Washington-Virginia Railroad
Description:
Originally called the Arlington Fairfax Line, this line began in 1896 as a horse-drawn line with stops at Rosslyn, Fort Myer, Clarendon, Ballston, Hall's Hill, and Falls Church. Throughout the early 1900s the line expanded to include service to Arlington National Cemetery, Columbia Pike, Green Valley, Vienna, and Fairfax. Expansion of trolley lines in Arlington at the turn of the century helped to expand and strengthen Arlington's emerging suburban environment. In the 1920s and 1930s Arlington residents began to transition to automobile transportation. After nearly a decade of financial troubles, the line officially stopped running in 1932.
This image shows one of the lines daily schedules.
Date:
November 20, 1916 (schedule)
Creator:
Washington-Virginia Railway Company (schedule)
Source:
John E. Merriken, "Old Dominion Trolley Too: A History of the Mount Vernon Line" (Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1987)
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Washington-Virginia Railway Company (schedule), “Washington-Virginia Railroad,” Built By the People Themselves, accessed May 4, 2024, https://lindseybestebreurtje.org/arlingtonhistory/items/show/14.
