The effort to expand streetcar lines in New Orleans got a boost Wednesday after the Obama administration gave the city $45 million to build a 1.5-mile line across a business district near the Louisiana Superdome.
The money was part of $1.5 billion in stimulus funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
New Orleans is well-known for its streetcars and the city has been trying to expand trolley cars to more areas of the city. There are three lines in use now, including the St. Charles line, which was the oldest continuously operating line in the world before Hurricane Katrina shut it down in August 2005. It began operation in 1835.
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