Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-24
FREE RIDE TO STATION
CARS ARE IN OPERATION AND
NO FARES CHARGED.

The Union Station line" went into Op-
GRAFTON at Al O'Clock this afternoon.
From this time until the completion
of the underground trolley systems lead
ing to the plaza of the railway terminal.
two shuttle cars will be operated regu-
larly between the station and the es
tablished car lines at the intersection OF
Delaware avenue and street.
A corps of officials of both the Capt.
tai Traction company and the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
were on the scene to witness the OPEN
ing of the line.
Among the passengers on the first
trip We're President George E. Haml-
ton and Second Vice President and Gen
eral Manager ID. s. CARL and Chief En-
gineer j. II. Hanna of the Capital Trac-
ton company and G. s. Kimball. en-
gineer of maintenance of ways of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany- j. T. Mofett. superintendent of
transportation of the latter company
acted as mOtOrman.
Mr.. CARL and Mr.. Moffett held a con-
ference on the ground late this afternoon
and decided that the shuttle cars should
be put into service each day i'm time to-
accommodate the first rush of commuters
to the city at about Z O'Clock. and that
they should not he withdrawn until the
latest incoming trains on all railroad DIS
have discharged their passengers.
Two Cars in Operation.
Following the initial round trip the car
was turned over to the regular crew.
which was composed Of MotOrman Paul f..
Whitaker and Conductor f. H. Ady. A
few minutes after the car of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company was
started one of the big yellow cars of the
14th street line Of the Capital Traction
Company was switched onto the branch.
Both will operate continuously every day
heneeforth.
No fares or transfers will be accepted
on the shuttle cars. as it was obvious that
there would not be time for the conductor
to make his rounds in the two minutes re-
quired to make the brief journey from
end to end Of the line. The ofhcials OF
both companies decided that all persons
who desire to ride between the station
and the junction may do SO.
Work on the branch line connecting the
c street tracks with the Union station
was begun twenty-seven days ago and 1T
has been prosecuted with undated vigor
ever since The temporary tracks were
pronounced ready for use this morning.
though there yet remains considerable to
be done. such as paving between the
double lines of rails and filling in at street
crossings.
All street railway lines in the District
transfer to the Union station cars on
the F street and Pennsylvania avenue
lines, and to the 18th and d street and
the Lincoln Park" cars. all of which
pass the intersection of Delaware ave-
nue. and G street.
The Union station line" consists of a
double track northward on Delaware ave-
nue. to the station from the corner of c
street. the double tracks terminating at
each end in automatic switch. Just
how many round trips will constitute q
days work for the crew of each car IL
Yet a problem. but the little line. which
eliminates the long walk across the pros
pective plaza of the Union station is ex-
pected to be one of the best patronized in
the city.