The Washington Post, August 23rd, 1989
THE OLD Chessie Railroad spur between Silver Spring and Georgetown has been abandoned for some time now, but the corridor could continue to serve regional transportation (of a sort). The 11-mile right-of-way, much of it wooded, could be relinquished to hikers and bikers and even, in part, to commuters who might prefer traveling between Bethesda and Silver Spring in a trolley instead of vehicles stalled on East-West Highway. The fate of this crescent-shaped swath of land-dubbed the Capital Crescent Trail by those who want to see it developed primarily for recreational use-is in many hands, and ...
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