MN Streetcar Museum

Outside of the Twin Cities, the largest streetcar system in Minnesota was in the Duluth area. The Duluth Street Railway (DSR) began as a horsecar operation in 1882 with the system expanding throughout that decade to... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

Take a guess where the color photo was taken! This photo shows a Twin City Lines standard car climbing the approach to a bridge that will take it over a railroad line. While the arrangement of crossing over or under... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

These photos from the Minnesota Streetcar Museum collection show cars of the Minneapolis, Anoka, & Cuyuna Range (MA&CR) railway, a line that operated between Anoka and Minneapolis. The MA&CR came into being in 1915... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

Take a guess where the color photo was taken! The angle of the sun in this photo shows us some of the details on the front of the streetcar. One of the most apparent is the device at the front that seems to hover... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

These photos from the Minnesota Streetcar Museum collection show the one car fleet of the Minneapolis Filtration Plant Railway. This electric railroad, while built by Twin City Lines in 1917, was a separate operation... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

Here are a few interesting artifacts used by employees of Twin City Lines. The first is a hat badge from one of the motorette uniforms. Motorettes had hat badges that indicated Operator, rather than the Motorman hat... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

TCRT 1300 went for a test run this morning. The shop crews at both streetcar lines have been working all winter to get the streetcars ready for the upcoming operating season! May 4th is the first day of the 2019... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

The first photo, from 1953, shows car 1482 approaching the intersection of Selby Avenue & Nina Avenue and exiting the grade from the Selby Tunnel. The Cathedral of Saint Paul is clearly visible in the background and... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

Remember, less than two weeks remain before our streetcar operator classes begin! Have you always wanted to learn how to operate a historic streetcar? Do you enjoy interacting with the public and spending time... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

These maps should provide some clarity given the repeated references to the many streetcar lines in the posts with historic photos. The first map is of the Minneapolis side of the Twin City Lines system as it stood... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

Guess where the first photo was taken! This early 1950s photo from the Minnesota Streetcar Museum collection is one of many photos showing the steel-sided streetcars modified from the original Twin City Lines... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

This 1953 photo from the Minnesota Streetcar Museum collection shows gate car 1270 at the University of Minnesota’s Saint Paul campus loop while operating the Inter Campus Line. The Inter Campus Line was operated by... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

Given the discussion on motorettes in the comments of yesterday’s post, here’s some more information! The first photo shows Motorette Ruth Shepard standing at the gates of her streetcar at Snelling Station in 1946.... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

Take a guess where these two photos were taken! Both photos were taken in the same location within the span of a few minutes. Unlike many streetcar systems that used turning loops at the end of lines, most lines on... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

While the big yellow streetcars dominated the Twin City Lines system, the various work cars were an integral part in keeping the system in operation. These photos from the Minnesota Streetcar Museum collection depict... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

Here's a fine Christmas gift idea: THE MOTORMAN GIFT CERTIFICATE. It's a private half-hour lesson aboard one of our historic wooden streetcars. Experience the thrill of moving a 46-foot long, 42,000 pound car along... trolleyride.org/product/motorm…

Starting next spring, you'll see some new, but familiar cars at each of our sites. Car No. 265, which was built in 1915 and has operated at the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line (CHSL) since 1982, has been moved to the... facebook.com/TrolleyRide/po…

Trolley Update: Due to the weather, the streetcar will NOT be running tonight (12/1/18).

Folks--Saturday evening's VINTERNAAT has been CANCELLED--we won't have our line decorated. But, we'll keep the fire burning, so stop by and go for a ride. And, you can still ride with Santa on Saturday's HOLLY TROLLEY, 12:30 TO 3:30 at Lake Harriet.