Saturday, December 24, 2011

History Of Del Ray & Streetcars In Alexandria (Video)

WETA's Neighborhood series took a look back at Del Ray, which is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

The series highlights the old Washington, Alexandria & Mt. Vernon Railroad streetcars are featured in this segment. This company later became part of the Alexandria, Barcroft & Washington Company (AB&W) which was one of four predecessor companies that were bought by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in 1973. The AB&W workers were represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1131 which merged with ATU Local 689 in 1973.

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