Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
NEW ELECTRIC ROAD
LINE PROPOSED FROM WASHING
TON TO RIVER VIEW.

An electric railway from Washington
through Maryland, and terminating at
River View and Fort Washington, are
among the possibilities OF the very near
future: and Capt E. s. Randell. manager
of River View. states that the plans for
such a road have elready been mapped out
and the rights OF way for the line secured.
AS soon as the new bridge now building
over the Anacostia river Ia completed it is
planned to start active work on the new
line.
The new railway line was first cantem-
plated a means OF carrying excursion
lists to and from River View, and year
or two ago a charter was obtained and the
rights OF way nearly all secured. The dir
fculty of crossing the Eastern branch with
the heavy cars held the plan up at that
time. but the recent reorganization of the
company controlling River View has given
the railway idea new life, and 1t Is now
stated positively that the line will be built,
and will not only carry excursionists to and
from River View, but will be used as a COM
mercial line for the section of Maryland
through which 1t will run. 1t Is proposed
to connect with one of the existing lines
In the city, and to skirt the hill tops along
the river the entire distance, going through
a country of rich farming and trucking
land. and which is now well settled, but
not developed for want of proper transpor-
tation facilities.
At Head of Movement.
Capt. E. S. Randall, the manager, and
one of the largest owners of the Washing
ton and Potomac Steamboat Company, is
at the head of the movement for the new
railway. and 1t Is stated that railway men
in this city and in Philadelphia are inter-
ia f1pU nd wi
capital for its construction. The plans for
the new road call for a power house In this
city, and one in Prince George county, Md,
about half way between this city and River
View, and the equipment of the new COM
pany will be modern in all respects. The
cars will be large and fast. capable of max
ing the run to Fort Washington. including
all stops. In about half an hour. The plans,
as mapped out at this time, make the
terminus of the line at River View and
Fort Washington, but 1t Is stated that the
extension of the road through the riverside
section of Maryland to Glymont and be-
yond has been considered and will be taken
up after the first section of the new road
Is built. There have been several conferences
recently in this city between local street
railway men and Capt. Randall. 1t is un-
derstood that portion Of the proposed
route has already been surveyed and that
the field to lay out the entire route the new
line will follow. All the larger villages be-
tween this city and Fort Washington will
be passed. and the new road will aid much
in the development of the southern por-
ton of the District and Maryland. Capt
Randall states that when the road Is built
his company will make River View the
rival of any OF the big resorts about New
York In number and variety Of attractions,
and that persons visiting the resort will
have choice OF water or land routes, be-
cause he will keep the steamers running
between this city and the park as well as the
electric cars.