[1] The line is officially designated Route 46 and is denoted with a purple color on most RTA publications.

[3] Construction started in August 2011, and the line was opened in time for New Orleans' hosting of Super Bowl XLVII.

For a time, the Loyola-UPT portion of the line, along Loyola Avenue, was served by Canal-Cemeteries streetcars 24 hours a day.

[7][8] NORTA announced construction would end March 31, 2024 and, following 6 weeks of training and testing, it would reopen on May 31, 2024.

From there, it runs for 0.8 mi (1.3 km) on Loyola Avenue in the New Orleans Central Business District to Canal Street.

With the exception of only two blocks, this portion of the line does not operate on neutral ground, but rather on the inside traffic lanes.

[15] The former Loyola-UPT line went down Canal to Harrah's at the Mississippi River, and on weekends, it continued further down the Riverfront tracks to the French Market terminal at Esplanade Avenue.

From Marigny to UPT Original plans for the French Quarter Rail Expansion called for the line to extend to Press Street, and to have a branch extending from St. Claude via Elysian Fields Avenue to connect with the Riverfront line at the foot of Elysian Fields and Esplanade Avenues, but those extensions have not been funded.