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NOPSI 021
Title:  NOPSI 021
Description:  New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI) sand car 021 was parked at the CANAL STATION and BUS BARN, NOPSI's name for its maintenance and storage facility in the 2900-block of Canal Street. The background of this homemade car is uncertain.
Photo Date:  5/9/1947  Upload Date: 7/26/2020 11:04:30 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 021(Trolley)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
NOPSI Sand Car 021
Title:  NOPSI Sand Car 021
Description:  New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI) sand car 021 was parked at the CANAL STATION and BUS BARN, NOPSI's name for its maintenance and storage facility in the 2900-block of Canal Street. The background of this homemade car is uncertain.
Photo Date:  11/7/1948  Upload Date: 12/4/2019 10:59:05 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  William T. Harry photo, J.G. Lachaussee collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 021(Trolley)
Views:  668   Comments: 0
NOPSI 054
Title:  NOPSI 054
Description:  New Orleans Public Service work car 054 was next to Greenwood Cemetery along with streetcar 899, which was displaying a CAR HOUSE route sign. The 054 was a dump car with a capacity of 20 cubic yards and had been built by the Differential Steel Car Co. in 1924, while the 899 came from the Perley A. Thomas Car Works in 1922. Car 899, along with trailers 901 and 917, was being used to dismantle the WEST END line, where buses had just replaced streetcars, and it was scrapped in June 1950. (approximate date of photo)
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 7/26/2020 10:58:38 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  WILLIAM T. HARRY photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 054(Trolley)
Views:  557   Comments: 0
NOPSI 055
Title:  NOPSI 055
Description:  New Orleans Public Service tower car 55 had been built by the New Orleans Railway & Light Co. in 1908 and like almost all of NOPSI’s work cars, it was retired after it was replaced by off-track equipment.
Photo Date:  11/7/1948  Upload Date: 7/26/2020 10:56:08 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  WILLIAM T. HARRY photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 055(Trolley)
Views:  317   Comments: 0
NOPSI 409 and 842
Title:  NOPSI 409 and 842
Description:  This photo at the foot of Canal Street provides a good comparison of a New Orleans Public Service 400-series car, which had been built by the Southern Car Co. in 1915, and an 800-series car, which was built by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works in 1922. Car 409, on the left, was retired and scrapped in 1948, while car 842 was scrapped in June 1957.
Photo Date:  10/12/1946  Upload Date: 8/5/2020 6:40:34 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 409(Trolley) NOPSI 842(Trolley)
Views:  446   Comments: 0
NOPSI Cars
Title:  NOPSI Cars
Description:  New Orleans Public Service Inc. cars were gathered at the foot of Canal Street, near the Mississippi River, awaiting their turn to depart. TULANE line car 410 was one of 50 cars built by the Southern Car Co. in 1915 for a predecessor of NOPSI. It had a CAR HOUSE sign up, and would be retired the next year; while CEMETERIES car 873 was built by Brill in 1922. Notice the clever "194-7UP" ad on the 410, while car 873 was promoting rival Royal Crown Cola.
Photo Date:  6/10/1947  Upload Date: 9/4/2017 10:20:18 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 410(Trolley) NOPSI 873(Trolley)
Views:  568   Comments: 0
NOPSI 411
Title:  NOPSI 411
Description:  New Orleans Public Service TULANE car 411 was outbound behind a newer car in the 500-block of Canal Street. Chartres Street was on the right side of the intersection while Common was on the left. The 411 had been built by the Southern Car Co. in 1915 and was retired in 1948. (approximate date of photo)
Photo Date:  1/1/1947  Upload Date: 8/13/2020 6:38:22 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  DANIEL RICHARD TOYE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 411(Trolley)
Views:  494   Comments: 0
NOPSI 433
Title:  NOPSI 433
Description:  New Orleans Public Service Inc. (NOPSI) streetcar 433 was displaying a DESIRE route sign as it sat on a flat car at Southern Scrap Material Co. in New Orleans. The 433 was one of 50 cars (400-449) built by the Southern Car Co. of High Point, North Carolina in 1915 for the New Orleans Railway & Light Co., one of NOPSI’s predecessors. (correct month, approximate day)
Photo Date:  9/1/1948  Upload Date: 12/19/2019 10:12:08 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 433(Trolley)
Views:  1501   Comments: 0
NOPSI 441
Title:  NOPSI 441
Description:  Two New Orleans Public Service (NOPSI) streetcars were waiting to begin their runs near the foot of Canal Street. TULANE car 441 (built by the Southern Car. Co. in 1915) was in front of the Coca-Cola Branch Factory, while WEST END car 837 (Perley Thomas 1922) was off to the right, in front of the Louisville & Nashville railroad station. Milwaukee Road box car 21269 was on North Front Street, on a New Orleans Public Belt siding which served Coca-Cola. The 441 was scrapped in shortly after this photo was taken, while the 837 lasted until May 1952. (approximate date of photo)
Photo Date:  1/1/1948  Upload Date: 6/30/2020 4:34:59 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 441(Trolley)
Views:  560   Comments: 0
New Orleans 832
Title:  New Orleans 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1972  Upload Date: 12/26/2008 2:36:36 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Bill Huston
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  277   Comments: 0
New Orleans Public Service 832
Title:  New Orleans Public Service 832
Description:  At the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  8/17/1998  Upload Date: 1/20/2012 8:22:49 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  172   Comments: 1
NOP 832
Title:  NOP 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/21/2001  Upload Date: 2/22/2009 7:21:41 PM
Location:  Arden Mines, PA
Author:  Carl Huhn
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRT 5326(Trolley) NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  391   Comments: 1
Three for one
Title:  Three for one
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/21/2001  Upload Date: 2/22/2009 7:23:13 PM
Location:  Arden Mines, PA
Author:  Carl Huhn
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PWCT 78(Trolley) PRT 5326(Trolley) NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
none
Title:  none
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/14/2003  Upload Date: 2/20/2004 9:29:51 PM
Location:  Arden, PA
Author:  Michael Huhn
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  669   Comments: 0
NOP 832
Title:  NOP 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/3/2004  Upload Date: 4/18/2008 4:48:47 PM
Location:  Arden, PA
Author:  Mike Huhn
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  313   Comments: 1
New Orleans Public Service 832
Title:  New Orleans Public Service 832
Description:  Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
Photo Date:  8/23/2004  Upload Date: 2/10/2013 6:24:11 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  150   Comments: 1
NOPSI 832
Title:  NOPSI 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/20/2010  Upload Date: 8/23/2010 1:42:16 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Cody Zamostny
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
NOP 832
Title:  NOP 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/8/2010  Upload Date: 10/12/2010 3:04:48 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Greg Wiltsie
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
NOP 832
Title:  NOP 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/8/2010  Upload Date: 10/12/2010 3:28:11 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Greg Wiltsie
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
NOPS #832
Title:  NOPS #832
Description:  A Streetcar Named "Desire".
Photo Date:  2/21/2015  Upload Date: 11/4/2017 3:01:27 AM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Victoria Broskie
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  NOPS 832(Trolley) NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
NOPS #832
Title:  NOPS #832
Description:  Diesel and electric.
Photo Date:  2/21/2015  Upload Date: 11/4/2017 3:02:25 AM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Victoria Broskie
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  NOPS 832(Trolley) NOPSI 832(Trolley) ASCX B73(Steeple Cab)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
NOPS 832
Title:  NOPS 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2024  Upload Date: 8/7/2024 10:28:55 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NOPS 832(Trolley) NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  20   Comments: 0
NOPS 832
Title:  NOPS 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2024  Upload Date: 8/8/2024 8:31:14 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NOPS 832(Trolley) NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
NOPS 832
Title:  NOPS 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2024  Upload Date: 8/8/2024 8:47:49 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NOPS 832(Trolley) NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
NOPS 832
Title:  NOPS 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2024  Upload Date: 8/8/2024 8:49:31 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NOPS 832(Trolley) NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
PRCo 4398 & NOPS 832
Title:  PRCo 4398 & NOPS 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2024  Upload Date: 8/8/2024 8:59:18 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  PRCo 4398(Trolley) NOPS 832(Trolley) NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  10   Comments: 0
NOPS 832
Title:  NOPS 832
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2024  Upload Date: 8/8/2024 8:59:53 PM
Location:  Washington, PA
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NOPS 832(Trolley) NOPSI 832(Trolley)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
NOPSI 833
Title:  NOPSI 833
Description:  New Orleans Public Service car 833 was outbound on Tulane Ave. as it approached South Broad St. The car was passing in front of the Luke Motor Co. Plymouth dealership. (unknown date)
Photo Date:  6/6/1949  Upload Date: 3/6/2017 4:01:49 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Rev. D.R. Toye S.J.
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 833(Trolley)
Views:  797   Comments: 0
NOPSI 834
Title:  NOPSI 834
Description:  New Orleans Public Service car 834 was inbound on the TULANE BELT on St. Charles Avenue. It was wearing the window screens that were used on many of the TULANE and ST. CHARLES cars in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. These were used to protect riders from the vegetation along the line, but didn’t last long. Car 834 had been built by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works in 1922 and was scrapped in February 1955. (approximate date of photo)
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 7/31/2020 10:44:11 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  WILLIAM T. HARRY photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 834(Trolley)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
NOPSI 836
Title:  NOPSI 836
Description:  New Orleans Public Service car 836 was outbound on the ST. CHARLES line on St. Charles Avenue. It was passing Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, which is surrounded by Tulane and Loyola universities. The car had been built by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works in 1922 and was sold to the Connecticut Electric Railway Association right after the CANAL line closed on 30 May 1964. (approximate date of photo)
Photo Date:  5/1/1955  Upload Date: 8/23/2020 12:41:43 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  WILLIAM T. HARRY photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 836(Trolley)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
NOPSI 838
Title:  NOPSI 838
Description:  New Orleans Public Service car 838 was turning from Canal Street onto St. Charles Avenue as it began another trip over the ST. CHARLES LINE. A CANAL LINE car was barely visible on the other side of the 838, while a Gray Line tour bus was on the left. The 838 was scrapped in June 1957.
Photo Date:  3/31/1955  Upload Date: 3/29/2020 10:50:44 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  William T. Harry photo, J.G. Lachaussee collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 838(Trolley)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
NOPSI 839
Title:  NOPSI 839
Description:  New Orleans Public Service car 839 was outbound on the ST. CHARLES line on St. Charles Avenue. The car was wearing the window screens that had been added to some of the cars that were used on the ST. CHARLES and TULANE belt lines after World War II to protect passengers from vegetation. The 839 had been built by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works in 1922 and was scrapped in April 1953. (approximate date of photo)
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 8/5/2020 6:46:20 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  WILLIAM T. HARRY photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 839(Trolley)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
NOPSI Streetcars at Carrollton Station
Title:  NOPSI Streetcars at Carrollton Station
Description:  New Orleans Public Service streetcars 810, 853, 841 and 840 were at Carrollton Station, displaying either ST. CHARLES or TULANE route signs. All of these cars had been built in 1922, the 810 and 853 by Brill, and the 841 and 840 by Perley A. Thomas, and all were scrapped between 1951 and 1955. The last day of operation for the ST. CHARLES and TULANE belt lines was 7 January 1951. (approximate date of photo)
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 5/10/2022 10:31:41 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  WILLIAM T. HARRY image, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 810(Trolley) NOPSI 841(Trolley) NOPSI 853(Trolley) NOPSI 840(Trolley)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
NOPSI 842
Title:  NOPSI 842
Description:  New Orleans Public Service ST. CHARLES LINE car 842 was outbound on St. Charles Avenue at Lee Circle. When this photo was taken only about 20 of the 800-series cars were still around, as most had been scrapped because many NOPSI streetcar lines were discontinued after WWII, and the 842 was scrapped in June 1957.
Photo Date:  5/15/1955  Upload Date: 3/16/2021 6:21:36 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  WILLIAM T. HARRY image, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 842(Trolley)
Views:  579   Comments: 0
NOPSI 843
Title:  NOPSI 843
Description:  New Orleans Public Service CEMETERIES LINE car 843 was on the layover track at the outer end of that car line, next to Greenwood Cemetery. This was also the half-way point on the WEST END LINE, which continued on to Lake Pontchartrain. The WEST END cars were replaced by buses on 15 January 1950 and the track here was abandoned on 20 August 1951, when the end of the CANAL or CEMETERIES line was moved to Canal Street at City Park Avenue. Check out that Plymouth sedan on the left!
Photo Date:  2/25/1947  Upload Date: 7/2/2020 10:10:15 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  ELLIOTT M. KAHN photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 843(Trolley)
Views:  445   Comments: 0
NOPSI 844
Title:  NOPSI 844
Description:  New Orleans Public Service car 844 was outbound on the ST. CHARLES BELT on St. Charles Avenue. It was wearing the window screens that were used on many of the TULANE and ST. CHARLES cars in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. These were used to protect riders from the vegetation along the line, but didn’t last long. Car 844 had been built by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works in 1922 and was scrapped in April 1953. (approximate date of photo)
Photo Date:  1/1/1952  Upload Date: 7/31/2020 10:47:10 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  WILLIAM T. HARRY photo, J.G. LACHAUSSEE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 844(Trolley)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
NOPSI 850
Title:  NOPSI 850
Description:  New Orleans Public Service ST. CHARLES BELT car 850 was crossing the New Basin Canal drawbridge on South Carrollton Avenue at Pontchartrain Boulevard. Pelican Stadium was on the other side of the canal. (approximate date of photo)
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 7/23/2020 6:25:23 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  DANIEL RICHARD TOYE collection
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  650   Comments: 0
NOPSI 850 interior
Title:  NOPSI 850 interior
Description:  New Orleans Public Service Inc Perley Thomas car 850
Photo Date:  4/11/2007  Upload Date: 4/12/2007 4:29:03 PM
Location:  New York, NY
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
NOPSI 850 interior
Title:  NOPSI 850 interior
Description:  New Orleans Public Service Inc Perley Thomas car 850
Photo Date:  4/11/2007  Upload Date: 4/12/2007 4:29:27 PM
Location:  New York, NY
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
NOPSI 850 control stand
Title:  NOPSI 850 control stand
Description:  New Orleans Public Service Inc Perley Thomas car 850
Photo Date:  4/11/2007  Upload Date: 4/12/2007 4:30:02 PM
Location:  New York, NY
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  480   Comments: 0
NOPSI 850
Title:  NOPSI 850
Description:  New Orleans Public Service Inc Perley Thomas car 850
Photo Date:  4/11/2007  Upload Date: 4/12/2007 4:30:49 PM
Location:  New York, NY
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  499   Comments: 1
NOPSI 850
Title:  NOPSI 850
Description:  New Orleans Public Service Inc Perley Thomas car 850
Photo Date:  4/11/2007  Upload Date: 4/12/2007 4:31:31 PM
Location:  New York, NY
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  512   Comments: 0
NOPS 850
Title:  NOPS 850
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/27/2008 11:10:36 PM
Location:  East Haven, CT
Author:  Steve Loitsch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
NOPS 850
Title:  NOPS 850
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/27/2008 11:10:37 PM
Location:  East Haven, CT
Author:  Steve Loitsch
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
NOPS 850
Title:  NOPS 850
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/27/2008 11:10:48 PM
Location:  East Haven, CT
Author:  Steve Loitsch
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
NOPS 850
Title:  NOPS 850
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/27/2008 11:10:49 PM
Location:  East Haven, CT
Author:  Steve Loitsch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
NOPS 850
Title:  NOPS 850
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/27/2008 11:10:51 PM
Location:  East Haven, CT
Author:  Steve Loitsch
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
NOPS 850
Title:  NOPS 850
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/27/2008 11:10:57 PM
Location:  East Haven, CT
Author:  Steve Loitsch
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
NOPS 850
Title:  NOPS 850
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/27/2008 11:11:15 PM
Location:  East Haven, CT
Author:  Steve Loitsch
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
NOPS 850
Title:  NOPS 850
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/2/2008  Upload Date: 11/5/2008 9:37:28 PM
Location:  Branford, CT
Author:  Steve Loitsch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NOPSI 850(Trolley)
Views:  153   Comments: 0


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