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The Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company was the fourth streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C., and the first to cross the Anacostia River. It was chartered in 1870, authorized by Congress in 1875 and built later that year. The line ran from the Arsenal (now Fort McNair) to Union Town (now Historic Anacostia). It expanded, adding lines to Congressional Cemetery, Central Market and to the Government Hospital for the Insane; and in the late 1890s it purchased two other companies and expanded their lines. It was reluctant to change its operations, but in 1900 it relented to pressure and became the last company to switch from horse cars to electric streetcars. It was one of the few companies not to be swept up by the two major streetcar companies at the turn of the 20th centu

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rdfs:label	Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad (en)
rdfs:comment	The Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company was the fourth streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C., and the first to cross the Anacostia River. It was chartered in 1870, authorized by Congress in 1875 and built later that year. The line ran from the Arsenal (now Fort McNair) to Union Town (now Historic Anacostia). It expanded, adding lines to Congressional Cemetery, Central Market and to the Government Hospital for the Insane; and in the late 1890s it purchased two other companies and expanded their lines. It was reluctant to change its operations, but in 1900 it relented to pressure and became the last company to switch from horse cars to electric streetcars. It was one of the few companies not to be swept up by the two major streetcar companies at the turn of the 20th centu (en)
foaf:name	Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad (en)
name	Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad (en)
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location	Washington, D.C.
dct:subject	Street railways in Washington, D.C. Railway companies established in 1870 Defunct Washington, D.C., railroads Railway companies disestablished in 1912
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Mergers and acquisitions Street railways in Washington, D.C. Congressional Cemetery Railway companies established in 1870 Defunct Washington, D.C., railroads Washington Railway and Electric Company Streetcars in Washington, D.C. Horsecar Garfield Park (Chicago park) Washington, D.C. Capital Railway Capital Traction Company Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway Railway companies disestablished in 1912 Holding company Tram St. Elizabeths Hospital Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway National Archives and Records Administration Volt
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://web.archive.org/web/20120213233933/http:/www.davesrailpix.com/odds/dc/htm/ap01.htm https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/64500948.pdf%7C
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has abstract	The Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company was the fourth streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C., and the first to cross the Anacostia River. It was chartered in 1870, authorized by Congress in 1875 and built later that year. The line ran from the Arsenal (now Fort McNair) to Union Town (now Historic Anacostia). It expanded, adding lines to Congressional Cemetery, Central Market and to the Government Hospital for the Insane; and in the late 1890s it purchased two other companies and expanded their lines. It was reluctant to change its operations, but in 1900 it relented to pressure and became the last company to switch from horse cars to electric streetcars. It was one of the few companies not to be swept up by the two major streetcar companies at the turn of the 20th century, but it could not hold out forever and on August 31, 1912, it was purchased by the Washington Railway and Electric Company and ceased to operate as a unique entity. (en)
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closing date	1912-08-31 (xsd:date)
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type	Horsecar Tram
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of railroads in Washington, D.C. Anacostia and potomac river railroad Streetcars in Washington, D.C. Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway
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