STREETCAR ROUTES
Operator: Capital Transit Company (ancestor of DC Transit, one of the constituent companies of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA))
10 | Rosslyn, VA - M St. - Pennsylvania Ave. - The White House - New York Ave. - Mt. Vernon Sq. - H St. - Benning Rd. - Kenilworth |
12 | New York Ave. & 15th St. - New York Ave. - Mt. Vernon Sq. - H St. - Benning Rd. - Seat Pleasant |
20 | Glen Echo - Georgetown - M St. - Pennsylvania Ave. - The White House - Pennsylvania Ave. - Union Sq. - C St. - Union Station |
30 | Friendship Heights - Wisconsin Ave. - M St. - Pennsylvania Ave. - The White House - Pennsylvania Ave. - 7th St. - Constitution Ave. - Pennsylvania Ave. - Pennsylvania Ave. Bridge |
40 | Mount Pleasant - Columbia Rd. - Connecticut Ave. - H St. - F St. - C St. - The Capitol - East Capitol St. - Lincoln Park |
42 | Mount Pleasant - Columbia Rd. - Connecticut Ave. - H St. - F St. - G St. - Union Station - Massachusetts Ave. - D St. [back: C st.] - 13th St. |
50 | Decatur St. - 14th St. - Bureau of Engraving |
52 | 14th St. & Colorado Ave. - 14th St. - U St. - 11th St. - 9th St. - Pennsylvania Ave. - 6th St. |
54 | 14th St. & Colorado Ave. - 14th St. - Pennsylvania Ave. - Union Sq. - Constitution Ave. - Pennsylvania Ave. - 8th St. - Navy Yard |
60 | 11th St. & Monroe Rd. - 14th St. - U St. - 11th St. - 9th St. - Pennsylvania Ave. - 6th St. |
70 | Georgia & Alaska - Georgia Ave. - 7th St. - Constitution Ave. - SW Mall |
72 | Tacoma - Georgia Ave. - 7th St. - 7th St. Wharves |
74 | Soldiers' Home Park - Upshur St. - Georgia Ave. - 7th St. - 7th St. Wharves |
80 | Potomac Park - 18th St. [back: 19th St.] - The White House - G St. - North Capitol St. - Michigan Ave. - Brookland |
82 | Potomac Park - 18th St. [back: 19th St.] - The White House - G St. - 5th St. - New York Ave. - Eckington - Rhode Island Ave. - Branchville, MD |
90 | National Zoological Park - Calvert St. - 16th St. - U St. - Florida Ave. - New Jersey Ave. - Union Station - The Capitol - Pennsylvania Ave. - Pennsylvania Ave. Bridge |
92 | National Zoological Park - Calvert St. - 16th St. - U St. - Florida Ave. - 8th St. - Navy Yard |
There were also a large number of rush-hour routes, which are not shown.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Streetcar lines: ? km.
HISTORY
- Streetcars (traditional): (horse-powered) 29 July 1862 - ?; (electric) 17 Oct. 1888 - 28 Jan. 1962.
- Streetcars (second generation): 27 Feb. 2016 - today.
- Metro: 27 March 1976 - today.
GAUGE
- Streetcars: 1435 mm.
- Metro: 1429 mm.
SOURCES
- Broehm, J. "Washington DC - Streetcars are coming back", Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2010 (73: 869), p.172-173.
- Simons, V. "DC streetcar developments", Tramways & Urban Transit, Jan. 2017 (80: 949), p.12-17.
- Washington (news item), The Modern Tramway, May 1959 (22:57), p.110.
WIKIS
- Capital Traction Company
- DC Streetcar
- Pennsylvania Avenue Line (Washington)
- Streetcars in Washington, D.C.
- Washington Metro
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
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