NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE INC.
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| Fleet Nos. | Job Number | Passengers | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1222-1271 | 1739 | 44 | 1947 |
| 1272-1331 | 1753 | 44 | 1948 |
| 1169-1212 | 1770 | 48 | 1952 |
Roster information from Motor Coach Age, Oct.-Dec. 2001 issue.
ST. LOUIS 1171:
Marmon 1346 and St. Louis 1171 at Canal Station in a Bill Volkmer slide dated December 22, 1959.
One photo added 03/04/19.
ST. LOUIS 1177:
Three shots of St. Louis 1177 by Stephen M. Scalzo taken November 29, 1964 on the City Park line at Alexander and Orleans, Orleans and Moss, and then Orleans and N. Dupre. The route used Dumaine St. outbound and Orleans Ave. inbound. Four scanned slides from my collection added 11/08/21 and one 02/28/23.
St. Louis 1177 on the Jackson line outbound at Jackson and St. Charles Aves. in an uncredited slide whose auction mentions 1966
as the date. Williams Super Market is to the right of the scene, and the yellow/orange Bus Stop sign is prominent.
One photo from my collection added 03/30/18.
ST. LOUIS 1178:
St. Louis coaches 1178 and 1186 at Canal Station in a November 29, 1964 slide by Stephen M. Scalzo. Scan of a slide from
my collection added 11/08/21.
St. Louis 1178 at Arabella Station in February 1965. Scan of an uncredited slide from my collection added 02/28/23.
ST. LOUIS 1179:
St. Louis 1179 at Canal Station on April 29, 1964. Uncredited slide from the Earl Hampton collection added 04/12/20.
ST. LOUIS 1180:
St. Louis 1180 on the St. Claude trolley coach line at N. Rampart and Canal Sts. "The Errand Boy" is playing at the Saenger, so the date is between
November 28, 1961 (its premiere) and the replacement with buses on July 22, 1962. The boarding passengers in coats give this a wintertime
setting of December '61 to February '62. The number you see in the headsign is not a route number but a run number.
NOPSI did this on all buses up to the early GMC TDH-5105s. Scan of a slide in my collection added 09/08/12.
ST. LOUIS 1181:
St. Louis 1181 signed To Station at Burgundy and Conti Sts. on April 29, 1964. Uncredited slide from the Earl Hampton collection added 04/12/20.
ST. LOUIS 1182:
St. Louis 1182 at Canal Station in a slide from my collection dated January 1963. GM 5105s seem to dominate the type of diesel bus found in the yard, although
NOPSI had already received 153 New Looks in three years.
It looks like three lanes have been wired for trackless trolleys; St. Claude and City Park were once garaged here.
However, St. Claude was replaced with diesels on July 22, 1962. The City Park
trolley coach line continued to operate until December 13, 1964. One photo added 03/22/14.
ST. LOUIS 1183:
St. Louis 1183 on the City Park line at Dauphine and Canal Sts. The K&B Drug Stores clock can be seen on the right.
Date is unknown, but definitely before the replacement of trolley coaches on December 13, 1964. In the Maison Blanche window can be seen
a mannequin dressed in the manner of Jackie Kennedy, which may further date the slide between November 1960-November 1963.
Scan of a duplicate slide in my collection added 05/14/13, information updated 06/26/13.
Well, this slide of St. Louis 1183 on the City Park line at Canal and Dauphine Sts. is more readily identified. Date is March 31, 1964
and photographer is Stephen M. Scalzo. Scanned slide from my collection added 11/08/21.
St. Louis 1183 on City Park at Dauphine and St. Peter Sts. on May 29, 1964. Scan of a slide (photographer unknown)
from my collection added 12/24/18.
ST. LOUIS 1187:
St. Louis 1187 on the Tulane line at Canal and S. Rampart Sts. Date not mentioned on the slide in my collection, but
the Saenger marquee of Gary Cooper in Friendly Persuasion dates the picture to after November 25, 1956. Heavy coats on the
pedestrians in the neutral ground suggest a winter scene. Related to the discussion of separate trolley coach networks
discussed in the picture of no. 1200, we can see there are no wires strung across the right lane of Canal that might connect
Tulane and Jackson, which came down S. Rampart and turned right on Canal to Baronne. One photo added 03/22/14.
ST. LOUIS 1188:
St. Louis 1188 on the Jackson trolley coach line inbound meets St. Louis 1204 on the Magazine line upbound at Jackson Ave. and Magazine St. on January 4, 1965.
Scans of uncredited slides from my collection added 06/07/20.
ST. LOUIS 1190:
St. Louis 1190 on the Tulane line at Canal and S. Saratoga Sts. on an unknown date. I presume it's after 1957, when the
Canal neutral ground was rebuilt to eliminate the unused outer streetcar tracks. Hotels and bars dominate this section of Canal
just out from the Joy Theatre (out of picture to the left).
Photo comes from the collection of Gerald Squier courtesy of Scott Richards and was added 03/22/14.
St. Louis 1190 became Mexico City 3813 and is seen here at the Tetepilco Shops on July 15, 1968.
Scan of a duplicate slide in my collection added 03/14/13.
ST. LOUIS 1191:
St. Louis 1191 on the Tulane line at the Palmer Park terminal (S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne Aves.)
in a Ken Douglas slide taken November 22, 1962. Scan of a slide from my collection added 11/08/21.
ST. LOUIS 1193:
St. Louis 1193 on the Tulane line at Tulane and S. Claiborne Aves. at an unspecified time. In the background is Charity Hospital
and behind the coach is a Greyhound dog logo (indicating a station there). Typical of NOPSI trolley coaches and early buses,
the two digits in the headsign are the run number. Photo by H.J. Leinbach from the collection of H. George Friedman added 07/25/12.
ST. LOUIS 1194:
St. Louis 1194 and 1196 at the Palmer Park terminal of the Tulane line on December 22, 1959. Two slides by Bill Volkmer from my
collection added 11/08/21 and 02/28/23.
St. Louis 1194 on the Tulane route makes the U turn across the streetcar tracks to head inbound to the Central Business District
in April 1964. Scan of an uncredited slide added 04/11/20.
St. Louis 1194 at Jackson Ave. and Rousseau St. is finishing its turnback loop to head for the Central Business District. No date on the slide mount, but
the car parked at the left suggests the 1960s. Based on the previous slide of 1194 above, I will guess that the date is after the discontinuance of the Tulane line and transfer of the coach
from Carrollton Station to Arabella. Scan of an uncredited slide added 03/22/14.
ST. LOUIS 1196:
St. Louis 1196 approaching S. Carrollton and Tulane Aves. on November 29, 1964. The first image is credited to Stephen M. Scalzo.
The second image has no credit, but I will assume it was taken a few seconds after the first image by Scalzo or someone who
may have accompanied him.
In the background is the completed Pontchartrain Expressway (later Interstate 10) interchange. The project to replace New Basin Canal
with railroad right-of-way and freeway involved discontinuing the St. Charles and Tulane Belts; the trolley coach is a result.
A Winn Dixie supermarket sign is just barely visible
through the overpasses above the coach's pole hooks. The Carrollton Shopping Center, which included F.W. Woolworth and J.C. Penney,
was damaged in Hurricane Katrina and replaced with New Orleans' first Costco Wholesale store in 2013.
Unseen on the left was the Fontainebleau Motor Hotel. A storage center now occupies the site.
Second photo added 03/22/14 and first added 11/08/21; both slides from my collection.
St. Louis 1196 on the Tulane route at two locations on November 28, 1964. First is outbound at Tulane Ave. and S. Broad St.
Second is inbound on Tulane Ave. just off S. Carrollton Ave. Scans of William Volkmer slides added 04/11/20.
ST. LOUIS 1197:
St. Louis 1197 on the Tulane line at S. Carrollton Ave. and Belfast St. on November 28, 1964. Scan of a Bill Volkmer slide
added 02/28/23.
ST. LOUIS 1198:
St. Louis 1198 has just U turned from the Palmer Park terminal to return to Canal St. in an uncredited slide processed August 1963.
One photo added 11/08/21.
St. Louis 1198 at the Audubon Loop on January 4, 1965. Scan of a Bill Volkmer slide added 02/28/23.
ST. LOUIS 1200:
St. Louis 1200 on the Tulane trolley coach route at Canal St. and Elk Place. The marquees of the Saenger with
"Eighteen and Anxious" and Loew's with "Jailhouse Rock" probably place the slide in November or December '57. Ahead of the 1200 is
GMC bus 1790 turning onto Canal. In the background are two St. Claude trolley coaches turning from North Rampart St.
onto Canal. There were three disconnected trolley coach systems at Canal and Rampart; NOPSI never installed connecting wires
among the coaches based at Canal, Arabella, and Carrollton Stations. Scan of a slide in my collection added 04/10/12.
St. Louis 1200 on the Tulane line at S. Liberty and Canal Sts. on March 31, 1964. Scan of a Stephen Scalzo slide added 02/28/23.
St. Louis 1200 signed for Jackson at Arabella Station in February 1965. Scan of an uncredited slide added 04/08/20.
St. Louis 1200 signed for Jackson at Canal and Baronne Sts. in February 1966. Good view of the Kress facade across the street.
Scans of three uncredited slides added 06/25/20, 02/28/23, and 03/11/24.
ST. LOUIS 1201:
St. Louis 1201 on the Tulane coach line at Palmer Park (S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne Aves.) in 1956.
Scan of an uncredited slide added 06/12/20.
St. Louis 1201 on the Tulane coach line at Canal and S. Saratoga Sts. on March 31, 1964.
Scan of a Stephen M. Scalzo slide added 06/07/20.
St. Louis 1201 in the turnaround at S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne. Scan of an uncredited and undated duplicate
slide added 02/25/21.
ST. LOUIS 1204:
St. Louis coaches 1204, 1195, and 1199 at Carrollton Station on April 29, 1964. Scan of an uncredited slide
added 02/28/23.
St. Louis 1204 and car 937 at Canal and S. Liberty/Marais Sts. in an unknown year, likely before June 1964.
Photographer unknown. Scan of a slide in my collection added 02/28/23.
ST. LOUIS 1205:
St. Louis 1205 on the Tulane line outbound at S. Liberty on April 29, 1964. Uncredited slide from my collection
added 11/08/21.
ST. LOUIS 1206:
St. Louis 1206 on the Tulane trolley coach line (run no. 10) at S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne Aves. in September 1962.
The yellow bus stop sign was a familiar sight throughout the NOPSI service area in the 1960s to 1980s.
Scan of a duplicate slide in my collection added 10/25/12.
St. Louis 1206 approaching the pickup stop at S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne. Scan of an uncredited and undated duplicate
slide added 02/25/21.
ST. LOUIS 1207:
St. Louis 1207 on the Tulane trolley coach line inbound at South Carrollton and Tulane Aves. on May 31, 1961.
A Chevrolet dealer, whose OK used cars sign is visible, used to occupy the corner.
Scan of a slide in my collection added 12/23/13.
St. Louis 1207 on the Tulane line at Telemachus St. on November 29, 1964. Slide by Stephen M. Scalzo from my collection
added 03/09/23.
ST. LOUIS 1210:
St. Louis 1210 just passed under the fairly new railroad overcrossing of S. Carrollton Ave. on February 5, 1954. Pontchartrain Expressway
would soon be built on the remaining right of way of the former New Basin Canal. Scan of a press photo
(Times-Picayune) added 04/11/20.
St. Louis 1210 and 1195 at Carrollton Station on November 29, 1964. Slide by Stephen M. Scalzo from my collection added 11/08/21.
ST. LOUIS 1212:
St. Louis 1212 on Tulane line layover at Palmer Park. Car 915 is in the St. Charles terminal. Scans of Stephen M. Scalzo slides
added 03/09/23.
St. Louis 1212 on the Tulane line at Tulane and S. Carrollton Aves. on November 29, 1964. Scan of a Stephen M. Scalzo slide
added 03/09/23.
St. Louis 1212 on the Jackson line inbound at Jackson and St. Charles Aves. on January 4, 1965. Note the former Jackson streetcar
tracks still exist despite replacement of the line in 1947. First image is a scan of a William Volkmer slide added 04/11/20.
Second image not credited but likely taken by Volkmer, added 03/09/23.
ST. LOUIS 1235:
St. Louis 1235 signed for Freret at Arabella Station on September 4, 1947. Scan of a press photo added 04/11/20.
ST. LOUIS 1253:
St. Louis 1253 on the Jackson line on July 17, 1954. Not sure of the location, but I think it may be Dryades St.
upriver from the future Crescent City Connection. Scan of an uncredited slide added 03/09/23.
ST. LOUIS 1259:
St. Louis 1259 on Freret uptown bound at St. Charles Ave. and Canal St. on June 14, 1957. Note the restaurants
Kolb's (German cuisine) and The Pearl (oyster house). In the upper background is the sign for the then current
St. Charles Hotel, which was later torn down. (I couldn't edit the blotch out of the sign.) It appears both poles
are off the wires. Scan of an uncredited slide from my collection added 06/07/20.
St. Louis 1259 on the Freret line at St. Charles and St. Joseph Sts. on December 22, 1959.
Scan of an uncredited slide added 03/09/23.
ST. LOUIS 1262:
St. Louis 1262 on the Jackson trolley coach route at Canal and South Rampart Sts. in late 1956.
Under the photographer's view, the trolley coach wires of Tulane turn right but are not connected to those of the Jackson.
At right is Athmann's Pharmacy, and the Maison Blanche building is prominent in the background.
Scan of a slide in my collection added 04/21/12.
ST. LOUIS 1266:
St. Louis 1266 on the Freret line downbound at Carondelet St. and Howard Ave. on February 12, 1956. Scan of a press photo added 04/11/20.
ST. LOUIS 1273:
St. Louis 1273 on the Freret line outbound at St. Charles Ave. and Lafayette St. in a Bill Volkmer slide.
One photo added 03/04/19.
ST. LOUIS 127x:
The last digit of St. Louis 127x is obscured on both the front and side of the coach. It's on the Jackson line upbound at Baronne and Poydras Sts.
on February 21, 1956. Streetcar tracks for the old St. Charles and Tulane Belts, discontinued in January 1951, are still extant.
The Hotel DeSoto is at the rear of the shot. Scan of a press photo added 04/11/20.
ST. LOUIS 1320:
St. Louis 1320 on the Freret trolley coach line at St. Charles Ave. and Lafayette St. heading uptown. Gallier Hall, the former New Orleans city hall, is behind the
coach. The space at the rear was once the location of the Sewerage & Water Board; that property was acquired by
the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
in 1958 and the building torn down in 1960. It appears a parking lot has taken its place temporarily. The next structure appears
to be the Ciolino Building, famously known for Curley's
Neutral Corner and gym, which building was purchased by the bank in 1964 and demolished the following year. The new New Orleans branch of the bank
opened in 1966. At left is the former Soule Business College, which had moved uptown to Jackson Avenue. A for sale sign can be seen on the college building.
Outside the college is a newer NOPSI yellow and blue metal bus stop sign, which had begun replacing the older concrete bus stop signs.
From the information I describe above, the picture appears to be dated between 1960 and the demise of the Freret trolley coach line June 10, 1963.
Scan from a duplicate slide in my collection added 08/28/12.
ST. LOUIS 1321:
St. Louis 1321 on the Tulane line at Carondelet St. and Howard Ave. on July 21, 1954. The tracks are of the former S. Claiborne streetcar,
which was ended January 5, 1953. Scan of an uncredited slide added 03/09/23.