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The earliest electric railway, or streetcar line, in Northern Virginia opened in 1892. At their peak, when merged into a single system (the Washington-Virginia Railway), the successors of this and several other lines ran between downtown Washington, D.C., Rosslyn and Arlington Junction – present day Crystal City – and out to Mount Vernon, Fairfax City and Nauck (in Arlington). Electric rail also went west from Georgetown and Rosslyn on the Washington and Old Dominion Railway via Leesburg to the town of Bluemont at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains and via Cherrydale and McLean to Great Falls Park. Despite early success, the streetcars were unable to compete with the automobile and with each other, and, plagued with management and financial problems, ceased operations in the 1930s and 1940s.

Northern Virginia's trolleys were originally operated by three different companies and were never integrated with the Washington streetcar network. The lines were laid when most of the area was undeveloped, and so the trains ran mostly on separate right-of-ways.

The lines of the Washington-Virginia Railway terminated in downtown Washington, D.C., at 12th and D Streets, NW, (within the present Federal Triangle near Pennsylvania Avenue) after crossing the Potomac River near the site of the present 14th Street bridges over the Long Bridge and, beginning in 1906, the Highway Bridge. The Washington and Old Dominion Railway entered Georgetown in Washington, D.C., after crossing the Potomac River from Rosslyn over the Aqueduct Bridge.

The Washington-Virginia Railway and the Washington and Old Dominion Railway used adjacent terminals in Rosslyn near the present location of the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel. After the Key Bridge replaced the Aqueduct Bridge, all of the Virginia lines terminated in Rosslyn, but D.C. streetcars now crossed the river into Rosslyn where there was a turnaround loop. There, passengers could transfer to the Virginia lines.

Washington-Virginia Railway

Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway

Opened in 1892 between Alexandria and Mount Vernon, the Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway was extended in 1896 across the Long Bridge to downtown Washington, terminating at 12th and D Streets, NW (within the present Federal Triangle near Pennsylvania Avenue). The streetcars ran in Arlington on S. Eads Street near and along the former towpath on the west side of the Alexandria Canal and on Commonwealth Avenue in Alexandria. The St. Elmo station in the Del Ray neighborhood allowed transfers with the Washington and Old Dominion. By 1906, the railway had transported 1,743,734 passengers along their route with 92 daily trains.

At Mount Vernon, when the electric railway began service, the estate's proprietors insisted that only a modest terminal be constructed next to the trolley turn around. They were afraid that the dignity of the site would be marred by unrestricted commercial development and persuaded financier Jay Gould to purchase and donate thirty-three acres outside the main gate for protection.

During World War I, the line was extended to Camp Humphreys (now Fort Belvoir).

In 1913, the Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway merged with the Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railroad to form the Washington-Virginia Railway. The trolley company went into receivership in 1923 when buses became the dominant form of local public transportation. In 1927, the two railways were separated and sold at auction. The last trolleys of the line ran on January 18, 1932. Later that year the tracks were removed when some of the right-of-way was used for the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

Stations (with locations of sites in 2006):

  • Camp A. A. Humphreys (now Fort Belvoir)
  • Mount Vernon (Fairfax County)
  • Deenwood (Fairfax County)
  • Miller (Fairfax County)
  • Riverside (Fairfax County)
  • Hunter (Fairfax County)
  • North Mount Vernon (Fairfax County)
  • Grassymead (Fairfax County)
  • Snowden (Fairfax County)
  • Herbert Springs (East Boulevard Drive, Fairfax County)
  • Arcturus (East Boulevard Drive, Fairfax County)
  • Wellington (East Boulevard Drive, Fairfax County)
  • Belmont (Fairfax County)
  • Happy Home (Fairfax County)
  • Warwick (Fairfax County)
  • Dyke (Fairfax County)
  • Oaks (Fairfax County)
  • New Alexandria
  • Alexandria (King and Royal Streets)
  • Rosemont (Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria)
  • Braddock (Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria)
  • North Braddock (Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria)
  • Lloyds (Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria)
  • Del Ray (Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria)
  • Mount Ida (Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria)
  • Saint Asaph (Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria)
  • Saint Elmo (Commonwealth Ave. near Ashby St., Alexandria) (crossing of Washington and Old Dominion Railway)
  • Four Mile Run Car Barn (near present intersection of S. Glebe Road and S. Eads St., Arlington)
  • Luna Park (S. Eads St.; present site of Arlington sewage treatment plant)
  • Aurora Hills (S. Eads St., Arlington)
  • Virginia Highlands (S. Eads St. and 22nd St. S., Arlington)
  • Addison (S. Eads St. and 18th St. S., Arlington)
  • South Washington (Arlington)
  • Arlington Junction (near 11th St. S. and S. Eads St., Arlington)

A branch line was later built which ran on Arlington Ridge Road through what is now Arlington Cemetery from Arlington Junction to Rosslyn. The Junction was located near the intersection of 11th St. S. and S. Eads St. in Arlington.

  • Rosslyn (N. Lynn Street near Key Bridge Marriott Hotel)
  • Arlington (Sheridan Gate of Arlington Cemetery)
  • Queen City
  • Mt. Vernon Junction (near present east crossing of Columbia Pike and Washington Blvd.)
  • Relee (I-395 between S. Fern St. and S. Eads St.)
  • Arlington Junction (near 11th St. S. and S. Eads St., Arlington)

=Remnants of the Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway
=

  • Roads
    • South Eads Street, Arlington
    • Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandria
    • East Boulevard Drive, Fairfax County
    • Wittington Boulevard, Fairfax County
    • Turnaround at Mount Vernon estate

Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railroad

During its forty years of life, the company operated under a variety of names, as it repeatedly expanded or reorganized (voluntarily or involuntarily).

Washington & Arlington — 1892–1896

The system started in 1892, under the name Washington & Arlington Railway, as a horsecar line with tracks from Rosslyn up the hill to Ft. Myer. In late 1895 it was electrified.

Washington, Arlington & Falls Church — 1896–1913

In 1896, track was laid from Rosslyn through Clarendon to Falls Church and the name was changed to the Washington, Arlington & Falls Church (WA&FC). The track to Ft. Myer was extended through Penrose in 1900 and to Nauck, just north of Four Mile Run, in 1901. That same year saw the opening of about a mile of additional track, extending from East Falls Church to West Falls Church. Work on a far more ambitious extension began at West Falls Church in 1903, and the line eventually reached Fairfax City in 1904.

Washington - Virginia — 1913–1927

In 1913, the WA&FC and Washington, Alexandria & Mt. Vernon were merged to form the Washington - Virginia (W-V) railway. The company fell upon hard times and in 1924 declared bankruptcy. In 1927, the two companies were split and sold at auction.

Arlington & Fairfax — 1927–1936

The Arlington & Fairfax was organized by local governments to take control of the WA&FC line after the W-V went bankrupt. In 1932, the company lost the right to travel into D.C., and, on January 17, 1932, the last Arlington & Fairfax streetcar departed from 12th & D Streets, NW, abandoning all service in Washington, D.C.

Arlington & Fairfax Auto Railroad — 1936–1939

In 1936, the company was sold to Detroit's Evans Products Company, an innovative railway and automotive industry supplier that had developed the first version of the present hy-rail system called auto-railers, small busses that can run on rails on flanged wheels or on roads with rubber. In 1937, Evans replaced the trolleys with auto-railers. On rail, they went to Rosslyn where they were intended to switch to tires and cross the Key Bridge into Georgetown, eliminating the change in Rosslyn, but Capital Transit prevented that service by objecting that its franchise gave it exclusive service across the bridge. The auto-railers last ran in September 1939

Nauck line
The Nauck line ran south in Arlington from Rosslyn through Fort Myer, entering near today’s Wright Gate, followed a path that today is essentially McNair Road, and arrived at a station that stood at what is now the intersection of McNair Road and Lee Avenue. It left Fort Myer near the Hatfield Gate and followed the route of Uhle Street, Walter Reed Drive, and Kenmore Street ending at a railway turntable at 24th Road S. and Kenmore.

=Stations
= The stations of the Nauck line (with locations of sites in 2006) were:
  • Rosslyn (N. Lynn St. near Key Bridge Marriott Hotel)
  • Signal Corps (immediately west of the Netherlands Carillon)
  • Fort Myer Steps (Jackson Ave. and Stuart Road)
  • Hatfield Junction (Washington Blvd. near S. Uhle St.)
  • Hunter (S. Uhle St. near S. Courthouse Road)
  • Penrose (2312 2nd St. S.)(near 2nd St. S. and S. Uhle St.)
  • Fulcher (S. Barton St. near 3rd. St. S.)
  • Munson (near S. Cleveland St. and 4th St. S.)
  • Bradbury (near S. Edgewood St. and 5th St. S.)
  • Arlington Columbia (S. Walter Reed Dr. and Columbia Pike)
  • Petty (S. Walter Reed Dr.)
  • Fox (S. Walter Reed Dr. and 16th Rd S.(near S. Glebe Rd.)
  • Fort Berry (S. Kenmore St. and 19th St. S.)
  • Corbett (S. Kenmore St.)
  • Peyton (S. Kenmore St. and 22 St. S.)
  • Nauck/Green Valley (S. Kenmore St. and 24th Road S.)

=Remnants of the Nauck Line
=
  • Station
    • 2312 2nd Street S., Arlington, the former Penrose Station now a private residence

  • Roads
    • S. Uhle St. between S. Courthouse Rd. and 2nd St. S., Arlington
    • Walter Reed Drive between Columbia Pike and 13th St. S., Arlington
    • S. Kenmore St., Arlington

Fairfax line
The Fairfax line ran from downtown Fairfax City to Washington by way of Clarendon. Through Vienna, the line ran parallel to Maple Avenue through the blocks immediately south. East of the Vienna Station (across the Washington and Old Dominion Railway tracks from Freeman House), the line ran on the present Ninovan Road, Electric Avenue, and Railroad Street. Through Falls Church, the line followed Lincoln Avenue. In Arlington, the line followed Fairfax Drive (now partially replaced by I-66). At Clarendon, the line branched. The North Arlington branch followed Fairfax Drive (now partially replaced by Clarendon Blvd.) and N. Lynn Street, terminating in Rosslyn near the Aqueduct Bridge and later the Frances Scott Key Bridge. The South Arlington branch followed Washington Boulevard and Southgate Drive, meeting the Arlington Ridge Road branch line at Mount Vernon Junction and the Alexandria-Mount Vernon line at Arlington Junction. In conjunction with the Alexandria-Mount Vernon line, the North Arlington Branch crossed the Long Bridge and, later, the Highway Bridge to terminate in downtown Washington, D.C. at 12th & D Streets, NW.

I-66 and the Custis Trail now run on or near the Fairfax line's right of way along the route of the former Fairfax Drive from Ballston to Lee Highway in East Falls Church. Metrorail's Orange Line now follows the Fairfax line and the North Arlington branch from N. Lynn Street in Rosslyn to Lee Highway in East Falls Church.

=Stations
= The stations of the Fairfax line (with locations of sites in 2006) were: The stations on the line (with locations of sites in 2006) were:
  • Fairfax
  • Cedar Avenue (Cedar Ave., Fairfax)
  • Wiley
  • Martinque
  • Blake
  • Sanger (Blake Lane and Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax County)
  • Oakton (Gray St., Fairfax County)
  • Edgelea (Edgelea Road and Courthouse Road, Fairfax County)
  • Shockey (Hidden Rd., Fairfax County)
  • Five Oaks (Sutton Road, Fairfax County)
  • Bothwell (Fairfax County)
  • Lewis Street (Lewis Street SW, Vienna)
  • Library (Library Lane SW, Vienna)
  • Court House Road (Courthouse Road SW, Vienna)
  • Vienna (Center St. N and Church St. NE) photo
  • Park Street (Park Street SE, Vienna)
  • Tydidi
  • Franklin
  • Woodford (Electric Ave. and Woodford Road (Fairfax County))
  • East Woodford (Electric Ave., (Fairfax County)
  • Wedderburn Heights (Electric Ave., (Fairfax County)
  • Enola (Electric Ave. and Cedar Lane, Fairfax County)
  • Dunn Loring(Fairfax County)
  • Robey (Fairfax County)
  • Burr (Fairfax County)
  • Antrum
  • West Falls Church (1101 West Broad Street; Virginia Route 7, Falls Church)
  • East Falls Church (Lee Highway (Virginia Route 29) and I-66, Arlington)
  • Ashdale (N. Roosevelt Street and I-66, Arlington)
  • Hyson (I-66 near N. Quesada St., Arlington)
  • Heights (I-66 between N. Quantico and N. Potomac St., Arlington)
  • Highland Park (I-66 near N. Powhattan St., Arlington)
  • Upton (N. Ohio St. and I-66, Arlington)
  • Kearney (N. Kennesaw St. and I-66, Arlington)
  • Torreyson (I-66, Arlington)
  • Veitch Summit (N. Jefferson St. and N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington)
  • Mulhall (N. Harrison St. and N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington)
  • Sunnyside (N. Edison St. and I-66, Arlington)
  • Burch (I-66, Arlington)
  • Waycroft (crossing of the Washington & Old Dominion Railway, Bluemont Division, Thrifton-Bluemont Junction connecting line) (N. Buchanan St. and I-66, Arlington)
  • Lacey (N. Glebe Road and N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington)
  • Ballston (N. Stuart St. and N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington)
  • Bolivar (N. Pollard St. and N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington)
  • Belaire (Arlington)
  • Clarendon (N. Washington Blvd. and N. Clarendon Blvd., Arlington)

=Remnants of the Fairfax Line
=
  • Station
    • 2923 Gray Street, Oakton, now a private residence
  • Roads
    • Ninovan Road SE, Vienna
    • Electric Ave., Vienna and Fairfax County
    • Railroad St., Fairfax County
    • Lincoln Ave., Falls Church
    • Fairfax Drive, Arlington
    • I-66 between Lee Highway and N. Kennebec St. and between N. Harrison St. and George Mason Drive, Arlington

  • Trails
    • Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail between Park St. SE and Maple Ave. E, Vienna
    • Custis Trail between Lee Highway and George Mason Drive, Arlington

  • Bridge abutments over the W&OD trail between Electric Ave. and Ninovan Rd., Vienna, built in July 1904, according to engravings on the side.

North Arlington branch
=Stations
= The stations of the North Arlington branch (with locations of sites in 2006) were:
  • Clarendon (Washington Blvd. and Clarendon Blvd.)
  • Courthouse (N. Fairfax Drive and N. Courthouse Road)
  • Murphy (N. Fairfax Drive between N. Rhodes St. and N. Rolfe St.)
  • Walz (N. Fairfax Drive and N. Queen St.)
  • Rosslyn (N. Lynn St., near Key Bridge Marriott Hotel)

=Remnants of North Arlington Branch
=
  • Roads
    • Clarendon Blvd.
    • Fairfax Drive

South Arlington branch
=Stations
= The stations of the South Arlingon branch (with locations of sites in 2006) were:
  • Clarendon (Washington Blvd. and Clarendon Blvd.)
  • Vinson (Washington Blvd. and N. Pershing Drive)
  • Hatfield Junction (Washington Blvd. near S. Uhle St.)
  • Syphax (in Fort Myer)
  • Radio (near Hobson Dr. and Carpenter St., Fort Myer)
  • Clark (Southgate Road and S. Oak St.)
  • Mt. Vernon Junction (near east crossing of Columbia Pike and Washington Blvd.)
  • Relee (I-395 between S. Eads St. and S. Fern St.)
  • Arlington Junction

=Remnant of South Arlington Branch
=
  • Road
    • Washington Blvd.

Great Falls and Old Dominion Railway

Interurban -- *Washington and Old Dominion Railway, Bluemont Division.

Bluemont Division electric interurban trains ran on the W&OD Railway's Great Falls Division's line from Georgetown over the Aqueduct Bridge through Rosslyn to Thrifton Junction. From Thrifton Junction, the trains ran on a connecting line to Bluemont Junction, where they met other Bluemont Division electric trains that ran from Alexandria Junction at Alexandria's Potomac Yards, following Four Mile Run in Arlington. Some of the Bluemont Division trains then continued their trips through Falls Church, Vienna, Herndon, Sterling, Ashburn, Leesburg, Clarkes Gap and Purcellville to terminate in Bluemont, Virginia, at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, following a route that was similar to that of Virginia Route 7. Electric rail service ended in April 1944, when the line was completely dieselized.

A paved trail in Alexandria's linear Mt. Jefferson Park and Greenway has replaced part of the Bluemont Division's course through that city. The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail) travels within the Bluemont Division's former right-of-way from the Alexandria/Arlington boundary through Bluemont Junction to Purcellville.

I-66 now travels on the right-of-way of the W&OD Railway's Great Falls Division between Rosslyn and Thrifton Junction. I-66 continues to Washington Blvd. in Ballston along the former route of the Bluemont Division's Thrifton - Bluemont Junction connecting line. The Bluemont Junction Trail now runs on the connecting line's right-of way from Washington Blvd. to meet the W&OD Trail at Bluemont Junction.

Washington and Old Dominion Railway, Bluemont Division, Alexandria-Bluemont Line

Stations

The stations on the Alexandria-Bluemont line of the Bluemont Division (with locations of sites in 2006)were:

  • Bluemont
  • Homestead
  • Scotland Heights (Scotland Heights Road, Loudoun County)
  • Round Hill (35 Main St., Round Hill)
  • Simmons
  • Purcellville (east side of 21st St. N, Purcellvelle) (south side of W&OD Trail, Mile 44.8; end of W&OD Trail)
  • Florance (Maple Ave., Purcellville (W&OD Trail, Mile 43.8)
  • Ivandale (Ivandale Road, Loudoun County) (W&OD Trail, Mile 42.0)
  • Hamilton (east side of Hamilton Station Road, Loudoun County) (south side of W&OD Trail, Mile 40.9)
  • Paeonian Springs (west side of Simpson Circle, Loudoun County) (south side of W&OD Trail, Mile 39.2)
  • Clarke's Gap (west side of Dry Mill Road, Loudoun County) (north side of W&OD Trail, Mile 38.0)
  • Dry Mill (north of intersection of Dry Mill Road and Woodburn Road) (W&OD Trail, Mile 35.8)
  • Leesburg (west side of S. King St. (U.S. Route 15), Leesburg) (north side of W&OD Trail, Mile 34.4)
  • Leesburg Freight Station (west side of Harrison St. SE, Leesburg) (north side of W&OD Trail, Mile 34.2)
  • Lawson (Lawson Road SE, Leesburg) (W&OD Trail Mile 32.7)
  • Pleasant View (Loudoun County)(W&OD Trail, Mile 31.2)
  • Compher (Cochrane Mill Road, Loudoun County)(W&OD Trail, Mile 30.6)
  • Trap Rock (now Luck Stone Quarry, west of Belmont Ridge Road (VA Route 659), Loudoun County) (north side of W&OD Trail, Mile 29.8)
  • Belmont Park (Belmont Ridge Road (VA Route 659), Loudoun County)(W&OD Trail, Mile 29.5)
  • Graves (Loudoun County)(W&OD Trail, Mile 28.3)
  • Ashburn (east side of Ashburn Road (VA Route 641), Loudoun County) (north side of W&OD Trail, Mile 27.5)
  • Smiths (also Normans) (east side of Smiths Switch Road, Loudoun County) (north side of W&OD Trail, Mile 25.6)
  • Sterling (W. Church Rd., Loudoun County) (W&OD Trail, Mile 23.4)
  • Buchanan (Warwick Court, Loudoun County) (W&OD Trail, Mile 22.6)
  • Lynn (Loudoun County)(W&OD Trail, Mile 21.6)
  • Oak Grove (Locust Lane, Loundoun County)(W&OD Trail, Mile 21.3)
  • Herndon Heights (Crestview Drive, Herndon) (W&OD Trail, Mile 20.9)
  • Herndon (717 Lynn St.(south side of Station St.),Herndon) (southwest side of W&OD Trail, Mile 19.9)
  • Coral (Coral Rd., Herndon) (W&OD Trail, Mile 19.6)
  • Jackson (Sugarland Run, Loudoun County(between Fairfax County Parkway and Herndon Parkway E) (W&OD Trail, Mile 18.8)
  • Thornton (east of Town Center Drive, Fairfax County(W&OD Trail, Mile 18.4)
  • Wiehle (later Sunset Hills) (west side of Old Reston Ave., Faifax County) (north side of W&OD Trail, Mile 17.7)
  • Soapstone Siding (W&OD Trail)
  • Pinecrest (near Michael Faraday Drive, W&OD Trail Mile 16.7)
  • Hunter (Hunter Mill Road (VA Route 674), Fairfax County) (W&OD Trail, Mile 14.7)
  • Lowland (Lowland Station Lane)(W&OD Trail, Mile 14.0)
  • Piney (Piney Branch, north of Peppermill Place, Fairfax County) (W&OD Trail, Mile 13.7)
  • Clarkes Crossing (Clarks Crossing Road, Fairfax County) (W&OD Trail, Mile 13.3)
  • Vienna (231 Dominion Rd. NE, Vienna) (W&OD Trail, Mile 11.8)
  • Church Street (Church Street NE, Vienna) (W&OD Trail, Mile 11.7)
  • Park Street (Park St. SE, Vienna) (W&OD Trail, Mile 11.3)
  • Franklin (near Owaissa Road SE, Vienna, and crossing of Fairfax line of Washington, Arlington and Falls Church Railroad) (W&OD Trail, Mile 10.4)
  • Wedderburn (west of Cedar Lane, Fairfax County) (W&OD Trail, Mile 10.1)
  • Dunn Loring (west side of Sandburg St., Fairfax County) (north side of W&OD Trail, Mile 9.1)
  • Green (in Northern Virginia Regional Park right-of-way near south end of Fallsmere Court, Fairfax County (0.1 mile south of W&OD Trail Mile 8.5)
  • Evans (near Chestnut St., Fairfax County,(W&OD Trail, Mile 7.5)
  • West Falls Church (east side of W. Broad Steet (VA Route 7), Falls Church) (south side of W&OD Trail, Mile 7.0)
  • Rothsay (W&OD Trail)(west of Great Falls St., Falls Church (W&OD Trail, Mile 6.4)
  • Falls Church (west side of Lee Highway (VA Route 29), Arlington) (south side of W&OD Trail, Mile 5.6)
  • Fostoria (N. Ohio St., Arlington) (W&OD Trail, Mile 4.4)
  • Torrison (northwest side of Wilson Blvd., Arlington) (east side of W&OD Trail, Mile 3.6)
  • Bluemont Junction (between Wilson Blvd. and Bluemont Junction Trail, Arlington) (east side of W&OD Trail, Mile 3.4)
  • Glencarlyn (near north side of Arlington Blvd. (U.S. 50) overpass of W&OD Trail, Arlington)(southwest side of W&OD Trail, Mile 2.7)
  • Barcroft (northwest side of Columbia Pike (VA Route 244), Arlington) (east side of W&OD Trail, Mile 1.6)
  • Cowdon (Shirlington Road, Arlington) (south side of W&OD Trail, Mile 0)
  • St. Elmo (crossing of Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway) (at intersection of Commonwealth Ave., and northwest end of Mt. Jefferson Park and Greenway between Manning St. and Ashby St, Alexandria)
  • Alexandria Junction (near southeast end of Mt. Jefferson Park and Greenway at Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Route 1) between Custis Ave. and Fannon St., Alexandria)
  • Potomac Yard (east side) (east end of W&OD Railway electric trolley line)(near intersection of Slaters Lane and Potomac Greens Drive, Alexandria)
  • Alexandria (operated by Southern Railway) (northeast corner of Princess St. and N. Fairfax St., Alexandria)

Remnants of the Washington and Old Dominion Railway, Bluemont Division, Alexandria-Bluemont Line
  • Stations
    • Round Hill (used in 2006 as a private residence)
    • Purcellville (restored by Purcellville Preservation Association; used in 2006 as public meeting space)
    • Leesburg Stationmaster's House (relocated to Harrison St., two blocks north of W&OD Trail; used in 2006 as a shop)
    • Hamilton (used in 2006 by mill for storage)
    • Clarkes Gap passenger shelter (replaced destroyed Clarkes Gap station; formerly located at Dry Mill Road; preserved by former W&OD Railroad employee; relocated to former site of Paeonian Springs station by Northern Virginia Regional Parks Authority)
    • Leesburg Freight Station (Harrison St., relocated to two blocks north of original location; used in 2006 as a shop)
    • Herndon (operated in 2006 as a museum by Herndon Historical Society)
    • Wiehle (later Sunset Hills) (former office of Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park; unused in 2006)
    • Vienna (operated in 2006 as a museum and model railroad facility by Northern Virginia Model Railroaders)
  • Bridge
    • Sycolin Creek, Loudoun County (W&OD Trail Mile 30.4)
  • Bridge abutments and supports
    • Tuscarora Creek, Loudoun County (W&OD Trail Mile 32.3
    • Goose Creek, Loudoun County(W&OD Trail Mile 30.1)
    • Beaverdam Run, Loudoun County (W&OD Trail Mile 26.2)
    • Broad Run, Loudoun County (W&OD Trail Mile 24.6)
    • Difficult Run, Fairfax County (W&OD Trail Mile 14.3)
    • Piney Branch, Fairfax County (W&OD Trail Mile 13.6)
    • Four Mile Run, Arlington County (W&OD Trail Miles 5.9, 3.9, 3.4, 2.8 and 2.3)
    • west side of Russell Road between W. Glebe Road and Kentucky Ave., Alexandria
  • Elevated siding with rails and ties
    • 0.05 mile west of Lee Highway (VA Route 29, Arlington(south side of W&OD Trail, Mile 5.6)
  • Tracks
    • west side of Ruritan Circle, Loudoun County (north side of W&OD Trail, Mile 23.4)
  • Floor of electrical substation
    • Bluemont Junction railway display, Arlington (between soccer field and Southern Railway caboose, east side of W&OD Trail, Mile 3.4)
  • Rail Trails
  • Operating railroad
    • Norfolk Southern Alexandria branch between Pendleton St. (west of intersection with N. Fairfax St.) and CSX main line near Slaters Lane, Alexandria. The trackage dates back to when the Southern Railway owned the "Bluemont Branch." It was never leased to the W&OD in 1912 and as such, stayed part of the Southern Railway even into the NS era. Primary customers on this line include the Pepco Alexandria Generating Station and the Robinson Terminal.

Washington and Old Dominion Railway, Bluemont Division, Thrifton-Bluemont Junction Connecting Line

Stations
The stations on the Thrifton-Bluemont Junction connecting line of the Bluemont Divisionwere:
  • Thrifton (I-66 between Lee Highway and Spout Run Parkway, Arlington); named for Hugh A. Thrift
  • Hayes (east side of N. Monroe St. at I-66, Arlington)
  • Douglas (east side of N. Quincy St. at I-66, Arlington)
  • Clements Ave. (N. Stafford St. at I-66 (Arlington)
  • Clarenford (east side of N. Utah St. at I-66, Arlington)
  • Lacy (east side of N. Glebe Road at I-66, Arlington)
  • Waycroft (south of crossing of Fairfax line of the Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railroad)(N. Buchanan St. and Bluemont Junction Trail, Arlington)
  • Garrison (north side of Wilson Blvd. at southeast side of Bluemont Junction Trail, Arlington)
  • Arlington Avenue (N. Jefferson St. at Bluemont Junction Trail, Arlington)
  • Bon Air (east side of N. Kensington St. at south side of Bluemont Junction Trail, Arlington)
  • Bluemont Junction (between Wilson Blvd. and Bluemont Junction Trail, Arlington) (east side of W&OD Trail, Mile 3.4)

Remnants of the Washington and Old Dominion Railway, Bluemont Division, Thrifton-Bluemont Junction Connecting Line
  • Road
    • I-66 between Lee Highway and Washington Blvd., Arlington

See also

References

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