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Suburban Car Line Run by Owner as President and Crew
A unique suburban car line near Washington is led by its owner acting as president conductor motorman and utility man. The three mile route features 382 curves and a single car that glides around tight bends as fares are collected. Passengers include government clerks and residents with daily social time. The crew knows riders by name and helps late passengers onto the car. One day the president stopped to obtain permission to shoot a troublesome hawk and to hold until Mrs Smith sent her boy back for glasses forgotten onboard.
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