O-K Rail Line, Kenner to New Orleans
The Orleans-Kenner Traction Company connected downtown New Orleans to Kenner from 1915 to 1930. The only interurban rail line in New Orleans, it helped to spur residential development in rural East Jefferson Parish.
Access: Driving or biking
Distance: ~20 miles, ~45 minutes driving or ~2 hours biking
Tips: The distances between stops on this tour are large and driving is the easiest way to follow it, but it is possible to access the last three stops by bike fairly easily from the Mississippi River Trail along the river levee. From the first stop, bike up either Baronne St or Magazine St towards Audubon Park. You can pick up the Mississippi River Trail at the levee on the NW side of the park.
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O-K Line: S. Rampart Station & Overview
The headquarters and downtown station of the Orleans-Kenner Electric Railway were located at 127 South Rampart Street between Canal Street and Tulane Avenue. Better known as the "O-K Line," it was…
O-K Line: Railroad Collision at Southport, 1926
On the evening of November 18, 1926, a railcar of the Orleans-Kenner Traction Co. (popularly called the "O-K Line") was traveling through Southport when it was hit by the rear end of a Louisiana…
O-K Line: Harahan Barn & Ferry Crossing
About midway through Jefferson Parish, the Orleans-Kenner interurban (or O-K Line) passed through the village of Harahan. The company's car barn and power station were located here as well as one of…
O-K Line: Kenner Depot & Felix Park
The town of Kenner was the western (or upper) terminus of the Orleans-Kenner interurban line from 1915 until service was discontinued in 1930. During this time, the company also operated a "trolley…Tour curated by: Jeremy Deubler & University of New Orleans History Department