| Washington and Georgetown Railroad | |||
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 Horsecars on Pennsylvania Avenue NW | |||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | July 29, 1862 | ||
| Ended operation | September 21, 1895 | ||
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The Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company (or Washington and Georgetown Railway Company) was the first streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C., United States. It was incorporated and started operations in 1862, using horse-drawn cars on tracks between Georgetown and the Navy Yard. Two additional lines ran on 7th Street NW/SW and 14th Street NW. In 1890, it switched to cable cars. On September 21, 1895, the company was purchased by the Rock Creek Railway and the two formed the Capital Traction Company.