Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad
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The Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company was the fourth streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C., and the first to cross the Anacostia River.[1] It was chartered in 1870, authorized by Congress in 1875 and built later that year. The line ran from the Arsenal (now Fort McNair) to Union Town (now Historic Anacostia). It expanded, adding lines to Congressional Cemetery, Central Market and to the Government Hospital for the Insane; and in the late 1890s it purchased two other companies and expanded their lines. It was reluctant to change its operations, but in 1900 it relented to pressure and became the last company to switch from horsecars to electric streetcars. It was one of the few companies not to be swept up by the two major streetcar companies at the turn of the 20th century, but it could not hold out forever and on August 31, 1912, it was purchased by the Washington Railway and Electric Company and ceased to operate as a unique entity.
Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Transit type | Horsecar (1875-1900) Streetcar (1900-1912) |
Operation | |
Began operation | 1875 |
Ended operation | August 31, 1912 (1912-08-31) |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |