Three years ago, the District of Columbia spent $10 million to purchase streetcars for a line that… well… doesn’t yet exist. And may not for quite some time:
They have not been put down, and there is no current timetable for when those tracks will go down.
“The next step is the construction of the rail line and selection of an operator,” says Moneme. “We will be focusing on that this summer.”
The initial route for the streetcars took them from Bolling Air Force Base in Southeast, along South Capitol Street, and ended at the Anacostia Metro Station.
But there is no timetable for when rail lines will go down in that section of the city.
Of course the cars do run… in the Czech Republic (they need to be run now and then to keep them in good working order). And the District has “worked out a deal” to extend the warranties on the cars. No word as to how much, if anything, that cost.