Talk:Washington Railway and Electric Company

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This will have an article soon; please don't delete it. I'm taking notes here for the article. --NE2 22:21, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Family tree"

Washington Railway and Electric Company, inc. July 29, 1892 as Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway; bought by WT&E April 1899; changed name February 1, 1902; bought Washington Traction and Electric Company (org. April 1899) assets under foreclosure November 24, 1901 and acquired them February 4, 1902

• Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad, inc. May 19, 1872; chart. February 18, 1875; bought by WT&E April 1899; bought by WR&E August 31, 1912
  • Belt Railway, chart. March 3, 1875 as Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway; changed name February 18, 1893; entered receivership September 20, 1896; bought by A&PR under authority given by Congress June 24, 1898
  • Capital Railway, chart. March 2, 1895; bought by A&PR 1899
• City and Suburban Railway, inc. July 1898; bought by WT&E
  • Columbia and Maryland Railway, acquired by C&S under authority given by Congress June 27, 1898
  • Eckington and Soldiers' Home Railway, chart. June 19, 1888; entered receivership September 20, 1896; merged into C&S July 1898
  • Maryland and Washington Railway, chart. August 1, 1892; merged into C&S July 1898
• Columbia Railway, chart. May 24, 1870; bought by WT&E April 1899
• Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway, chart. August 10, 1888; bought by WT&E April 1899
• Metropolitan Railroad, chart. July 1, 1864; bought by WT&E April 1899
  • Boundary and Silver Springs Railroad, chart. January 19, 1872; absorbed by MRR; not built
  • Brightwood Railway, chart. October 18, 1888; bought by WT&E April 1899; acquired by MRR December 31, 1912
  • Connecticut Avenue and Park Railway, acquired by MRR June 1874
  • Union Railroad, chart. January 19, 1872; absorbed by MRR November 1872
• Washington and Glen Echo Railroad, inc. 1896; bought by WT&E April 1899
  • Glen Echo Railroad
• Washington and Rockville Railway; bought by WT&E April 1899
• Washington, Woodside and Forest Glen Railway and Power Company; authorized to operate in DC June 29, 1898; bought by WT&E April 1899

[edit] Lines

1922

Metropolitan Railroad

• F Street Line
  • 1900: Georgetown Line, East Capitol to Georgetown (Metropolitan Railroad)
  • 1922: Georgetown-Lincoln Park Line, East Capitol to Georgetown (Metropolitan Railroad); Georgetown to Cabin John (Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway)
• Connecticut Avenue Line
  • 1900: Connecticut Avenue Line, Capitol to Mount Pleasant (Metropolitan Railroad): opened 1873; extended ca. 1883
  • 1922: Mount Pleasant Line, 1&E SE to Union Station (new WR&E trackage); C/D to 5W (City and Suburban Railway); 5W to Mount Pleasant (Metropolitan Railroad)
• Ninth Street Line
  • 1900: Brightwood Railway, Fort McNair to Takoma or Forest Glen; Ninth Street Line, Fort McNair to 7&FL NW (Metropolitan Railroad): opened early between Fort McNair and Rhode Island Avenue; extended to 7th and Florida and to Rock Creek Church Road in 1873
  • 1922: Ninth Street Line, Steamboat Wharves to Soldiers' Home or Forest Glen via 4th Street, 9th Street, and Georgia Avenue (Metropolitan Railroad)

City and Suburban Railway

• North Capitol Street Line
  • 1900: North Capitol and Brookland Line, Brookland to White House (City and Suburban Railway)
  • 1922: Brookland-11th Street Line, Brookland to Patent Office via North Capitol Street (City and Suburban Railway); Patent Office to 11th & Monroe (Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad)
• Maryland Line
  • 1900: Maryland Line, White House to Berwyn (City and Suburban Railway)
  • 1922: Maryland Line, White House to Laurel (City and Suburban Railway)
• East Washington Line
  • 1900: East Washington Line, C/D to White House (City and Suburban Railway)
  • 1922: Mount Pleasant Line, 1&E SE to Union Station (new WR&E trackage); C/D to 5W (City and Suburban Railway); 5W to Mount Pleasant (Metropolitan Railroad)

Columbia Railway

• Columbia Line
  • 1900: Columbia Line, White House to 15&H NE (Columbia Railway)
  • 1922: Columbia Line, White House to Kenilworth (Columbia Railway)
  • 1900: Bennings Line, 15&H NE to Bennings (Columbia Railway)
  • 1922: Washington-Interurban Line, 15&H NE to East Riverdale (Columbia Railway)

Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad

• Eleventh Street Line
  • 1900: Eleventh Street Line, 11th & Florida to Anacostia or Congress Heights (Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad)
  • 1922: Brookland-11th Street Line, Brookland to Patent Office via North Capitol Street (City and Suburban Railway); Patent Office to 11th & Monroe (Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad)
• Fourth Street Line
  • 1900: Fourth Street Line, Steamboat Wharves to Patent Office via 14th Street (Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad); Patent Office to NY&4 NE via G Street (City and Suburban Railway); NY&4 NE to LeDroit Park via 4th Street (Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad)
  • 1922: LeDroit Park Line, same

Others

• Georgetown and Tennallytown Line
  • 1900: Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway, district line to Georgetown (Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway)
  • 1922: Somerset-Potomac Park Line, Somerset to Georgetown (Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway); Georgetown to Potomac Park (Metropolitan Railroad)
• 1922: Tennallytown-Rockville Line, Georgetown to Rockville (Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway)
• 1922: Massachusetts Avenue Line, Wisconsin Avenue to district line (?)

There were four tracks on parts of 14th Street and New York Avenue: http://books.google.com/books?id=MxsyAY_SvEcC&dq=%22fourteenth+street%22+railway+capitol&q=%22fourteenth+street%22+track&pgis=1#search

[edit] Streets

Hi, you probably already know, but just wanted to make sure you were looking for articles on the current streets. I would guess that most of the old street names (C Street North etc) don't have articles, but the current names (C Street or C Street NW) might. I haven't found any doing some quick checks, but you never know. --AW 14:28, 23 July 2007 (UTC)