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[KevinKorell]

New Orleans, LA Times-Picayune, 12/25/22:

 

 

  Rampart streetcar, Canal Street ferry terminal poised to reopen early 2023, RTA says  

 

 

When the RTA announced that the Rampart-St. Claude streetcar line would return to service this December, Marigny resident Greg Matney was thrilled.

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[KevinKorell]

Remember that the Rampart-St. Claude Streetcar was the newest one, and it was paired with the Loyola line that goes to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.  While New Orleans has been through disruptions caused by the pandemic, street construction, hurricanes, etc., this line was severely damaged when the under construction Hard Rock Casino building collapsed.  It's taking a while to repair the damage, but the road to normalization did not begin for over a year while the bodies of those killed in the collapse were still within the structure.

[KevinKorell]

E-mail from NORTA, 1/10/23:p[

 

 

 

  RTA to Begin Rampart Streetcar Line Construction

 

 

 

After severe damage to the line during the 2019 Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse, the RTA is excited to be soon returning the Rampart–St. Claude Streetcar line service back to its riders. The agency announced that the project is estimated to begin in January 2023 and should be in service by end of April 2023. Construction will start at Elysian Fields and move toward Canal Street. RTA anticipates minor disruptions to riders during construction.

 

If they are any service disruptions, riders will be notified via norta.com and the Le Pass app. Riders can also sign up for text alerts by texting RTAUpdates to 41411.

 

How do you have "minor disruptions" on a line that hasn't operated at all in almost 4 years?

[KevinKorell]

Early 2023 and April 2023 are both in the history books already, as we head for the halfway point of the year.   And now, a reminder that the line has been out of service for a longer period than it was ever in service.
 
WWL-TV, Channel 4 in New Orleans, LA, 6/1/23:
 

 

   Rampart streetcar still out of service    

For about three years residents and tourists could get down Rampart from Canal to Elysian Fields using the streetcar. Now, newer businesses on Rampart haven’t been able to take full advantage of their location.

 

Update
 

[KevinKorell]

Further delay....

 

WVUE-TV, Fox-8 in New Orleans, LA, 7/5/23:

 

 

 

 RTA Rampart streetcar line reopening pushed back to 2024 amid infrastructure delays      

 

 

 

The anticipated reopening of the Rampart streetcar line has again been delayed as lingering infrastructure issues tied to the 2019 collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel continue to throw a wrench in the process.

 

More update

[KevinKorell]

WWL-TV, Channel 4 in New Orleans, LA, 2/19/24:
 

 

   Rampart streetcar return still in the works    

At Bloody Mary’s Haunted Museum, Tours, and Shop in New Orleans, Samantha Scibilia is used to explaining a lot.

 

Another update

[KevinKorell]

WWL-TV, Channel 4 in New Orleans, LA, 3/20/24:
 

 

    Rampart streetcar test delayed until next week   

The Rampart and St. Claude streetcar could be rolling again soon. The line has been closed since the collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in October of 2019.

 

More update

[KevinKorell]

WVUE-TV, Fox-8 in New Orleans, LA, 3/30/24:

 

 

    Businesses, residents eager for reopening of Rampart Streetcar line after more than four years    

 

 

If the timeline holds, the familiar sound of a streetcar rolling will once again fill the air along Rampart Street come May 31, and business owners hope with it will come increased foot traffic from visitors and residents alike.

 

The latest

[KevinKorell]

WDSU-TV, Channel 6 in New Orleans, LA, 4/1/24:

 

 

   Rampart streetcar service expected to be reopen soon      

 

 

The Rampart Streetcar will start running soon after being closed for more than five years after the Hard Rock collapse in 2019.

 

 

Still more