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| Title: |
Hello Excelsior Blvd |
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Duluth Street Railways 78 arrives at the Excelsior Blvd end of the Excelsior Streetcar Line. After a brief stop, the crew will reverse the pole and head back to Water Street. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/12/2011 3:02:25 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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| Title: |
Safe To Proceed |
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True to the old time streetcar operating practice, the crew aboard DSR 78 takes their charge across Morse Avenue after stopping to make sure no traffic was coming. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/12/2011 3:21:17 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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153 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Leavin' Water Street |
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DSR 78 hums away from the former Minneapolis & St. Louis depot bound for the Excelsior Blvd end with a car barn tour en route for the passengers. SOP on the ESL these days. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/11/2011 11:12:47 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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185 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Almost There |
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DSR hums towards the Water Street end of the Excelsior Streetcar Line. The parking lot in the foreground used to belong to a small officer building on Morse Avenue. Cars now park for the same building at a new one off to the left, leaving some "street" for the ESL to pass through! |
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8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/12/2011 3:06:13 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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161 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
On Some Street! |
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The office building to the left put its parking lot right on the right of way of the CNW ex-M&ST.L. Morton sub after abandonment. Cars now park in the new lot to the right, leaving some "street" for ESL's treasures to traverse. Today Duluth Street Railways 78 does so as the crew takes their latest passengers up the line for a carbarn tour and then on to the Excelsior Blvd end and back to Water Street. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/12/2011 3:06:44 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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186 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Friendly Volunteer |
| Description: |
One of the 2 man MSM crew aboard DSR 78 today gives me a wave as the car rounds the curve between Mill Street and Morse Avenue. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/11/2011 11:09:42 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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160 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Old Streetcar On The New |
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Once the Twin Cities Rapid Transit passed over the Minneapolise & St. Louis at this location. Now DSR 78 plies the trolley rails that took over where once steamers, Alcos, and later geeps rumbled as the motorman gives a teenage couple a friendly wave. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/12/2011 3:00:08 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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167 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Look Before You Cross |
| Description: |
Despite the RR crossing signs on Morse Avenue, crews on the Excelsior Streetcar Line always bring the car to a stop and see if the coast is clear before the appropriate bell signals are given and the car goes on its way. Here's Duluth Street Railways 78 stopped for the procedure. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/12/2011 3:18:28 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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154 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Tour Stop |
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While one passenger choses to skip it, DSR sits otherwise empty as the crew shows the rest of their fares around inside the ESL carbarn. According to the book "The Como-Harriet Story", DSR 78 is more a replication than a restoration because only half the original wood was re-used during the rebuild and the power truck is from Belguim. Nevertheless, she returned to her former glory and plied the Como-Harriet line until arriving at Excelsior in 1999. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/12/2011 2:57:54 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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153 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Passin' Under Mill Street |
| Description: |
The MSM crew aboard Duluth Street Railways number 78 has a nice load of fares as the car passes under Mill Street on it's way back to the old Excelsior Minneapolis and St. Louis depot museum. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/11/2011 11:05:51 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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153 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Reboard Time |
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Tour over, the first passenger out the carbarn door nimbly climbs up the steps on DSR 78. Soon the whole flock will be here and reinforced by a couple moms and a gaggle of kids coming down the trail behind me giving the ESL crew more fares and funds for the day's work. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/12/2011 3:23:59 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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142 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The 78 Is In |
| Description: |
Volunteers Tom and Tim have brought the 78 up to the Water Street end of the Excelsior Streetcar Line and have boarded some new passengers for the next trip of the day. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/2016 Upload Date: 8/7/2016 9:06:33 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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121 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Duluth Street Railways 78 |
| Description: |
She sure is a beauty. Photo taken at Water Street end of Excelsior Streetcar Line. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/2016 Upload Date: 8/7/2016 9:07:32 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,Transit,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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142 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Through The Safe Zone |
| Description: |
Volunteer Tom takes 78 east through the new safety zone installed along the ESL's right-of-way on a glorious Sunday afternoon in August. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/2016 Upload Date: 8/7/2016 9:08:25 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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117 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
I Wish I Could Take This Train |
| Description: |
A replica sign of a vintage advertisement for the Northern Pacific's Lake Superior Limited can be found aboard Duluth Street Railway 78. I wish I could take that train. (Sigh,) |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/2016 Upload Date: 8/7/2016 9:10:21 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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71 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New Safety Zone |
| Description: |
Here is a new safety zone installed along the Excelsior Streetcar Line's right-of-way west of Morse Avenue. Work began last winter and was completed well within time for the ESL's operating season. Note DSR 78 at Water Street in the background. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/2016 Upload Date: 8/7/2016 9:11:07 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
DSR 78(Trolley) |
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66 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Crossing 42nd Street |
| Description: |
Duluth Street Railways car number 265 crosses 42nd street about to pull onto the siding at the Linden Hills depot. Nearby, a young family prepares to head over to get tokens to ride. |
| Photo Date: |
10/16/2011 Upload Date: 10/16/2011 6:20:55 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 265(Trolley) |
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137 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lake Harriet Bound |
| Description: |
After a trip up to the Lake Calhoun platform, DSR 265 runs in reverse back towards Lake Harriet around the archery range curve on the CHSL. |
| Photo Date: |
10/16/2011 Upload Date: 10/16/2011 6:36:08 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 265(Trolley) |
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143 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Read As You Ride" |
| Description: |
Love that red sign on the front of the 265! Here the car is rounding the archery range curve at Lake Calhoun. |
| Photo Date: |
10/16/2011 Upload Date: 10/16/2011 6:36:41 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
DSR 265(Trolley) |
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143 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Where The Louie And The North Western Once Was |
| Description: |
Duluth 265 approaches Morse Avenue while on the run back to Water Street, rolling along right-of-way that once saw everything from steam to diesel when first the Minneapolis & St. Louis and later the Chicago & North Western served Excelsior. |
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5/25/2019 Upload Date: 5/27/2019 9:28:45 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
DSR 265(Trolley) |
| Views: |
45 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
A Streetcar Stopped Just For Me |
| Description: |
When I droppped by the Excelsior Streetcar Line on a gorgeous Saturday during Memorial Day weekend, I lucked out big time: I got to take a ride on Duluth 265 as the only passenger! I guess you could say a streetcar stopped just for me. :-) Former Minneapolis & St. Louis depot, now a museum, is in the left background. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2019 Upload Date: 5/27/2019 6:52:33 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Transit,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
DSR 265(Trolley) |
| Views: |
52 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Under Mill Street |
| Description: |
The motoerman aboard Duluth 265 drives the car under the Mill Street bridge on the run back to Water Street. The destination sign makes me pine for Duluth. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2019 Upload Date: 5/27/2019 9:24:09 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
DSR 265(Trolley) |
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50 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Back At Water Street |
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Sure was nice to be the solo rider on a streetcar this run. Now back at Water Street, 265 is getting a flock of passengers while volunteer Jim V. makes notes in the car's passenger record. The pavers you see right behind the 265 are from Water Street, back in the glory days when streetcars from Twin Cities Rapid Transit rolled down that thuroughfare. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2019 Upload Date: 5/27/2019 9:11:14 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
DSR 265(Trolley) |
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47 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Friendly Wave |
| Description: |
The motorman gives me a friendly wave as Twin Cities Rapid Transit number 1239 comes to a stop at Morse Avenue in Excelsior to let traffic go by. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/2010 Upload Date: 7/17/2010 8:41:06 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Krebes |
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| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1239(Trolley) |
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171 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Crossing The Avenue |
| Description: |
With the way ahead clear, TCRT 1239 -one of two surviving Twin City Lines "gate" cars- rolls on down the old Minneapolis and St. Louis, treading right-of-way once stomped by steam locos and geeps. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/2010 Upload Date: 7/17/2010 8:41:28 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Krebes |
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| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1239(Trolley) |
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220 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TCRT On The Tootin' Louie |
| Description: |
While the 2-man crew leads their sole fares -a young family- on a tour of the carbarn at right, TCRT "gate car" 1239 sits on the reborn Minneapolis and St. Louis awaiting their return. |
| Photo Date: |
7/30/2011 Upload Date: 7/30/2011 1:44:20 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1239(Trolley) |
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174 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"To Minneapolis" Once Upon A Time |
| Description: |
The Twin Cities Rapid Transit streetcar line to Excelsior was double-tracked and crossed above the Minneapolis and St. Louis where the current bridge stands in the background. From the end of streetcar service in 1932 to 2001 the original bridge that used to bear the weight of trolleys like the 1239 carried automobile traffic until, alas, it was replaced. |
| Photo Date: |
7/30/2011 Upload Date: 7/30/2011 1:47:53 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1239(Trolley) |
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210 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Gate End View |
| Description: |
TCRT 1239 is a "gate car" in that passengers boarded and detrained via the gated end you see here. Crewmembers had the option of boarding via a door up front. The 1239 no doubt once traveled the original streetcar rails to Lake Minnetonka between 1906-1932, when trolleys gave way to buses beyond Hopkins, MN. |
| Photo Date: |
7/30/2011 Upload Date: 7/30/2011 1:49:36 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1239(Trolley) |
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160 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Holly Trolley Is In! |
| Description: |
Today's "Holly Trolley" has just arrived at the former Minneapolis & St. Louis Excelsior depot which now houses the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society. Soon another load of kids and adults will take a ride on the Tootin' Louie aboard Twin City Rapid Transit "gate" car 1239. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/2014 Upload Date: 11/29/2014 7:38:42 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Transit |
| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1239(Trolley) |
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148 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Holly Trolley" In The "Street" |
| Description: |
The "Holley Trolley" heads through the "street" on the Excelsior Streetcar Line as it approaches the grade crossing on Morse Avenue. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/2014 Upload Date: 11/29/2014 7:39:13 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1239(Trolley) |
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151 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dig Those Decorations! |
| Description: |
The MSM crew pauses the "Holly Trolley" at the Morse Avenue grade crossing as per common streetcar rules of operation. I love how they dolled up TCRT 1239 for the season. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/2014 Upload Date: 11/29/2014 7:39:28 PM |
| Location: |
Excelsior, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
| Categories: |
Transit |
| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1239(Trolley) |
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133 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
On The Archery Curve |
| Description: |
Twin Cities Rapid Transit car number 1300 rounds the archery cruve as a blowing wind off Lake Calhoun keeps things brisk early on a Sunday afternoon. Note the "Lake Calhoun" destination sign in the front window. |
| Photo Date: |
10/16/2011 Upload Date: 10/16/2011 6:19:16 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1300(Trolley) |
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186 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Approaching the Archery Range curve |
| Description: |
Here comes TCRT streetcar 1300 -the streetcar that started now not one but two museums- approaching the Arhcery Range curve on the Como-Harriet line. Note the venerable William Berry Road bridge in the background |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/2013 Upload Date: 6/8/2013 7:35:45 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Action |
| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1300(Trolley) |
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187 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TCRT 1300 rounds the curve |
| Description: |
The MSM crew has a farily full compliemnt of passengers aboard TCRT 1300 on this early Saturday afternoon. Away they go around the Archery Range curve at Lake Calhoun on the Como-Harriet line. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/2013 Upload Date: 6/8/2013 7:36:35 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Action |
| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1300(Trolley) |
| Views: |
152 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Entering The Archery Range Curve |
| Description: |
TCRT 1300 enters the Archery Range Curve along the Como-Harriet streetcar line while southbound for Lake Harriet station. |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/2019 Upload Date: 5/6/2019 6:46:56 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1300(Trolley) |
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39 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
At The North End |
| Description: |
The crew aboard Twin Cities Rapid Transit 1300 gives their usual talk about the Como-Harriet line's history after reaching the CHSL's north end on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in early May. |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/2019 Upload Date: 5/6/2019 6:42:12 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1300(Trolley) |
| Views: |
38 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Heading For Harriet |
| Description: |
The crew aboard TCRT 1300 takes the streetcar back to the Lake Harriet station on a lovely early May Saturday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/2019 Upload Date: 5/6/2019 6:46:04 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
TCRT 1300(Trolley) |
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53 Comments: 0 |
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