Looking east from Point of Rocks at horsecars on Superior Street in Duluth, Minnesota. Building at right between the horsecars is the carbarn at 11th Avenue West.
The Minneapolis, Lyndale & Minnetonka Railway ran steam powered trains between downtown Minneapolis, Lake Minnetonka and Minnehaha Park. Within the city they ran down the street. This is 31st Street and Nicollet Avenue.
Steam motor of the Minneapolis, Lyndale & Minnetonka, better known as the "Motor Line." The train has just arrived at 7th Street and Marquette Avenue (then 1st Avenue S.).
Streetcar 169 with trailer 136. This photo shows the first electric streetcars on the first line in Saint Paul on February 22, 1890. Thomas Lowry and Archbishop John Ireland are in the front row on 169.
Looking northwest at a southbound car on Greenbrier Street. The caption reads "1880, and this is last car on Greenbrier before the line was moved to Payne Avenue" The caption appears to be incorrect as the line stayed on Greenbrier. The car depicted wasn't delivered until 1884.
The first streetcars to St. Louis Park were operated by the Minneapolis Land & Investment Company, which was invovled in the development of real estate in the city.
Motor Line Improvement Company waiting station at Woodland avenue and Lewis street; built in 1892; converted to a residence; Glen Avon Presbyterian church built in 1893; florist in station
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Streetcar 78 was built for Duluth in 1892 by the Laclede Car Company of St. Louis. It survives today in the collection of the Minnesota Streetcar Museum and operates at its streetcar line in Excelsior.
Looking north from the south bank of the Mississippi River at an open streetcar crossing the Robert Street bridge, with downtown St. Paul in the background.