Streetcars in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia
Streetcars in Washington, D.C. transported people across the city and region from 1862 until 1962. The first streetcars in Washington, D.C., were horse-drawn and carried people short distances on flat terrain.
Capital Transit Company 1430 - National Capital Trolley Museum
Capital Transit 1430 was based at the Northern Division (Decatur) and provided service on 14th Street. Considered the least well-constructed PCC cars in the fleet, the cars in the 1400-1464 series were the first PCCs stored as ridership declined in the late 1950s.
TrolleyTime | From the National Capital Trolley Museum
Sep 24, 2022 · Part of the PCC Day celebration at the Museum included a line-up of five of the seven Museum’s PCC cars in the yard; pictured left to right are Washington cars 1470, 1101, 1430; The Hague car 1329, and Toronto car 4602 (photo by Bill Monaghan).
D.C. Transit 1304 - Seashore Trolley Museum
Washington’s PCC fleet reached 489 cars. To fit its carbarns, Capital Transit used a short version of the PCC. The PCC car takes its name from the Electric Railway Presidents Conference Committee established in the early 1930s to design a modern, streamlined streetcar.
Wasington DC Area Trolley System Photos - Historic Prince …
The PCC car has proved to be a long-lasting icon of streetcar design, and many are still in service around the world. National Capital Trolley Museum (NCTM) is located in Colesville, MD and has several trolleys on display and you can take a trolley ride on the 1.25 mile track.
Wasington DC Area Trolley System Photos - Historic Prince …
DC Transit, #1487 one of a kind all electric PCC Car (westinghouse), D St and Maryland Ave NE, East bound to 13th and D terminal - #85
Our Collection — National Capital Trolley Museum
Street cars were a significant mode of transportation in Washington for almost a century, from horse drawn street cars on July 29, 1862 to Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC) cars at the end of service on January 28, 1962.
Wasington DC Area Trolley System Photos - Historic Prince …
Wasington DC Area Trolley System Photos. This box of slides is labeled "Washington DC WB&A, A&FRY. W&OD and D.C. Street cars sold and preserved. Old and new Senate Subways, 1930s to 1980s." The photos originally owned and many taken by Barry G. Smith of Arlington, Virginia. If all the image don't load, hit refresh or F5 until they do.
DC Transit System 1101 — National Capital Trolley Museum
Although the PCC represents standardization in street car design, operating companies and car builders individualized their vehicles. Conduit current supply and forty-four foot transfer tables gave Washington's PCCs two unique characteristics, underground plows …
PCC streetcar - Wikipedia
This line is run by a mixture of PCC cars built between 1946 and 1952, and earlier pre-PCC cars. Due to its success, a second heritage line was inaugurated in 2015, the E Embarcadero , which serves to facilitate a one-seat ride from the Caltrain San Francisco station to Fisherman's Wharf.