Evening star., 1946-11-17
Prince GEORGES
Bus Changes
In Effect Today
3 Routes to Replace
Through Service;
Protest Disrequrded


Through bus service between the
Hyattsville, Riverdale and College
Park sectors of Prince Georges
County and downtown Washington
was scheduled to be replaced by
three lines, all terminating at the
Mount Rainier streetcar terminal,
starting today.
Despite protests from many resi-
dents that trips into Washington
viii take 10 to is minutes longer,
the Capital Transit Co. announced
/ 1t would begin operation OF the new
routes in accordance with q "mas-
ter transportation plan" for the
county.
The so-called master plan" Is in
line with recommendations of the
County Independent Trade Associa-
ton and will be complete with oper-
alton OF the new lines into the Mount
Rainier terminal, the company
stated.
I After hearings last spring the
Maryland Public Service Connmis-
SION gave its consent for aO-day
trial Of the plan.
Route F-2 Changed.
3 The revised line is Route F-2
which formerly operated between
Ninth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. and Hyattsville, Riverdale
and College Park, via Michigan ave-
nue. NE. Under the new plan start
ing today, the buses will travel
the same route to the District line.
then over Twenty-ninth street. Up
fshur street, Rainier avenue and
Thirty fourth street to the terminal
Eon Rhode Island avenue. Perry street
and Thirty-third street will be used
Tor the return trip as far as Rainier
avenue.
The other two lines are to carry
passengers from the areas north of
Thirty-fourth and Rainier avenue
TO the Mount Rainier terminal
where they will have to transfer
either to the Route SO car line or
to any of four other bus lines using
the terminal.
One line, Route F-s, win operate
between the Riverdale station of
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad and
Mount Rainier, via Rhode Island
avenue, Rittenhouse street, Coles
vile road, Forty-second avenue
Oglethorp street, Fortieth avenue.
Hamilton street, Thirty eighth ave-
nue., Window road, Thirty-seventh
avenue, Taylor street, and Thirty
fourth street.
Same Terminals to Be Used.
Route G-6, the other Line, will be
by way of Rhode Island avenue.
Rittenhouse street, Baltimore bou-
ievard, and Oglethorp streets in
that order before joining the Route
F-8 line. The new route will use
the same terminals as the F-8 line.
Bladensburg and Cheverly resi-
dents, who are protesting elimina-i :
ton Of thropeh service. point out
that formerly they could ride direct
from those communities to Seven
tenth rand Pennsylvaria avenue
ESE- via Bladensburg road. Now.
Routes B-4 and B-6, which operate
between East Riverdale and Chew
erly, respectively, and the Mount
Rainier terminal, and Route b.,
which runs from Mount Rainier to
the Southeast Washington terminus,
have replaced the through service.
A spokesman for the transit COM
pany said the completed master
plan would give county residents
the company's first intra-county
service and also provide passengers
coming to Washington with addi-
tional destinations and both street.
cars and buSses to choose from.
Transfer Privileges Explained.
Free transfer privileges are
granted at the Mount Rainier
terminal, the spokesman pointed
out, except that passengers going
into the District will be required
to pay the usual Washington fare.
He said there would be no addi-
tlonal fares to pay as long as the
ride was continued in the same
zone within Maryland,
Meanwhile, Louis A. Day. chair
man OF the Public Utilities Com
mittee Of the Prince Georges
County Civic Federation, which
opposed the revised services AT
hearings before the Maryland Com
mission, urged bus riders in the
county to continue use of these
lines regardless of inconyeniences
resulting from the reroutings. This
Is necessary, he declared, to give
true picture of the volume of
trafhc during the 30-day trial
period.