Streetcars in Washington, D.C. transported people across the city and region from 1862 until 1962.
A Washington, D.C., streetcar, c. 1890
Horsecars on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, c. 1880
Tracks and underground conduit system being repaired at 14th & G Streets, NW, July 1941
Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway's opening day at the terminus at Seventh Street and New York Avenue NW
Georgetown Car Barn
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The Georgetown Car Barn, historically known as the Capital Traction Company Union Station, is a building in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. Designed by the archi
Streetcars in Washington, D.C.
…remnants of tracks and conduit remain visible in the middle of O and P Streets NW between 33rd and 35th Streets NW, and near an M Street door of the Georgetown Car Barn…
M Street elevation in December 2018
Prospect Street entrance in 2022
View of Car Barn from the southwest between 1980 and 2006
Renovations had replaced the garage's westernmost M Street door with architectural glazing by December 2018.