DC Streetcar: I-Rail Rail System eWashington, DC

Konke Okufuneka Ukwazi Ngama-Streetcars Wesithili saMasipala

Njengenye yeedolophu ezikhulayo ngokukhawuleza zelizwe, iWashington, DC, yongezelela i-DC Streetcar, i-network streetcar network eyenza abahlali kunye neendwendwe zikhethwe ngolunye uhlobo lwezothutho loluntu . Le nkqubo, evulekileyo ngoFebruwari 2016, okwangoku ilineline-2017, kunye neenjongo zokongeza ezinye. Emva kwandiswe ngokugcwele, inkqubo ye-carrotracta iya kuhamba ngeekhilomitha ezingama-37 kwaye ijikeleze ididi ezisibhozo. Ukuba uya kutyelela iSithili kwaye uthathe uhambo lwezothutho loluntu, nantsi ingcaciso efanelekileyo yokusebenzisa iitalcars.

Iinjongo ze-DC Streetcar System

Inkqubo yesithuthi esitratweni yenzelwe ukwenza oku kulandelayo:

Kwizitalato zanamhlanje

I-DC Streetcars isebenza kwimizila engqalileyo kwizitrato zikawonkewonke. Baleka ngeendlela ezixutywayo okanye baneendlela ezihlukeneyo. Amandla oombane amatye e-streetcars, eqokelela amandla avela kwiintambo zombane ezingama-20 ngaphezulu kweendlela ezisetyenzisiweyo. Njengoko inkqubo iyakwandisa, iitalcars ziza kunikwa amandla ngaphandle kwentambo.

Iitrato zendlela zibonisa umoya omoya kunye neziphantsi ezenza ukuba kube lula kwaye kulula ukukhwela. Zimalunga nobude bebhasi echaziweyo kodwa zibambe abagibeli abaninzi-ukusuka kwi-144 ukuya kwe-160 bemi kwaye bemi. Izitrato zeendlela zihlala nezihlalo zabakhubazekile, iibhasikidi kunye nabahambahambayo.

DC Streetcar Facts Fast

Iiyure zokuSebenza ngeSitrato seDkt

H Street / Benning Road NE Line

Umgca wokuqala we-Street Street, inkqubo ye-H Street / Benning Road NE, i-2.4 ngeekhilomitha ezili-8. Ikhonza abagibeli be-Union Station ngasentshona ukuya kuMlambo waseAnacostia empuma. Ekugqibeleni, kuya kudlulela ngaphaya kwe-Anacostia eBenning Metro kwisiqalo sesigxina saseGeorgetown.

Iimitha zokuLandisa

Ukwandiswa kuza kuqala kugxininise kwiimitha ezili-22 zokuqala kwiplani ephakanyisiweyo yeeyure ezingama-37. Le yimizila emitsha phantsi kokuqwalaselwa:

Imbali yeeTranscars eWashington, DC

Iidrama zeetrato ziqhelekileyo zendlela yokuthutha kwiSithili ukususela ngo-1862 ukuya ku-1962. I-carcar yokuqala yayifakwe ihashe kwaye yabalekela kwiCapitol eya kwiSebe le-State. Ngomnyaka we-1888, i-streetcar yokuqala yombane yamandla yayisetyenziselwa inkonzo kwaye iifowuni eziphezulu zafakwa ezikufutshane nomzi. Ngomnyaka we-1890, kwakukho iinkampani ezininzi ezihamba ngesitrato ezisebenza kwiSithili kunye nemigca eyadluliselwa eMargan naseVirginia.

Kwisiqingatha sokuqala senkulungwane ye-20, inethiwekhi yecatroli yesitrato yayiquke ngaphezu kwee-kilometer ezingama-200 zomzila. Njengoko inkonzo yebhasi yayiye yaxhaphaka, ukugqithwa kwezitalato zancipha kwaye inkonzo yashiywa ngoJanuwari 1962. Iitalcars zenza i-backback ukuze zizalise izikhewu zihamba malunga nomzi.