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Retirement of Cable Car System

Name: Retirement of Cable Car System
Start: 1899-07-23
End: 1899-07-23
Location: Washington, D.C.

When: July 23, 1899
Where: Washington, D.C.
Part of: Washington, D.C. retires its cable car system

Washington, D.C. officially retired its cable car system on July 23, 1899, the day after the Columbia Railway's conversion.

On July 23, 1899, Washington, D.C. retired its short-lived cable car system. This event occurred the day after the Columbia Railway Company converted exclusively to electric cars. The retirement marked the end of cable car operations in the capital.

Sources

Columbia Railway Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-24
Streetcars in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03

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