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

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

Building a streetcar corridor could be a $2 billion project, but if the federal government stepped up, that would cut the local funding requirement in half, Ortega noted. “It has nothing to do ...

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 ...

By 1954 the last streetcar in the Twin Cities shut down. “Everybody goes out and buys cars, so that was pretty much the end of the streetcar service at that point,” Cosgrove said.

MINNEAPOLIS — Halloween is now just a few days away and houses in Twin Cities neighborhoods everywhere are ready to chill your bones. On Tuesday morning, WCCO's Shayla Reaves headed to Woodbury ...

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 ...

Here are six events around the Twin Cities, ... The line runs to Lakewood Cemetery’s old streetcar entrance only on Memorial Day. 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. $2.50 per fare.