Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Northern Virginia trolleys" in English language version.
In 1925 the company sold No. 81 to Arlington and Fairfax Railway Company in Virginia who in turn sold it to Niagara. St. Catharines and Toronto Railway in Canada.
Shephard House, at 1101 West Broad Street, served as both a station and stationmaster's residence on the West End. By 1903, real estate agents, subdivision developers, and potential residents of Falls Church were using the trolley services extensively, seeing development and promotional opportunities with the service providing flexible access to previously remote locales..
The trains were still slow and cumbersome with the junction change at Alexandria, but electric railway tracks were laid parallel to the train tracks in town, reaching East Falls Church in 1897 and extending along Lincoln Avenue to West End by 1901. Wm. B. Thompson Groceries also housed the electric railway ticket depot and post office.
Near this point the Alexandria Canal crossed Four Mile Run, connecting Alexandria docks and railyards to Georgetown and western Maryland from 1843 to 1886. To the east were the turnpike and railroad. In 1896 the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway began to run electric trolleys beside the abandoned canal in this area, where it also built a car barn, repair shops and a power house. In 1906 the trolley line opened and operated Luna Park west of the tracks, providing a ballroom, roller coaster, water slide and other amusements. Parts of this complex survived until 1993, when the trolley barn was torn down after serving as a bus garage since the 1930s. Eads Street traces the canal and trolley line.
..... It was the electric railway, which came to Nauck in 1898 that spurred development of the neighborhood. The Nauck line of the Washington, Arlington, and Fairfax Railway ran parallel to what is now South Kenmore Street and there was a station located south of what is now the intersection of 19th Street South and South Kenmore Street. ......Marker is at the trailhead of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail at S. Shirlington Road near S. Four Mile Run Dr.
The Arlington-Fairfax Line connected Fairfax with Washington D.C. from 1904–1939 and briefly terminated near this location until 1908 when it was extended to the courthouse after the original station was destroyed by fire. The new stop served both as a passenger station and a stop for tourists to visit historic sites. A freight depot replaced the station near this location spawning a small commercial center, the remnants of which remained until 2009. A bedroom community grew along Cedar Avenue where the trolley made a stop after leaving this location. .... Marker is in Fairfax, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Virginia Route 236) and Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
In 1896, the Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railway began running electric trolleys from Rosslyn to Falls Church on the present routes of Fairfax Drive and I-66. By 1907, the line linked downtown Washington to Ballston, Vienna, and the Town of Fairfax. In 1910, the railway built at this location a car barn, rail yard, workshop, electrical substation, and general office. In 1912, the rival Washington & Old Dominion Railway began crossing the tracks on a bridge 200 yards west of here, traveling the present route of I-66 from Rosslyn. The line to Fairfax closed in 1939, but Metrorail's Orange Line follows its route through Arlington. ..... Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. Marker is at the intersection of Fairfax Drive and Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120), on the right when traveling west on Fairfax Drive.
By 1900 a well-defined village called Central Ballston had developed in the area bounded by the present Wilson Boulevard, Taylor Street, Washington Boulevard, and Pollard Street. More diffuse settlement extended westward to Lubber Run and southward along Glebe Road to Henderson Road. The track of the Washington, Arlington, and Falls Church Electric Railroad ran along what is now Fairfax Drive; the Ballston Station was at Ballston Avenue, now Stuart Street. Here Clements Avenue, now Stafford Street, divided to pass on either side of an old Ball family graveyard.
This Sept. 1,1910 view of the Highlands trolly station is a rustic reminder of Arlington County's once pastoral countryside just across the river from the nation's, capital. The station was located on the Washington-Mt. Vernon line of the trolly system and was actually a small substation.
Near this point the Alexandria Canal crossed Four Mile Run, connecting Alexandria docks and railyards to Georgetown and western Maryland from 1843 to 1886. To the east were the turnpike and railroad. In 1896 the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway began to run electric trolleys beside the abandoned canal in this area, where it also built a car barn, repair shops and a power house. In 1906 the trolley line opened and operated Luna Park west of the tracks, providing a ballroom, roller coaster, water slide and other amusements. Parts of this complex survived until 1993, when the trolley barn was torn down after serving as a bus garage since the 1930s. Eads Street traces the canal and trolley line.
This Sept. 1,1910 view of the Highlands trolly station is a rustic reminder of Arlington County's once pastoral countryside just across the river from the nation's, capital. The station was located on the Washington-Mt. Vernon line of the trolly system and was actually a small substation.
..... It was the electric railway, which came to Nauck in 1898 that spurred development of the neighborhood. The Nauck line of the Washington, Arlington, and Fairfax Railway ran parallel to what is now South Kenmore Street and there was a station located south of what is now the intersection of 19th Street South and South Kenmore Street. ......Marker is at the trailhead of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail at S. Shirlington Road near S. Four Mile Run Dr.
The Arlington-Fairfax Line connected Fairfax with Washington D.C. from 1904–1939 and briefly terminated near this location until 1908 when it was extended to the courthouse after the original station was destroyed by fire. The new stop served both as a passenger station and a stop for tourists to visit historic sites. A freight depot replaced the station near this location spawning a small commercial center, the remnants of which remained until 2009. A bedroom community grew along Cedar Avenue where the trolley made a stop after leaving this location. .... Marker is in Fairfax, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Virginia Route 236) and Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
In 1896, the Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railway began running electric trolleys from Rosslyn to Falls Church on the present routes of Fairfax Drive and I-66. By 1907, the line linked downtown Washington to Ballston, Vienna, and the Town of Fairfax. In 1910, the railway built at this location a car barn, rail yard, workshop, electrical substation, and general office. In 1912, the rival Washington & Old Dominion Railway began crossing the tracks on a bridge 200 yards west of here, traveling the present route of I-66 from Rosslyn. The line to Fairfax closed in 1939, but Metrorail's Orange Line follows its route through Arlington. ..... Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. Marker is at the intersection of Fairfax Drive and Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120), on the right when traveling west on Fairfax Drive.
Shephard House, at 1101 West Broad Street, served as both a station and stationmaster's residence on the West End. By 1903, real estate agents, subdivision developers, and potential residents of Falls Church were using the trolley services extensively, seeing development and promotional opportunities with the service providing flexible access to previously remote locales..
The trains were still slow and cumbersome with the junction change at Alexandria, but electric railway tracks were laid parallel to the train tracks in town, reaching East Falls Church in 1897 and extending along Lincoln Avenue to West End by 1901. Wm. B. Thompson Groceries also housed the electric railway ticket depot and post office.
By 1900 a well-defined village called Central Ballston had developed in the area bounded by the present Wilson Boulevard, Taylor Street, Washington Boulevard, and Pollard Street. More diffuse settlement extended westward to Lubber Run and southward along Glebe Road to Henderson Road. The track of the Washington, Arlington, and Falls Church Electric Railroad ran along what is now Fairfax Drive; the Ballston Station was at Ballston Avenue, now Stuart Street. Here Clements Avenue, now Stafford Street, divided to pass on either side of an old Ball family graveyard.
Shephard House, at 1101 West Broad Street, served as both a station and stationmaster's residence on the West End. By 1903, real estate agents, subdivision developers, and potential residents of Falls Church were using the trolley services extensively, seeing development and promotional opportunities with the service providing flexible access to previously remote locales..
The trains were still slow and cumbersome with the junction change at Alexandria, but electric railway tracks were laid parallel to the train tracks in town, reaching East Falls Church in 1897 and extending along Lincoln Avenue to West End by 1901. Wm. B. Thompson Groceries also housed the electric railway ticket depot and post office.
