The Metropolitan Railroad was the second streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C., United States. It was incorporated and started operations in 1864, running from the Capitol to the War Department and along H Street NW in downtown. It added lines on 9th Street NW, on 4th Street SW/SE, along Connecticut Avenue to Dupont Circle, to Georgetown, to Mt. Pleasant and north along Georgia Avenue. In the late 19th Century it was purchased by the Washington Traction and Electric Company and on February 4, 1902, became a part of the Washington Railway and Electric Company.
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| - The Metropolitan Railroad was the second streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C., United States. It was incorporated and started operations in 1864, running from the Capitol to the War Department and along H Street NW in downtown. It added lines on 9th Street NW, on 4th Street SW/SE, along Connecticut Avenue to Dupont Circle, to Georgetown, to Mt. Pleasant and north along Georgia Avenue. In the late 19th Century it was purchased by the Washington Traction and Electric Company and on February 4, 1902, became a part of the Washington Railway and Electric Company. (en)
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- United States Department of War
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- Electric railways in Washington, D.C.
- Street railways in Washington, D.C.
- Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
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- George Herbert Harries
- Georgetown Car Barn
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- Washington Railway and Electric Company
- Budapest, Hungary
- Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Streetcars in Washington, D.C.
- Defunct public transport operators in the United States
- East Capitol Street
- Georgia Avenue
- H Street (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington and Georgetown Railroad
- Herdic Phaeton Company
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- Connecticut Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
- 16th Street Northwest (Washington, D.C.)
- Waddy Wood
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| - The Metropolitan Railroad was the second streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C., United States. It was incorporated and started operations in 1864, running from the Capitol to the War Department and along H Street NW in downtown. It added lines on 9th Street NW, on 4th Street SW/SE, along Connecticut Avenue to Dupont Circle, to Georgetown, to Mt. Pleasant and north along Georgia Avenue. In the late 19th Century it was purchased by the Washington Traction and Electric Company and on February 4, 1902, became a part of the Washington Railway and Electric Company. (en)
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