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New Orleans - January 2002
   

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New Orleans — Carbarn Contract

Rail Transit Online, January 2002

The Regional Transit Authority on Dec. 18 awarded a $13.2-million contract to a local firm, Construction South Inc., for a facility to store and maintain a fleet of 24 replica heritage streetcars that will equip the restored Canal Street trolley line. The 29,000-sq.–ft. carbarn will be erected behind the RTA's existing A. Philip Randolph operations center. The work, due for completion in the first quarter of 2003, will include renovating and restoring a 1926 bus garage still standing on the site. In addition to the Canal streetcars, the Riverfront fleet will reportedly be based here and there will be space for 13 trolleys needed to operate the future Desire corridor. Meanwhile, track installation is underway in the neutral ground (median) of Canal Street between Baronne and Salcedo streets, and work on the next segment between Salcedo and City Park Avenue will start shortly. Work is nearly finished on a $4.5-million expansion of the old Carrollton Barn and Shop (left), where RTA shop forces are building the new cars, five of which are in various stages of completion. Improvements include two new lead tracks into the Barn from Jeanette Street, a new paint booth, a wheel trueing machine and a new crane. The only large contract remaining to be awarded is for construction of a 0.91-mile (1.46 km) branch along North Carrollton Avenue from Canal Street to City Park. The entire $157-million project from the Mississippi River to the Cemeteries is scheduled to be completed in late 2003.

 

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