Evening star., 1947-04-01
Penfagon Lines
Taken Over BY
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Two Bus Firnls
Service During First
Morning Described
AS Satisfactory

virginia DuS companies LQQhy LOOK
over the Capital Transit Co.'S Penta-s
gon runs.
One company, the Alexandria.
Bancroft q Washington, continues
to run over Its regular route. The
Washington, Virginia b Maryland
Coach Co. tArnold lines1. however,
is operating over Capital Transit
routes In the District to supply Pen-
tagon service.
b One terminal was changed, how
ever. This was the removal OF the
loading point for the o. Pentagon
line from Seventh street and Con-
|stitution avenue NV. to the A. B.
E& WIS terminal at Twelfth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV. A
few passengers went to the old stop
and had to change after waiting a
while Bus company starters said
they were aware Of only a few in
stances. however.
New Service Called Adequate.
A. B. 81 w. employees at the Penn
sylvania avenue terminal reported
noticeable" increase in passengers,
but declared the new service ap-
|peared to be entirely adequate.
A spokesman for the military
district of Washington, which han
dies transportation matters for the
Pentagon, said the first mornings
operation under the new companies
apparently was satisfactory. No
long delays were observed and no
adverse reports had been received,
the spokesman said.
The new route was not announced
until late yesterday by the Districts
Public Utilities Commission. 1t took
effect this morning as follows:
Inbound - From Twenty : third
street and Constitution avenue NV,
north on Twenty-third to E street,
east on z street, Virginia and New
York avenues to Nineteenth street,
south on Nineteenth street to a new
stand on the west side of Nineteenth
between c street and New York ave-
nue..
Outbound Route.
Outbound-From the Nineteenth
street terminal, south on Nineteenth
to C street, west on G street to
Twenty third street, south on Twen-
| ty-third street to Constitution ave-
nue..
The PUG also ordered the follow
/ ing Arnold lines bus stops from
Monday through Friday.
On Twenty-third street-east side,
north of C street; east side, south
of E street; west side, north of the
drive to the old Naval Hospital. :
On New York avenue-south side,
west OF Twentieth street.
On C street-north side, west of
Twenty-first street, for use between
and $50 am and 3 and $50 pm.
Operated Since 1912.
The Capital Transit Co. stopped
its Pentagon runs at 6:31 last hight.
The transit company had operated
1.-THE Pentagon line since May, 1912,
when 1T received temporary Inter
state Commerce Commission order
under the War Powers Act to do so.
The company notified the War De-
partment last month 1t would not
apply tor either an extension of this
permit or a permanent certificate
on the ground the operation was
mot profitable" The War Depart
ment asked the ICC to force the
| Capital Transit Co. to continue the
service, but the ICC last week
ordered the Virginia bus companies
to take over the business.
| The Capital Transit Co. is lend
ing the Arnold lines 80 buses to han
die the service.
Another Change in Effect.
Another change of terminal for a
Virginia bound line also went in
effect this morning. This was the
removal of the loading point for
buses for the National Airport and
Temporary Building T at Gravelly
Point from Twelfth to Tenth street.
Ijust south of Pennsylvania avenue.
The new point is effective only be-
tween the hours of $50 and 9 am
and is designed to facilitate loading,
the A. B. e. w. announced
In Virginia, buses serving the
Navy Annex today began using a
new route over Columbia pike in
the rear of the building. Only
"tr1pper" buses during the evening
rush will load at the old platform
on the north or front of the build
ing. The change resulted from an
Arlington County ordinance re-
stricting use of South Orme, Ode
and Oak streets to vehicles of less
than $4,000 pounds, which elimi-
mated buses.