Retro Metro

D.C. officials are interested in a revival of the streetcar to tackle transportation problems.

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January 21, 2002, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"For nearly a century, streetcars clattered along steel tracks dug into the broad boulevards of the District and its suburbs, one of the most extensive trolley systems in the country...On the 40th anniversary of the last trolley's final trip in the District, officials are looking to the past for a solution for the future: They want to revive the electric streetcar. And they have identified three possible routes."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: D.C. Transit May Go Retro

Monday, January 21, 2002 in The Washington Post

Transportation District of Columbia

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