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Chevy Chase Lake & Kensington Railway
Defunct streetcar line in Montgomery County, Maryland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chevy Chase Lake & Kensington Railway (later, the Kensington Railway Company) was a streetcar company that operated in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, from 1895 to 1935. It connected the town of Kensington to the northern terminus of the Rock Creek Railway (later, the Capital Traction Company) at Chevy Chase Lake. At its peak, it operated on about 3.75 miles of track, including the associated Sandy Spring Railway.[1][2]
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![]() Surviving abutment of bridge over Rock Creek | |
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Other name(s) | Kensington Railway |
Status | defunct |
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Type | Streetcar |
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