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The Pennsylvania Branch served the old Pickle Factory that later served as the power house for the Pentagon. Then it ran in front of the Potomac-facing side of the Pentagon and then followed the route of the old Georgetown and Alexandria Canal to Roslyn. At the Pentagon, the rails ran under the concrete east entrance. That is, it did not run under the Pentagon Building itself. The branch line was not electrified, even though the Pennsylvania electric lines ran across the 14th Street Bridge to Potomac Yard.
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that connected Alexandria with the C&O Canal in Georgetown. The line was always strictly freight and served some building supply companies in Rosslyn. Although the W&OD also terminated in Rosslyn, there was no connection between the two. The PRR's terminal was on the east side of town, and the W&OD ended just west of the Rosslyn traffic circle. I can't tell you when the Rosslyn end was abandoned, but I think the line remained intact as far as the Pentagon for some years longer.
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The Washington Southern Railway extends from the junction of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad at the south end of the Long Bridge, opposite Washington, D. C., to Quantico, Virginia, a distance of 32.12 miles. It has three branches — .... ; and the Rosslyn branch from the south end of the Long
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The Pennsylvania Railroad had a very short line over on the Virginia side of the river. It ran from the Virginia end of the 14th Street Bridge to a terminal in Roslyn. I am not sure if the Pennsylvania Branch connected to the W&OD Roslyn Branch, but the ends of the two branches were very close.
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The railroad that ran past the Pentagon was the onetime Pennsylvania RR Rosslyn branch. This branch left the mainline at RO (for Rosslyn) tower at the south end of the bridge over the Potomac and basically followed the Potomac northwest to Rosslyn. Part of it was built on the bed of the old canal
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Continuing south in Virginia was the Alexandria and Washington Railroad, opened in 1857. The Baltimore and Potomac acquired this line after reaching it, operating it until 1901, when the Washington Southern Railway (the successor of the Alexandria and Washington) was taken over by the Richmond,
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of the Aqueduct Bridge was removed. During the 1980s, Alexandria City archaeologists and the developer of the neighboring Trans-Potomac Canal Center excavated the Tidal Basin and Lock and covered the original remnants with a reconstruction. Aside from these two features, the abutments of the
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Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, an independent bridge line owned equally by the PRR and five other railroads. Soon after, in 1904, the line from the Long Bridge to Rosslyn, built by the Washington Southern, was split off into the Rosslyn Connecting Railroad, owned by the PRR.
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As well as owning the bridge from Washington to Virginia used by all passengers from the south, the Pennsylvania Railroad also owned the Rosslyn Connecting Railroad. This line ran from Potomac Yard to Rosslyn and used to supply the Pentagon (which it almost touched) with
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With the opening today of its 12-mile-long Blue Line from National Airport to RFK Stadium, Washington's Metro subway grows from a downtown demonstration line into the spine of a regional transportation system that could rival the Capital Beltway in its effect on
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between Washington Street and the Potomac River in the northern portion of Alexandria. The Canal ended at a Tidal Basin (Pool No. 1) and a Tidal Lock (Lift Lock No. 1) located at the north end of Old Town Alexandria.
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1878 map of Alexandria County, Virginia (now Arlington County, Virginia), showing the route of the Alexandria Canal (identified as the "Chesapeake and Ohio Canal") southwest of the Potomac River
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The grading is rather light. The most of the line follows along the route of an old disused canal and in constructing the roadbed the carrier used the canal grading as far as possible.
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Bridge to the south end of the Aqueduct at the village of Rosslyn, Va., opposite Georgetown, D. C., a distance of 1.13 miles. This latter branch was opened for business April 2, 1896.
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without descending to the river level. The boats would then continue their trips downstream on a canal on the southwest side of the Potomac until they reached Alexandria's
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Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States (Valuation Reports): October 1925 — February 1926
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Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States (Finance Reports): March 1966 — April 1966
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The Commission .... has authorized the carrier to abandon a portion of line extending from valuation point 26 plus 49 near the Pentagon to ....
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along a portion of the railroad's route that had traveled within the canal's grade. The section of the Blue Line opened on July 1, 1977.
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The Rosslyn Connecting Railroad started operations in 1904 and stopped service in 1969 for a total period of operations of 65 years.
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line was constructed in 1896 in Arlington on the bed of the towpath that traveled near and along the canal's west side (see:
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History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company: with Plan of Organization, Portraits of Officials and Biographical Sketches
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Department of Planning and Community Development & Alexandria Archaeology, Office of Historic Alexandria.
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Record of Transportation Lines Owned and Operated by and Associated in Interest with the Pennsylvania Railroad
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1977 ... July 1: Blue Line opens from National Airport to Stadium-Armory — 18 stations and 12 miles of line.
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Third Annual Report of the State Corporation Commission of Virginia for the Year Ending December 31, 1905
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Metrorail Blue Line on former Alexandria Canal route, Arlington: Hybrid satellite image/street map from
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Restored Tidal Basin and Lock of Alexandria Canal, Alexandria: Hybrid satellite image/street map from
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There used to be a rail line from Rosslyn to the Long Bridge, but that was replaced by the Blue Line.
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S. Eads Street on former Alexandria Canal route, Arlington: Hybrid satellite image/street map from
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The Rosslyn Connecting Railroad abandoned nearly all of its line in 1962 and closed in 1969. The
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to the Alexandria Canal Company in 1830. Construction began in 1833 and was completed in 1843.
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Washington-Mount Vernon line of the Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Electric Railway
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District of Columbia) proposed linking their city to Georgetown to capitalize on the new
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In 1830, merchants from Alexandria (which at the time was within the jurisdiction of the
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and the southern end of the Aqueduct Bridge. The line, which passed the present site of
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historic marker, with maps showing Alexandria Canal and nearby railroads and roads"
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Arlington Cemetery Station of Metrorail's Blue Line in Arlington County, Virginia
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The Alexandria Canal: Tidewater Terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal System
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Aqueduct Bridge pier, Potomac River: Hybrid satellite image/street map from
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and City of Alexandria, Virginia, dropping 38 feet through a series of four
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Aqueduct Bridge abutment, Rosslyn: Hybrid satellite image/street map from
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The canal was abandoned in 1886. Ten years after the canal closed, an
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Aqueduct Bridge abutment, Georgetown: Hybrid satellite image/map from
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Alexandria Canal Center with reconstructed Tidal Basin and Tidal Lock
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National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery
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Locks on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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National Register of Historic Places in Alexandria, Virginia
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S. Eads Street at 18th Street S., Arlington County, Virginia
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opened a line that traveled between the southern end of the
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The canal ran southwards for seven miles through today's
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Abandoned canal in Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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The Alexandria Canal: Its History & Preservation
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Alexandria Canal (Virginia) is located in Alexandria Historical District
Alexandria Canal (Virginia) is located in Virginia
Alexandria Canal (Virginia) is located in the United States
Alexandria, Virginia
38°48′49.6″N 77°2′18.2″W / 38.813778°N 77.038389°W / 38.813778; -77.038389
80004305
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canal
United States
Alexandria
Georgetown
District of Columbia
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Congress
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Aqueduct Bridge
Potomac River
seaport
Arlington County
locks
electric trolley
Washington-Mount Vernon line of the Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Electric Railway
Washington Southern Railway
Long Bridge
The Pentagon
Arlington National Cemetery

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