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City Taking Orders for Trolley Ornament Honoring Historic Railway

Alexandria, Virginia's 2021 trolley ornament honors the railway which one connect commuters between Del Ray and Mount Vernon. (Photo: City of Alexandria)
Alexandria, Virginia’s 2021 trolley ornament honors the railway which one connect commuters between Del Ray, Washington DC and Mount Vernon. (Photo: City of Alexandria)

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The City of Alexandria is now taking orders for its 2021 Trolley ornament, depicting Car 303 of the Mount Vernon Alexandria & Washington Electric Railway.

The fleet of art deco cars were purchased in 1918 for the essential trolley line that connected Del Ray commuters to DC and tourists to Mount Vernon. Car 303 ran until the railway’s closure in 1932. It became a diner in 1936.

Car 303 was part of a new fleet of art deco cars added to the Mount Vernon Alexandria & Washington Electric Railway in 1918. (Photo: Town of Potomac Historical Association)
Car 303 was part of a new fleet of art deco cars added to the Mount Vernon Alexandria & Washington Electric Railway in 1918. (Photo: Town of Potomac Historical Association)
Historic Alexandria’s 2021 holiday ornament commemorates a period of the City’s growth as it began the transition from industrial manufacturer to DC suburb and history tourism destination. The ornament comes in a keepsake box with interpretive card.
The cost of this year’s ornament of $25.00.  Click here to place your order, and look under shopping for ornament from previous years.

Mary Wadland

Mary Wadland is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Zebra Press, the award-winning Alexandria news publication she founded in 2010 with a mission of celebrating community, culture, and all the good news happening across the city. A longtime community advocate and storyteller, Mary was selected for the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce inaugural 40 Under 40 class and has served as President of Living Legends of Alexandria since 2022. Known for her deep local roots, sharp editorial instincts, and passion for connecting people through journalism, she has spent decades chronicling the personalities, businesses, events, and civic life that make Alexandria unique. Originally from Delray Beach, Florida, Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia, and has been part of Alexandria’s publishing and media community since 1987.

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