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The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad (W&OD) was founded in 1900 as the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad. The steam-rail line began in Rosslyn and extended out to various Arlington neighborhoods, including Cherrydale (1904) and Great Falls (1906). The W&OD continued to expand beyond the county by connecting to the Great Falls and Bluemont lines at the Bon Air neighborhood junction. Their service to Great Falls was discontinued in the 1930s, when their right-of-way was transferred to become Old Dominion Drive. The Bluemont line was aquired by the Southern Railroad in 1944 and continued service until 1968. Today the former W&OD line is a popular biking path.

Trolley transportation helped to strengthen and expand Arlington's suburban environment at the turn of the century.

The stop featured in this photograph is the Alexandria Junction along present day Route 1.

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