Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-08
NEW STREET. RAILWAY LINE
Formed of Several Sections of Old Routes
of Car Service.
DfagOnally Across the City From lie
DrOit Park to the River
Front.

What will be practically new street
railway route is now being put in shape
by the Washington Electric and Traction
Company with sections of lines which have
come to 1t In the purchase of the various
railroad properties in this District The
new line is to run from lie Droit Park to
the river front in South Washington over
| routes that formerly were within the fran
chise of the old Belt and old lexington
| roads, with the addition of a new portion
which is now being built. As will be I'M
derstood, the new road will stretch COM
pletely across the city from north to south
and through the central portion will pursue
diagonal course which will bring it past
most of the important points in the city
The new section of the road is on Attn
street northwest north from p street, the
latter point being the farthest north of the
old Belt road. 1t extends to Florida
avenue, thence along Hardwood ave
nue., Elm street and Linden street in Ls
Droit Park. and thence along Pomeroy
street to 9TH street or Brightwood avenue
where a junction will be made with what
Is known as the Brightwood road, which
[ Is on the 1th street road When the new
road reaches New York avenue in its
course south on 4th street. the cars will
pass to the tracks of the City and Subur-
ban road, formerly the lexington and will
continue on these tracks by way of New
York avenue 9th and G. streets, to 18th
street, where the line Of the Belt road will
be resumed.
front Will be followed. as the cars will pass
along 18th street. to E street, to 18th street.
to street southwest, to Virginia avenue
10 ilth street, and thence to the river front.
a large section of the road in South WASH
ington is already completed. and if the
weather continues favorable and the iron
men surprise Mr.. E. L. Hunt, the general
ma mayer, by supplying the necessary spe-
nov hDXr t,
do SO, then it will be possible to run cars
III the very near future
Other Proposed Routes
The other section Of the old Belt road
Will be utilized in connection with the
other lines controlled by this COMPANY so
as 10 make convenient and accessible routes
for the public. The balance of the 4th
street line south from New York avenue in
front OF the Capitol and thence back to the
smithsonian and the other public buildings
on the Mall to 18th street and around to
9th street. it is proposed, for the present
d, least, to operate by storage battery cars
Inc line will be from Gales circle at New
Jersey avenue and LIST street northwest
where the city and Suburban cars pass
south to MARYLAND avenue, to Virginia ave
nue.. to 18th street and thence To / louisiana
avenue and 9th street
Inc piece of road o and P streets
Whicn formerly connected the 4th street
an" ilth street lines of the Belt road will
also be operated by storage battery cars
A similar service will be put on the line
along NJ street south from the Anacostia
pridge TO the wharves, which was formerly
part OF the old Anacostia road The
man portion of the latter road is now be-
ing equipped with the underground electric
service, and VIII be operated in connection
with the 11th street line so as To give a
through service from Anacostia to 11th
street and Florida avenue The cars are
i 10y; peine run on the northern portion of
!iis road as far south as G street and II
Is expected the balance of the line will he
hmshed before great while
Inc road to Rockville is now compIetad
ana II was expected that cars would he nm
rom diie county seat OF Montgomery conn
y 10 9th and F streets before this time. but
the recent fire in the Potomac power bouse
from whence the current is to be obtained
mas caused delay. 1t is also the Intention
70 run cars from Cabin John to East Can
ltoi ana 10th streets in the near future
WINE cars from Forest Glen are to mass
through the city and go to the river front