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Washington Rapid Transit Company

Transport company that operated from 1921 to 1933 in Washington D.C.

The Washington Rapid Transit Company was a bus company that operated in Washington, D.C., from 1921 to 1933. The first formal bus company in the nation's capital, Washington Rapid Transit was incorporated on January 20, 1921.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Wash. Rapid Transit, duplex trucks LCCN2016823704
Photo: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Washington Rapid Transit Company was a bus company that operated in Washington, D.C., from 1921 to 1933. The first formal bus company in the nation's capital, Washington Rapid Transit was incorporated on January 20, 1921.2

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