These counterweight cars, rebuilt from former cable cars, assisted streetcars up and down the steep grade next to the Cathedral of St. Paul., from 1898 to 1907, when the Selby Tunnel replaced it.
A streetcar travels through downtown on St. Germain Street, Large crowds line the street. A banner announces the St. Cloud Street Fair September 19-22.
Looking directly up the incline from an elevated position across Superior Street. The decked roof car is on the west track, half a block up the hill. Printed in Germany.
Twin City Rapid Transit Company President Thomas Lowry toured the streetcar system in a custom-built private streetcar, shown here outside 31st Street Station.
Twin City Rapid Transit Company President Thomas Lowry toured the streetcar system in a custom-built private streetcar, shown here outside 31st Street Station.