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101. The Private Car, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1898
Description:
Interior of Thomas Lowry's private streetcar.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

102. The Private Car, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1898
Description:
Interior of Thomas Lowry's private streetcar.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

103. "The Modern Streetcar," Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1923
Description:
Advertisement promoting Twin City Rapid Transit's new lightweight streetcar.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

104. "The Helping Hand--Track and Roadway," Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
Fourth in a series of advertisements showing the organization of Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

105. "The Helping Hand--Power," Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
Third in a series of advertisements showing the organization of Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

106. "The Helping Hand--Operation," Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
First in a series of advertisements showing the organization of Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

107. "The Helping Hand--Builders," Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
Second in a series of advertisements showing the organization of Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

108. "The Helping Hand--Accounting and Stores," Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
Fifth in a series of advertisements showing the organization of Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

109. Street railway emergency truck, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
New street railway emergency truck posed at Snelling Shops.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

110. Streetcar trucks, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
These are the wheel sets (trucks) of a Twin Cities streetcar, manufactured at the company shops. Each four-wheel truck had a pair of 50 horsepower motors geared to the axles. The metal blades in the foreground are snow scrapers.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

111. Streetcar tracks on Hennepin Avenue at 10th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1938?
Description:
Looking south on Hennepin Avenue at a northbound streetcar at 10th Street passing the Minneapolis Central Library.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

112. Streetcars under construction, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Streetcars under construction inside the Snelling Shops.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

113. Streetcars under construction, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Streetcars under construction inside the Snelling Shops.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

114. Streetcars under construction, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1926
Description:
Lightweight streetcars for other cities under construction inside the Snelling Shops.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

115. "Street Cars: The Means to the End!" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Newspaper advertisement promoting the benefits of the streetcar system.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

116. Streetcars ready to be shipped to shipping Nashville, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1926
Description:
Streetcars constructed at Snelling Shops, on flatcars for shipping to Nashville, Tennessee.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

117. Streetcars on flatcars awaiting shipment to Nashville, St. Paul

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1926
Description:
Streetcars built at Snelling Shops on flatcars for shipping to Nashville.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

118. Streetcar snowplow, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1930?
Description:
Streetcar company snowplow in the yard at the Snelling Shops.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

119. Streetcar snowplow, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1893
Description:
Experimental streetcar snowplow on Nicollet Avenue near 32nd Street.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

120. Streetcars being constructed for Chicago, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
Streetcars constructed at the Snelling Shops for Chicago, on the shop transfer table.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

121. Streetcars at Como Park, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1926
Description:
Builder photograph of new lightweight streetcars on display at Como Park.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

122. Streetcar repair at Snelling Shops, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Streetcar laid on its side inside Snelling Shops as part of the streetcar overhaul or rehabilitation that happened every 5 years.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

123. Streetcar rear gates, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Close-up of open rear gates and back platform of streetcar inside the Snelling Shops.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

124. Streetcar posed with passengers, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1912?
Description:
Along the University Avenue side of Snelling Station, passengers are posed boarding and alighting from a streetcar for a publicity shot.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

125. Streetcar passing Rameley's pavilion on the west shore of the lake, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1904
Description:
White Bear Lake streetcar passing Rameley's pavilion on the west shore.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

126. Streetcar lifted off wheels at the Snelling Shops, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1915?
Description:
Inside the Snelling Shops, a streetcar has been lifted off its wheels by an overhead crane as part of routine maintenance.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

127. Streetcar interior at the Snelling Shops, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1915?
Description:
Interior of a streetcar outside the Snelling Shops.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

128. Streetcar interior at the Snelling Shops, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Interior of a streetcar outside the Snelling Shops.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

129. Streetcar interior at the Snelling Shops, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1935?
Description:
Looking toward the front platform of a Twin City streetcar.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

130. Streetcar interior at the Snelling Shops, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Interior of a streetcar outside the Snelling Shops.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

131. Streetcar front platform interior, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Interior of streetcar, front platform showing motorman controls.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

132. Streetcar employees, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
Trainmen posed with streetcar outside East Side Station, badges 394 (maybe Harry B. Schermerhorn), 37 and 1030.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

133. Streetcar crew posed at east Side Station, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Trainmen posed with streetcar outside East Side Station.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

134. "Streetcar bodies $395," advertisement, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1953
Description:
Newspaper advertisement to sell streetcar bodies as buildings following abandonment of streetcar service.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

135. Streetcar at the Cottage City stop, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1906
Description:
A southbound Como-Harriet streetcar passes under William Berry Road, also known as the Cottage City stop, between Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Albumen prints

136. Streetcar at Snelling Shops, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1935?
Description:
Streetcar on transfer table, which moved cars between the Snelling Shops buildings.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

137. Streetcar at Snelling Shops, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1935?
Description:
Streetcar on transfer table, which moved cars between the Snelling Shops buildings.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

138. Streetcar along the southwest shore of the lake, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1904
Description:
Streetcar along the southwest shore of White Bear Lake. Rameley's pavilion on the west shore is in the distance.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

139. St. Paul streetcar track map, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1952
Description:
Track map of St. Paul, Minnesota, showing types of pavement in color.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

140. St. Paul streetcar track map, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1952
Description:
Track map of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Cartographic
Format:
Transportation maps

141. Steamboat "Excelsior" on Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
The Twin City Rapid Transit express steamboat "Excelsior" at the Excelsior docks.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

142. State Theater on Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1940?
Description:
Looking north on Hennepin Avenue between 8th and 9th Streets at the State Theater.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

143. Specialized streetcar work car, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1914
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

144. "So you are riding the street cars now, Fred?" Twin Cities Lines, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Newspaper advertisement promoting streetcar ridership. The response to the question reads, "Yes, I got tired of trying to find a place to park."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Advertisements

145. Soda motor streetcar, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1880
Description:
Experimental steam engine powered by expanding gases, built for Motor Line.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

146. Snelling Station yard, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1940?
Description:
Streetcar parked outside Snelling Station.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

147. Snelling Station yard, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Looking west across the streetcar storage yard at Snelling Station.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

148. Snelling Station fire suppression system, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Viewed from the nearby Montgomery Ward building is a demonstration of the fire suppression system in the streetcar yard at Snelling Station
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

149. Snelling Station employees 1926, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1926
Description:
Collage of photos of every Snelling Station employee in 1926.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

150. Snelling Shops, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1908?
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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