Railroad and trolley photographs collection. 1881-1941.

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Railroad and trolley photographs collection. 1881-1941.

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Chiefly photographs of trolley cars with a few railway cars and horse-drawn cars in and around Washington, D.C. Some of the companies represented are: Capital Transit Company, Capital Traction Company, Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Company, Washington Ry. & Electric Co., Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Company.

46 photographic prints : b&w ; 13 x 21 cm. or smaller.

George Washington University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7563947

George Washington University

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Washington and Old Dominion Railroad

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Washington Ry. & Electric Co.

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Capital Traction Company

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Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Company

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Capital Transit Company

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The Capital Transit Company, a street railway company, was formed in 1895 in Washington, D.C. Its merger in 1933 with the Washington Railway and Electric Company led to the formation of the Capital Transit Company and with all street railways in Washington under one management. The company continued to provide service until 1956 when its franchise was revoked. It was succeeded by D.C. Transit which was mandated to provide an all-bus system of public transportation in the city. By 1962 streetcars...