At its height in the early 1920s, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company operated more than 900 streetcars. The last one ran in 1954.

The 1893 map shows colorful lines bursting out of the gray boxes representing downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul, connecting the Twin Cities through the web of paths traversed by millions of ...

The St. Paul City Council will vote on a resolution Wednesday that would authorize a detailed study of a potential streetcar line along Seventh Street from Arcade Street to Randolph Avenue.

Although the last streetcar rolled out of Minneapolis in 1954, city officials are moving forward on plans to bring the city’s extensive streetcar network back to life. The city recently submitted an ...

The streetcar line, operated by the Twin City Traction Co., opened for business in November 1892. "Our new electric streetcar line has been in operation now for nearly two weeks, and the ...

In Minneapolis and St. Paul, the dense and mixed-use history of streetcar routes also played a key role in walkability and vibrancy. Years ago I compiled a list of favorite streets for walking in ...

This past fall, street resurfacing crews removed several city blocks of old streetcar rails along Riverside Avenue left behind from its glory days in the early 20th century. The crew’s discovery isn’t ...

With the rapid growth of the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis in the mid-nineteenth century, the need for a reliable form of public transportation became apparent. Horsecars had been operating ...

The Minnesota Streetcar Museum split off from the MTM in 2004. It operates the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line in Minneapolis, using vintage cars that originally ran on the Twin Cities system. The museum ...

The simple blueprint provides stark contrast to the chaotic maps of the Twin Cities' streetcar past. But walk the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Berman said, ...