The Excelsior
Streetcar Line
Welcome to the Excelsior Streetcar Line! Step back to the
days when the streetcar was king - when Twin Citians went
to work, to school, and to play by trolley!
To learn more about the Excelsior Streetcar Line, including
location, schedule, fares, charters, history, photos,
and links, please refer to the navigation menus on the
home page.
Welcome aboard the Excelsior Streetcar Line online;
we look forward to welcoming you in person soon!
To download a pdf version of The Minnesota Steetcar Museum's
brochure (196kb), click
here.
Check out our newest book Twin Cities by Trolley - The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul by Aaron Isaacs and John Diers.
To view a flyer on the book, click here. To order the book from the Museum store, click here.
Streetcar
No. 78 was acquired by the Museum in 1972 and restored
to service in 1991.
Here it crosses Morse Avenue on its way from Water Street
to Old Excelsior Road.
To learn more about No. 78, click
here.
Enjoy a trip through historic Excelsior along a half-mile
of track built on the former right-of-way of the
Minneapolis
and St. Louis Railway. The car stops at our car barn so passengers can view
a photo gallery of hotels, trains, paddlewheel boats and landmarks from the
1800s; history, in pictures, of the Twin Cities Rapid Transit as it ran in
Minneapolis
and St. Paul; other streetcars
in our collection; work in progress of restoring a vintage streetcar.
Re-board the car riding to the end of the line where you will see some of
the 110 miles of shoreline of Lake
Minnetonka
where the car returns to the Water Street
stop. After your trip back in time, stop at the old
Minneapolis
and St. Louis station and see
the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
displays. Excelsior
was founded in 1853. Then, take a stroll along Water
Street
to see the many owner occupied shops.
For more
information, you can check out the following web sites:
Excelsior-Minnetonka Historical Society
Excelsior Downtown Business Group
City of Excelsior
South Lake-Excelsior
Chamber of Commerce
Streetcar 1239, a gate car, was built at the 31st Street Shops in Minneapolis
in 1907.
From 1954 until 1998, it was used as a cabin near
Big Lake, MN.
It was totally restored in the Excelsior car
barn and returned to service in Excelsior in 2006.
To learn more about TCRT No. 1239,
click here.
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