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The DC Streetcar is a surface streetcar network in Washington, D.C. that consists of a single line running 2.2 miles (3.5 km) in mixed traffic along H Street and Benning Road in the city's Northeast quadrant. The streetcars are the first to run in the District of Columbia since the dismantling of the previous streetcar system in 1962.
Map of the Washington, D.C. streetcar system at the end of the horse car era in 1888. The last streetcar company to begin operation during the horsecar era was the Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway. It was incorporated on March 3, 1875, and began operation later that year. It ran on a circular route around downtown D.C.
The H Street/Benning Road Line is a currently operating line of DC Streetcar.It has eight stations and began operation on February 27, 2016. The 2.4-mile (3.9 km) line runs along H Street NE and Benning Road NE in Washington, D.C. [1] In September 2016 service was increased from six days a week to seven, and with shorter 12-minute headways.
The only streetcar line ever to actually reach Great Falls, it was a project of developers looking to attract customers to their land west of Wisconsin Avenue. The developers incorporated the WGFRPC on May 29, 1912, [ 40 ] and on December 4, received permission from Maryland's Public Service Commission to hire the Chevy Chase to Great Falls ...
This is a list of past and present streetcar (tram), interurban, and light rail systems in the United States. System here refers to all streetcar infrastructure and rolling stock in a given metropolitan area. In many U.S. cities, the streetcar system was operated by a succession of private companies; this is not a list of streetcar operating ...
This is a route-map template for the H Street/Benning Road Line, a DC Streetcar line.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
On November 12, 2015, an X2 bus and a DC Streetcar collided along H and 7th Streets NE. No injuries were reported. [43] On June 2, 2017, another collision occurred between an X2 bus and the DC Streetcar injuring 10 people. [44] On August 20, 2017, an X2 bus spun out of control and hit multiple cars and nearly hitting a building in Gallery Place.
DC Streetcar (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Streetcars in Washington, D.C." The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.