New standard gauge track was laid next to old narrow gauge track to permit continued operation during conversion from horsecars to electric cars. Printed in Germany.
Looking east from cathedral hill at a streetcar entering the cut leading to the lower portal of the Selby tunnel that permitted streetcars to descend Cathedral Hill.
Looking west at an eastbound streetcar descending the trench beyond the Selby Tunnel east portal, with the Cathedral of St.Paul prominent in the background.
In the early 20th Century, Twin City Rapid Transit Company operated special sightseeing streetcars that toured the Twin Cities. In this photo, two of them are at the Mounds Park wye at the south end of Earl Street.