TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON DC AREA


ALEXANDRIA-ARLINGTON/HISTORIC DETAIL

Transit History
Route History


Alexandria

1892-1896 - Washington Alexandria & Mount Vernon Electric Railway Co.
1896-1910 - Washington Alexandria & Mount Vernon Railway Co.
1910-1927 - Washington-Virginia Railway Co.
1927-1930 - Washington Alexandria & Mount Vernon Railway Co.
1921-1973 - Alexandria Barcroft & Washington Transit Co.
1921 - buses introduced
1932 - streetcars discontinued

Arlington

1891-1896 - Washington & Arlington Railway Co.
1896-1910 - Washington Arlington & Falls Church Railway Co.
1910-1927 - Washington-Virginia Railway Co.
1925 - buses introduced by separate company Washington Virginia & Maryland Coach Co.
1927-1936 - Arlington & Fairfax Electric Railway Co.
1932 - buses introduced by affiliated company Arlington & Fairfax Motor Transportation Co.
1936-1939 - Arlington & Fairfax Auto Railroad
1937 - streetcars discontinued
1937-1939 - operated auto railer combination vehicles

1932-1947 - Arlington & Fairfax Motor Transportation Co.
1925-1973 - Washington Virginia & Maryland Coach Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1973)
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority


NEW REGIONAL/COUNTYWIDE TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Fairfax Connector (since 1985)
Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission (OmniRide) (since 1986)

COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE
Virginia Railway Express


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