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2. Washington Union Station - Wikipedia

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   69000302. Designated. March 24, 1969. Location. Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak 's headquarters, the railroad's second-busiest station, and North America's 10th-busiest ...

3. List of railroads in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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   Brightwood Railway. Capital Traction Company. Capital Transit Company. Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway. City and Suburban Railway. Columbia Railway. Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway. Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad. Metropolitan Railroad.

4. Streetcars in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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   Public transportation began in Washington, D.C., almost as soon as the city was founded. In May 1800, two-horse stage coaches began running twice daily from Bridge and High Streets NW (now Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW) in Georgetown by way of M Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW/SE to William Tunnicliff's Tavern at the site now occupied by the Supreme Court Building.

5. Streetcars in Washington, D.C., and Maryland - Wikipedia

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   On September 21, 1895, the company purchased the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company and the two formed the Capital Traction Company. Remnants of the Line include: The Chevy Chase Lake waiting station that existed at the northern end of the line was disassembled in 1980 and moved to Hyattstown, Maryland.

6. Washington and Georgetown Railroad - Wikipedia

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   The Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company (or Washington and Georgetown Railway Company) was the first streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C., United States. It was incorporated and started operations in 1862, using horse-drawn cars on tracks between Georgetown and the Navy Yard. Two additional lines ran on 7th Street NW/SW and ...

7. Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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   Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and commercial district in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 as part of the colonial-era Province of Maryland, Georgetown predated the establishment of Washington, D.C. by 40 years. Georgetown was an independent municipality until 1871 when the United States ...