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766 southbound on on Georgia Ave between Rittenhouse and Quackenbos Sts NW during a fantrip. At this point, the Georgia and Cabin John lines were the only streetcar lines still operated with overhead wire. The rest were conduit plow powered to avoid unslightly overhead wires within the central city. Routes 20, 30 and 70 (7th-Georgia) were all subsequently abandoned he same day.
Caption data from Roy King; photo courtesy the Ed Havens collection
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