY-SA 3.0)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Image Caption</div> <div class="field__item">St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line</div> </div> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:40:07 +0000 Anonymous 80389 at https://www.inventionandtech.com