TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON DC AREA


Washington DC Area

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (ARLINGTON)
1891-1937 - Arlington & Fairfax Electric Railway Co.
1937 - interurban trains discontinued
1932-1947 - Arlington & Fairfax Motor Transportation Co.
1925-1973 - Washington Virginia & Maryland Coach Co.

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (ALEXANDRIA)
1892-1930 - Washington Alexandria & Mount Vernon Electric Railway Co.
1921-1973 - Alexandria Barcroft & Washington Transit Co.
1932 - interurban trains discontinued

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Serves Arlington and Fairfax Counties
Fairfax Connector
Serves Fairfax County
(fixed route systems interconnect)
New additional metropolitan counties:
Isolated fixed route systems (other than commuter service)
Prince William County - Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission
City of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford Counties - Fredericksburg Regional Transit
Also serves King George County (classified as rural county)
In addition serves Caroline County (metropolitan Richmond)
Rural system
Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Warren Counties - Virginia Regional Transit
Also serves Highland, Orange, Page Counties (classified as rural counties)
In addition serves Culpeper, Frederick Counties (see below)
In addition serves Augusta County (micropolitan Staunton/Waynesboro)
Commuter service (various counties)
Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission
Martz Virginia
Quick's Bus Company
Loudoun County Transit

OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (FREDERICKSBURG)
Streetcar co. - Fredericksburg Street Railway
Streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Colonial Transit Co.

Washington DC area also includes Maryland and District of Columbia/same transit system operates in two states and District


Winchester

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Winchester City Transit Lines

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Winchester Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Frederick County - Virginia Regional Transit


Culpeper

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
None known

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Culpeper County - Virginia Regional Transit


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