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1922

1936 Current # Name Terminals Via Buses started Company Notes
10 X2 (H Street/Benning Road), V8 (Kenilworth Avenue) Kenilworth/Benning Road/H Street/Rosslyn/Ballston Rosslyn (earlier Ballston) Kenilworth M Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, New York Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue, H Street, Benning Road May 1, 1949 (not counting the Virginia portion; see elsewhere) Washington and Georgetown Railroad (CT Pennsylvania Avenue Line) west of the White House; Columbia Railway (WR&E Columbia Line) east of the White House 1922: WR&E Columbia Line, 15th & NY NW to Kenilworth
12 U8 Seat Pleasant ? Seat Pleasant May 1, 1949 (WR&E Columbia Line)
20 D6? Cabin John Cabin John Union Station M Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, 1st Street? January 3, 1960 (WR&E Georgetown-Connecticut Avenue Line, later Cabin John Line) west of Georgetown; Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway (WR&E Tennallytown Line) in Georgetown; Washington and Georgetown Railroad (CT Pennsylvania Avenue Line) east of Georgetown 1922: CT Georgetown-Union Station-Potomac Park Line, 8th & F NE to 36th & M NW
22 Cabin John[1]
30 30 Pennsylvania/Wisconsin Friendship Heights 17th Street SE Wisconsin Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue January 3, 1960 Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway (WR&E Tennallytown Line) on Wisconsin Avenue; Washington and Georgetown Railroad (CT Pennsylvania Avenue Line) on Pennsylvania Avenue to 8th Street; (CT Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast Extension) east of 8th Street 1922: WR&E Tennallytown-Rockville Line, Wisconsin & M NW to Rockville; WR&E Massachusetts Avenue Line, Wisconsin & M NW? to district line on Mass Ave; CT Georgetown-17th St SE-26th and Pennsylvania Avenue Line, 17th & PA SE to 36th & M NW or 26th & PA NW
34 Pennsylvania Avenue[2]
40 96 East Capitol Street Mount Pleasant Lincoln Park (15th Street E) Connecticut Avenue, ?, East Capitol Street January 28, 1962 Connecticut Avenue and Park Railway (WR&E Georgetown-Connecticut Avenue Line) on Connecticut Avenue; Metropolitan Railroad (WR&E Georgetown-Connecticut Avenue Line) on East Capitol Street and F Street 1922: WR&E Georgetown-Lincoln Park Line, 14th & E Capitol to Cabin John; WR&E Mount Pleasant Line, 1st & E SE to Mount Pleasant via Union Station
42, D6 (F Street/D Street) 42 Mount Pleasant/Connecticut (south)/F Street/D Street Mount Pleasant 13th Street NE Connecticut Avenue, F Street?, G Street, Massachusetts Avenue, C Street/D Street December 3, 1961 Connecticut Avenue and Park Railway (WR&E Georgetown-Connecticut Avenue Line) on Connecticut Avenue; (WR&E East Washington Line?) on C Street/D Street 1922: WR&E Mount Pleasant Line, 13th & D NE to Mount Pleasant
44 Mount Pleasant[3]
50 52 14th Street Bureau of Engraving Decatur 14th Street January 28, 1962 Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway (WR&E) south of the White House; Washington and Georgetown Railroad (CT Fourteenth Street Line) north of the White House 1922: CT Georgetown-Park Road-26th and G Streets Line, 14th & Park NW to 36th & M NW or 26th & G NW; CT Fourteenth Street-Union Station Line, 14th & Colorado NW, 14th & Decatur NW, or 14th & Park NW to Union Station or 8th & F NE
52 14th Street-U Street-11th Street January 28, 1962
54 54 14th Street-Pennsylvania Avenue Navy Yard Colorado 8th Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, 14th Street January 28, 1962 Washington and Georgetown Railroad (CT Fourteenth Street Line and Pennsylvania Avenue Line) 1922: CT Fourteenth Street-Navy Yard Line, Takoma Park or 14th & Colorado NW to 8th & M SE (connects with cars to Sligo Park at Takoma Park)
58?? 14th Street-Takoma Bureau of Engraving? Takoma April 1936
60 66 11th Street 6th Street SW Monroe Pennsylvania Avenue, 9th Street, 11th Street December 3, 1961 Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway (WR&E Eleventh Street Line) 1922: WR&E Brookland-11th Street Line, Brookland to 11th & Monroe NW
62 11th Street[4]
70 70 7th Street/Georgia Avenue D Street Alaska 2nd Street/3rd Street, Independence Avenue, 7th Street, Georgia Avenue January 3, 1960 Washington and Georgetown Railroad (CT Seventh Street Line) south of Florida Avenue; Brightwood Railway (WR&E Ninth Street-Brightwood Line) north of Florida Avenue 1922: WR&E Ninth Street Line, Steamboat Wharves to Forest Glen; WR&E LeDroit Park Line, Steamboat Wharves to Georgia & W NW
72 52/54 Georgia Avenue-Takoma P Street Takoma Maine Avenue, 7th Street, Georgia Avenue, Butternut Street January 3, 1960 Washington and Georgetown Railroad (CT Seventh Street Line) south of Florida Avenue; Brightwood Railway (WR&E Ninth Street-Brightwood Line) north of Florida Avenue 1922: WR&E Ninth Street Line, Congress Heights to Takoma Park
74 60 Upshur/Soldiers' Home P Street Soldiers' Home Maine Avenue, 7th Street, Georgia Avenue, Upshur Street January 3, 1960 Washington and Georgetown Railroad (CT Seventh Street Line) south of Florida Avenue; Brightwood Railway (WR&E Ninth Street-Brightwood Line) north of Florida Avenue 1922: WR&E Ninth Street Line, Steamboat Wharves to Soldiers' Home
76 Georgia Avenue-7th Street[5][6]
80 80 North Capitol Street Rosslyn Brookland M Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, G Street, North Capitol Street, Michigan Avenue, Monroe September 7, 1958 (not counting the Virginia portion - cut back from Rosslyn August 28, 1956) Washington and Georgetown Railroad (CT Pennsylvania Avenue Line) west of the White House; (WR&E Brookland Line?) east of the White House 1922: WR&E Brookland-11th Street Line, Brookland to 11th & Monroe NW
82 82/P6 Maryland/R Street-Rhode Island C Street NW (Potomac Park) Branchville 18th Street/19th Street, G Street, 5th Street, New York Avenue, R Street, Rhode Island Avenue September 7, 1958 (CT 18th and 19th Streets Extension); Washington and Georgetown Railroad (CT Pennsylvania Avenue Line); Eckington and Soldiers' Home Railway (WR&E Maryland Line?) 1922: WR&E Washington-Interurban Line, 15th & H NE to East Riverdale; CT Georgetown-Union Station-Potomac Park Line, 8th & F NE to 18th & Virginia NW
84 Branchville-Beltsville Branchville Beltsville 1922: WR&E Maryland Line, 15th & G NW to Laurel
90 96 New Jersey Avenue 17th Street SE Calvert Bridge Pennsylvania Avenue, 1st Street, Massachusetts Avenue, New Jersey Avenue, U Street January 28, 1962 (CT Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast Extension); (CT Pennsylvania Avenue Line); (CT New Jersey Avenue Line); (CT U Street Line) 1922: CT Chevy Chase Lake-Potomac Park Line, Chevy Chase Lake to 18th & Virginia NW; CT Seventh Street-Chevy Chase Line, Chevy Chase Circle to 4.5 & P SW; CT New Jersey Avenue Line, 8th & M SE to 20th & Calvert NW
92 90/92 U Street/Florida Avenue/8th Street Navy Yard Calvert Bridge 8th Street, Florida Avenue, U Street January 28, 1962 (CT Pennsylvania Avenue Line); (CT Florida Avenue and Eighth Street Northeast Line); (CT U Street Line) 1922: CT Florida Avenue Line, 8th & M SE to 7th & PA NW
A2 A Anacostia-Congress Heights June 16, 1935
B2 B2 Bladensburg April 22, 1923
C2 Naylor Gardens December 1, 1923
F4 4th Street NE 1920s
G2 G2 P Street/LeDroit Park January 7, 1935; June 16, 1935
J2 Kennedy Street/3rd Street/Takoma April 1936
L2 L2 Connecticut-18th Street September 16, 1935
L6 Connecticut-Garrett Park September 16, 1935
M2 Capitol Hill-4th Street 1930s
N2 N Massachusetts May 13, 1925
T2 Takoma-Old Bladensburg Road 1927
T6 Wisconsin-Naval Hospital August 4, 1935
V2 4th Street 1930s
Z2 Y Georgia Avenue-Forest Glen December 15, 1924

WR&E controlled Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad?

Line names

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Capital Traction Company
Washington Railway and Electric Company
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