New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad Company 1893-1902
New Orleans City Railroad Company 1860-1883
New Orleans City and Lake Railroad 1883-1892
New Orleans Traction Company 1892-1899
New Orleans City Railroad 1899-1902
Magazine Street Railroad Company 1866
Crescent City Railroad Company 1866-1892
New Orleans Traction Company 1892-1902
St. Charles Street Railroad Company 1866-1904
Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad Company 1867-1899 absorbed by the NO&CRy
New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad Company 1899-1902
Orleans Railroad Company 1868-1902
World’s Fair Railway 1884-1885
New Orleans Railways Company 1902-1905
New Orleans Railway and Light Company 1905-1922
New Orleans Public Service Incorporated 1922-
New Orleans …show more content…
Ford and George W. Bacon, when they were called to New Orleans in 1894 by the St. Charles Street Railway. While St. Charles eschewed their work, the Orleans Railroad, the Canal & Claiborne Railroad, and the New Orleans and Carrollton lines all electrified their street cars with Ford and Bacon. In 1895, given their heavy workload, they added George H. Davis to their partnership, becoming Ford, Bacon & Davis. The improvements made by the firm included cars with wide clerestory roofs, cross seating, and steel construction.
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, 1983-present
The amalgamation of the six electrified railroad companies began in the 1890s, with various firms absorbing each other and rejoining into new collective groups. For instance, the Canal and Claiborne line merged with the New Orleans and Carrollton in 1899. Eventually, these consolidations culminated in the formation of the New Orleans Public Service Incorporated, or NOPSI, in 1922. Consolidation simplified rail travel inside New Orleans, particularly on the popular Canal Street. The reorganization led to the creation of the Freret, Desire, Gentilly and St. Claude
New Orleans City Railroad Company 1860-1883
New Orleans City and Lake Railroad 1883-1892
New Orleans Traction Company 1892-1899
New Orleans City Railroad 1899-1902
Magazine Street Railroad Company 1866
Crescent City Railroad Company 1866-1892
New Orleans Traction Company 1892-1902
St. Charles Street Railroad Company 1866-1904
Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad Company 1867-1899 absorbed by the NO&CRy
New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad Company 1899-1902
Orleans Railroad Company 1868-1902
World’s Fair Railway 1884-1885
New Orleans Railways Company 1902-1905
New Orleans Railway and Light Company 1905-1922
New Orleans Public Service Incorporated 1922-
New Orleans …show more content…
Ford and George W. Bacon, when they were called to New Orleans in 1894 by the St. Charles Street Railway. While St. Charles eschewed their work, the Orleans Railroad, the Canal & Claiborne Railroad, and the New Orleans and Carrollton lines all electrified their street cars with Ford and Bacon. In 1895, given their heavy workload, they added George H. Davis to their partnership, becoming Ford, Bacon & Davis. The improvements made by the firm included cars with wide clerestory roofs, cross seating, and steel construction.
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, 1983-present
The amalgamation of the six electrified railroad companies began in the 1890s, with various firms absorbing each other and rejoining into new collective groups. For instance, the Canal and Claiborne line merged with the New Orleans and Carrollton in 1899. Eventually, these consolidations culminated in the formation of the New Orleans Public Service Incorporated, or NOPSI, in 1922. Consolidation simplified rail travel inside New Orleans, particularly on the popular Canal Street. The reorganization led to the creation of the Freret, Desire, Gentilly and St. Claude