The Omaha Streetcar Authority is hosting an open house to share updated information about ongoing utility relocations, upcoming track construction and other information on the new transit service. The open house will be on Thursday, December 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m at the Durham Museum.
Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the project and ask questions of the construction team. There will be no formal presentation, and registration is not required. Attendees can visit anytime between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. The open house displays will be located “trackside” on the lower level of the museum in the Trish and Dick Davidson Gallery.
The Durham Museum is home to one of two known remaining former Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway cars – Number 1014, which is displayed on the lower level. This car was built in 1919 at the 24th & Ames car barn. After retirement from passenger service in 1955, car 1014 spent time as a cabin at the Twin Brooks Bible Camp north of Omaha. When the camp closed in 1980, the car was relocated to the museum and restored by volunteers.
Parking & Transit
A two-level parking deck is FREE to all museum visitors; however, any vehicles left after open house hours will be towed. For more information, please visit durhammuseum.org/visit. Metro route 13 has a stop nearest to the museum. Visit myride.ometro.com for the most convenient bus route from your location.
Where possible, an accessible meeting facility for disabled persons will be provided. Appropriate provisions for hearing and visually impaired persons will be made if OSA is notified by December. Notification should be submitted to: Omaha Streetcar Authority, c/o HDR – Wendy Thompson, 1917 South 67th Street, Omaha, NE 68106, 402.300.3180.
If you are unable to attend, exhibits from the public open house will be available on this website following the meeting.
Eric Miller is the Streetcar Operations Manager for the City of Omaha. Eric has a 21-year career in the transit industry that includes work in both the private and public sector and work on planning and implementing bus and rail projects for transit agencies all across the country.