Wasington DC Area Trolley System Photos
This set is labeled as "Capital Transit Company, D.C. Transit System, Washington D.C., 1900-1960". The photos originally owned and many taken by Barry G. Smith of Arlington, Virginia.
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Capitol Traction Company, 11th and Penn. NW Corner of the Evening star Building, 1881 - #3
Capital Traction Company, 1905 - #11 Chevy Chase Line - Conn. Ave and Melrose Street NW - #4
Capital Traction Co. 1910 - #551 and Tr. - Peace Monument Penn Ave. - #5
Capital Traction Company 1906 - #1103 PBand W Penn RR station - 6th and B street SW - Station dimolished in 1907 by Fleet Brothers - #6
Inspection trip by Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland on first trolley from Washington, DC to Laurel - #7
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Capitol Traction Company, #103 Brill 1906, Brill 22-E "Eureka" Trucks to Brill 39-E, 1912, Scrapped by 1939 - #9
Anacostia and Potomac River lines new "Pay as you enter" car, 1909 - #10
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CTC Catholic University Rt. 80, 4th and mich ave NE, #181, Ex-CTC Cincinnati, 1909 ex-PAYE - #13
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CTC #618, 1910, Jewett CA 1920s, Union Station - #16
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Taken 1979, No label - #19
WRY and E Company #652, Southern, 1913, 1st and E Capitol Streets, Taken 1914 - #20
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Capital Transit #713, Kuhlman, 1919, Soldiers Home terminal, Upshur Street at Rock Creek Church Road, taken 1949, #713 rebuit as one of kind high speed 1-man car in 1941, Photo by Michael J. Lavelle Sr. - #23
CTC #809, Brightwood Carhouse, taken June 22, 1947 - #24
CTC #814 Brill 1920, Southerm Carhouse, 7th Street Wharf, taken June 22, 1947 - #25
No label, taken 1947 - #26
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CTC, Seat Pleasant Terminal Rt.12, #149, Ex-Wry, Brill, 1293, June 17, 1944 - #29
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United Electric Rail Road, Providence RI, 2000-2148 series of 50 of this class to Cap. Transit 501-550 - #32
#512 CTC, Mt Pleasant Loop, Taken June 14 1944 - #33
No label, Taken April 4, 1940 - #34
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CTC, #953, Brill 1 man car, 1926, 15th and NY Ave NW, Crossover Terminal 1949, Photo by Michael J. Lavelle - #36
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Cap Transit #952, 1926 J. G Brill , 1 man car at Benning Carhouse Yard,
Michael J. Lavelle Photo, Taken 1949 - #41
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No label, taken 1949 - #44
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CTC #0500, 1898 American, Eckington Carhouse, Taken Dec 1941 - #48
Columbia RY, 60-69 Ser American, 1898 to WRY 507-13 then 501-09 #509 Preserved - #49
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Capital Transit #743, Kuhlman 1919 Equiped with 20AWH 101B Motors from Wreco 585-599, Taken March 1948 - #51
Ex CTC #315 American, built 1898, Benning Scrap Line, taken March 1948 - #52
Car coming out of carhouse - #53
No label , taken April 1949 - #54
Capital Transit #711, 11th and F streets NW, S/B Rt. 60 - #55
Capitol Traction Company #783, Car is a 1920 Brill - #56
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Capital transit #830 Brill, 1923 on Brill 27GE-1 Trucks with 4 50HP WH 101-B2 Motors From WRy and E 501-509, This car ex-WRYE #146 Series - #58
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No label, taken in 1952 - #62
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Chicago Surface Lines, Ca. 1941 #7001, Brill, 1934 Experimental Streamliner,
Also called "PCC Model C" - #64
CTC #1005 1935 Brill Pre-PCC, Eckington Carhouse, Taken 1958 - #65
CTC #1007, Eckington Carhouse, taken August 1958 - #66
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Capital Transit , Navy Yard Carhouse, #1101 1937 St. Loius, Taken in 1940 by R. S. Crockett - #69
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CTC #1311 Brookland Loop, taken Jan. 29 1944 - #71
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#1394 Mt. Pleasant Loop, taken July 13, 1944 - #73
GA and Alaska Term Rt. #70, Photo by Hal Greenwald of Yonkers NY, taken May 30 1948 - #74
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Capital Transit Company Southern Carhouse Maine Ave. SW, #1476 PCC, taken 1944 - #76
Capital Transit Company Peace Monument Loop #1450, PCC 1944, taken Sept. 11 1949 - #77
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Red Circle Restraunt, North Capitol St. and Mass. Ave NW Rt. #80 Car - #79
Cabin John Loop #1538 - #80
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#1158 1938 St. Louis, Equipped with 4 Forced air fans in raised roof,
1 of 2 cars fitted with the fans. The other was #1332 - #83
Capitol Transit Company, #1255 PCC 1944 St. Louis, Equiped with experimental motor, Driven automatic trolley in small streamline housing - #84
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
Capital Transit Company, #1139 Defense bond PCC #1051 at western carhouse at Wisc. Ave and Harrison St. NW, Taken 1956 - #86
Capital Transit #1139 in "Buy defense bonds" Livery 1951-1958, Backing into Takoma "Y" at 4th and Butternut Streets NW, Taken 1956 - #87
Eckington Carhouse, Taken 1954 - #88
No label - #89
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#1512 on Michigan Ave. NE near Trinity College, Taken July 28, 1957 by Barry Smith of Arlington VA - #91
DC Transit Company #1512, Silver Sightseer in Riverdale MD, taken July 28, 1957 by Barry Smith of Arlington VA - #92
DC Transit Company #1512, Silver Sightseer on Branchville MD Loop, taken July 28, 1957 by Barry Smith of Arlington VA - #93
DC Transit Company #1512, Silver Sightseer on Branchville MD Loop, taken July 28, 1957 by Barry Smith of Arlington VA - #94
DC Transit Company, Mclean Gardens Loop, Rt. #30, #1512 Silver Sightseer, taken July 28, 1957 by Barry Smith of Arlington VA - #95
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DC 1231, Rt. 82, taken Feb. 22 1957 - #115
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DC Transit Company, #099 Line Car, 1910 J.G. Brill, NE Eckington Carhouse, Ex-Wry and Co., Rockville Express line Car, Taken 1958 - #117
DC Transit Company, #1169 St. Louis 1938, 49th Ave, Branchville Line, Riverdale MD, taken August 1958 - #118
DC Transit Company #1294, 1941 St. Louis, Branchville Loop, Branchville MD, Taken July 1957 - #119
DC Transit Company Branchville Loop Rt. 82, #1467, PCC, taken 1945 - #120
DC Transit Company, Branchville MD, #1296, 1941 PCC West bound Rt. 82, Lv. Loop - #121
DC Transit Company #766 Soldiers Home, Taken May 29th 1957 - #122
DC Transit Company #766 S.W. Mall - #123
DC Transit Company #766 - #124
DC Transit Company #766 - #125
DC Transit Company #0509 Wheel Car, 7th and Maine Street Barn, Taken July 28, 1957 - #126
DC Transit Company #1568, 7th and K NW - #127
Car #1194 - #128
Car #1293 - #129
DC Transit Company Cabin John MD, Rt. 20 #1561, 1945 PCC - #130
Car #1540, Union Station Loop - #131
Car #1541, Union Station Loop - #132
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DC Transit System #1256, Friendship Heights Loop, Maryland, Northbound Route #30, Taken Dec 31, 1959 - #137
DC Transit System, Chain Bridge Road Crossing, DC Stop #14, Car #1053, Route #20, Taken Dec 31, 1959 - #138
DC Transit System #1053 Bridge 8, Rt. 20 Cabin John Line - #139
DC Transit System #1053 at Wisc. and M streets, NW - #140
Georgetown BL Alvert? - #141
DCTS #050 Work Flat Car, 1912 Smith-Wallace with Brill 27-E2 Trucks, Ex-Capital Transit - #142
Work car - #143
Car #1513 in tunnel - #144
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