Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-17
ANNAPOLIS ELECTRIC LINE.
THE PROPOSED RAPID
TRANSIT
Between Baltimore, Washington And An
napois Forging Ahead d-0peratiOns
VIII Begin The First of
January Next.
TO CONNECT ANNAPOLIS
BY TROLLEY.

The beginning of the year 1902 will
| mark the commencement OF important
elec.ric railroad construction, which will
result in providing rapid transit facilities
between this city, Baltimore. Washington
and Laurel.
This work is TO be done by the Wash
ington and Annapolis Electric Railway
Company, and it IS probable that within
a year from this time thai the enterprise
viii be In operation. A great deal has
already been done in the direction OF
clearing the proposed route been Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis, and 1t
is expected that early in the year actual
construction will be commenced.
At the end of three months the same
company, under the name of the Berwyn
and Laure. Electric Railroad Company.
expect 10 complete durable line OF track
from Berwyn to Laurel, distance OF
nine miles. Traffic arrangements have
been made with the Washington Trac-
ton Company, whose line, the City and
Suburban, ends at Berwyn. TO run cars
over the en.ire line from Laurel to the
Washington terminus at Fifteenth and G.
streets, and, as stated, it is The intention
TO have the road built and in operation
within the next three months.
The largest part OF the undertaking is,
If course, the building OF the lines to
Baltimore and this city Beginning at
Chesapeake Junction, where a connec-
ton will be made with the Columbia line
Of the Washington Traction Company,
the new road will parallel the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at a distance OF a mile to
a mile and a-halt on the east to Oienton,
Still continuing to the east, the new road
from Shipley to Baltimore will parallel
the Baltimore Short Line and will enter
Baltimore al Westport, where connection
will be made with the United Railways
of Baltimore. The distance over the
line between Washington and Baltimore
will be thirty one miles. 1t will be a
double track road. the rails eighty pounds
and IT is the purpose 10 make the con-
slrucilon in other particulars first class.
From Oienton line is to be built TO
Annapolis, the'route following in gen.
eral way that OF the Washington and
Baltimore Railroad. The entire distance
from Washington to Annapolis will be
thirty three miles. 1t is the purpose OF
those interested in this company to pro-
vide such facilities between Washington
and this city that the tourists and other
visitors who go 10 that city in such large
numbers will be able to visit Annapolis,
which is one ofthe most interesting places
in the State. and which is to become still
more attractive owing to the improve
ments being made in The buildings of the
Naval Academy. In order that this trip
may be attended with the slightest degree
OF discomfort, the Washington and An
napolis Company has arranged to erect
large building at Fifteenth and H SIS ),
northeast. Washington, where the cars
from Annapolis, and those also from
Baltimore. can be run into train sheds,
and the transfer Of passengers to the CO.
lumbia line can be made there.
They have purchased portion of the
old Graceland cemetery property, with
frontage of four hundred feet on II street
and one hundred feet on Fifteenth street,
Washington For this ground they paid
to the trustees>of the cemetery SGT, 900
A power house for the Baltimore and
Annapolis line will be erected on the
Patuxent, and electric power will also
be purchased from the Washington Trac-
ton Company.