Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-11
CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM
SERIES OF CAR LINES ESTABLISHED
BY LOCAL COMPANY.
Connecticut Avenue Cars to Run to
east-Other Plans.

An important change in the running of
the cars on portion of the system CT
street railroads operated by the Washing
ton Traction and Electric Company has
been decided upon by the president, Mr.. F.
{. Stevens. Beginning Sunday next the
cars on the Connecticut avenue line which
run from the terminus on Washington
eights to the Baltimore and Ohio depot
and during The session of Congress to the
Capitol. viii have its eastern terminus at
18th and c streets northeast. This latter
point is the end of what is known as the
city and Suburban road. and the cars now
passing over that section of the City and
SUBURBAN system viii be taken off and in
their place will be run the Connecticut ave
nue. cars The latter. in following the course
of what is practically the creation of a
rev city line out Of the sections of Metro
politan and the City and Suburban roads
will deviate but little from the present
course of the former
The cars will come down from Washing
ton Heights along Connecticut avenue, fol-
lowing precisely the same line as at pres-
ent, until the corner of 9th and F streets
is reached, when they will turn north on
9th street, and at G street they will rurn
70 the east on that street and run along q
street ana thence pass the Baltimore and
Ohio depot and along street northeast TO
the terminus at 18th and C streets north
east.
heluTHi1S the cars VIII come along this
city and Suburban tracks, which in the
eastern locality, follow two streets c and
ID streets, and thence over the same course
as that of the east-bound cars and alone
u street to 11th street, where the F street
line will be regained. and from that point
the cars will continue the old tracks 10
The northern terminus on Columbia road
Washington Heights. The formation of this
practically new line will make it possible
for the company to take off all the cars OF,
that section of the City and Suburban road
as the Connecticut avenue cars will NOT
only do their present work but in addition,
give the service which is now afforded BY
the cars on what is known the CT street
line of the City and Suburban road
This change is in pursuance of the policy
oil Mr.. Stevens to have the extensive sys-
tenn, which has been so recently formed by
the purchase of eleven railroads. consist OF
series of lines which will extend from on
end to the other of the system. The cars
that are now being run from Glen Echo in
Maryland, to the terminus of the Metropol-
itan road at 18th and East Capitol streets
is case in point of such a service. Tho
cars which run from 18th and Florida ave
nue. to Anacostia and the line from the eth
street road through LIE Droit Park to the
river front as well the Hyattsville and
Benning lines, are illustrations of the same
principle.
In the course of the next ten DAYS or two
weeks it is expected that the work will be
completed of lowering the grade of the
pavement on the 9TH street road so as to
be used. When that is done the large COM
bination cars that now being run on
what is known the Anacostia line will
be taken off of that section and will be
placed on the 9th street line and run from
the river front all the way out to Forest
Glen and Takoma Park. The cars now in
use on the 9th street line will be put in the
place of the Anacostia cars and will per-
form the service from Anacostia to 18th
street and Florida avenue. AS rapidly as
the cars can be secured for use the en-
tire service will be modified, as above
indicated, until eventually there will be
series of cars running from one ex-
treme point in the system to another
giving a continuous service and for
one fare within the District When
this is accomplished the people of the Dis
trict will form the habit of waiting to take
the cars which go to their destination in
stead of boarding the first car that comes
along and, when the point of departure is
reached from the course they wish to take
leaving the car and taking a transfer to
the one which they might have had at the
starting place IL they had waited.
In other words through service will be
provided between all parts of the District
and Maryland by this system. and for
transportation purposes the cars of differ
ent lines using the same tracks for a por-
ton of the way will be considered as sep
arate and distinct. In order to facilitate the
understanding or ready comprehension on
the part of the patrons of the road of the
details of the plan each car will be. as
at present, plainly marked, 80 that as it
approa ches 1t will be possible to learn its
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