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List Of Railroads In Washington, D.C.
The following railroads operate or once operated in the Washington, D.C., District of Columbia. Current railroads Freight * CSX Transportation (CSXT) Passenger * Amtrak (AMTK) Commuter * MARC Train (MARC) * Virginia Railway Express (VREX) * Washington Metro * DC Streetcar Defunct railroads Electric * Alexandria, Barcroft and Washington Transit Company * Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad * Baltimore and Ocean City Railway * Baltimore and Washington Transit Company * Brightwood Railway * Capital Traction Company * Capital Transit Company * Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway * City and Suburban Railway * Columbia Railway * Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway * Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad * Metropolitan Railroad * Rock Creek Railway * Streetcars in Washington, D.C., and Maryland#tennallytownrockville, Tennallytown and Rockville Railroad * Washington and Georgetown Railroad * Streetcars in Washington, D.C., and Maryland#glenecho, Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Washington Railway
The Chesapeake Beach Railway (CBR), now defunct, was an American railroad of southern Maryland and Washington, D.C., built in the 19th century. The CBR ran 27.629 miles from Washington, D.C., on tracks laid by the Southern Maryland Railroad and its own single track through Maryland farm country to a resort at Chesapeake Beach. The construction of the railway was overseen by Otto Mears, a Colorado railroad builder, who planned a shoreline resort with railroad service from Washington and Baltimore. It served Washington and Chesapeake Beach for almost 35 years, but closed amid the Great Depression and the rise of the automobile. The last train left the station on April 15, 1935. Parts of the right-of-way are now used for roads and a future rail trail. History Origins In 1891, Baltimore lawyer (and later Maryland governor) Edwin Warfield and others organized the Washington & Chesapeake Beach Railway to connect Washington, D.C., with 3,000 acres (12 km2) of virgin bay front prop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Midland Railway
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's List of capitals in the United States, capital is Richmond, Virginia, Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach. Its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County, part of Northern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of more than 8.8million live. Eastern Virginia is part of the Atlantic Plain, and the Middle Peninsula forms the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Central Virginia lies predominantly in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont, the foothill region of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which cross the western and southwestern parts of the state. The fertile Shenandoah Valley fosters the state's mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
