This specialized work car, called a cupola car, was built in 1914 to crush rock into gravel that could then be used as the ballast layer in track construction. It is pictured at Nicollet Station in south Minneapolis.
Looking east from Snelling Avenue at the north half of the Snelling streetcar shops, the Master Mechanic's Office, and the Truck & Machine Building. Montgomery Wards tower is in the distance.
Panoramic view of Snelling Shops east yard looking east at the Track Department area of St. Paul, Minnesota. The Cement and Oil House is at right, with a boxcar and workcar alongside. The wood storage shed is visible beyond it.
Panoramic view of Snelling Shops, in St. Paul, Minnesota, looking west down the transfer table pit. Two streetcars are on the table. North St. Paul pup converted to shop flat is at extreme left.
With the abandonment of streetcars in the Twin Cities, the 141 new PCC cars were sold. This one has been loaded onto a railroad flat car and is headed for Shaker Heights Rapid Transit in Cleveland, Ohio.
"The old and the new." Publicity photograph contrasting the horse-drawn streetcar with a new 1921 electric streetcar. The horse car features a sign that reads, "Ask Father He'll Remember."
Large fold-out brochure promoting tours of the Twin Cities via the streetcar company's streetcars and boats, with photographs, drawings, maps, and text.
Streetcar built in the Snelling Shops for Grand Rapids, Michigan parked on Snelling Avenue, south of Hewitt. Hamline University's Old Main building is visible in the background.
Twin City Rapid Transit built several experimental lightweight streetcars in an attempt to reduce operating costs. This pair is pictured on Snelling Avenue next to Snelling Shops, where it was built.
The East Side streetcar station was located on 1st Avenue NE between University Avenue and 4th Street. It housed streetcars from 1891 to 1954 and survives today as the Superior Plating Co.