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Metrobus routes with dedicated bus lanes. The line is
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526:. In 1890 they bought the former Boundary and Silver Spring line from the Metropolitan, but continued to operate it as a horse line. In 1892 it was ordered by Congress to switch to overhead electrical power and complete the line. The next year, the streetcar tracks reached
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Archives station while route 71 only operated during the weekday peak hours while serving Buzzard Point.
437:, Green and Yellow Lines of the Washington Metro. The line operates every 12 minutes during the weekdays, 15 minutes during the weekends, and 20 minutes during the late nights. Trips are roughly 60 minutes.
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Butternut Street NW to 4th Street NW. In 1898, the Brightwood was ordered to switch to underground electric power on pain of having its charter revoked.
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1354:"Weekend: Metro service limited to 26 bus routes, reduced rail service; expect wait times of 30 minutes; customers urged to travel only if essential | WMATA"
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928:. Washington, D.C.: United States, District of Columbia Board of Commissioners.
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1227:"DDOT to Implement Changes to Existing Circulator Service"
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when DC Transit was acquired by WMATA on January 4, 1973.
1404:"Metrobus Service Changes Effective May 29, 2022 | WMATA"
1379:"August 2020 Metrobus Service Changes, August 23 | WMATA"
832:"What DC's Most Popular Route Can Tell Us About Our City"
749:"What DC's Most Popular Route Can Tell Us About Our City"
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1202:"Metro launches 74 bus route, ends Southwest Circulator"
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1252:Goldchain, Michelle (21 September 2015).
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1117:"70,71 Georgia Ave.-7th St. Line"
1025:"Shaw Main Street: Did You Know?"
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194:Georgia Avenue–Petworth station
939:Kraft, Brian (November 2003).
893:"WASHINGTON DC TRANSIT ROUTES"
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340:Georgia Avenue–7th Street Line
202:Shaw–Howard University station
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1027:. Shaw Main Street, Inc. 2004
830:Reed, Dan (28 August 2017).
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538:Capital Traction Company
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799:Sturdivant, Christina.
148:Silver Spring, Maryland
897:www.chicagorailfan.com
699:L'Enfant Plaza station
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274:74 7th Street South
172:Mount Vernon Square
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1429:Categories
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1338:31 January
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941:"Petworth"
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108:In Service
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1258:Curbed DC
1077:August 5,
1046:"History"
726:wmata.com
631:Chinatown
350:Route map
336:Timetable
325:Transfers
317:Ridership
297:Frequency
176:Chinatown
164:Park View
134:Northwest
130:Southwest
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