Streetcar system dismantled completely in 1954, sold in 1970
Successor
Metro Transit
Headquarters
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Key people
Thomas Lowry, Horace Lowry, Charles Green, Fred Ossanna, Carl Pohlad
Products
streetcars, horse-drawn buggies, buses
Number of employees
1000 (estimated)
Parent
Twin City Lines
Subsidiaries
Minneapolis Street Railway Company, St. Paul City Railway Company, Minneapolis & St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company, Twin City Motor Bus Company, Minnetonka and White Bear Navigation Company, Rapid Transit Real Estate Corporation, Transit Supply Company
Twin City Rapid Transit
Operation
Locale
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Open
1876
Close
1954, sold in 1970
Status
defunct
Owner(s)
Twin City Rapid Transit
Operator(s)
Twin City Rapid Transit
Horsecar & cable car era: ca 1876–ca 1890
Status
Merged
Owner(s)
St. Paul Railway Company & Minneapolis Street Railway
Track gauge
?
Minimum curve radius
?
Propulsion system(s)
Horses
Electric streetcar era: ca 1890–1954 / Sold in 1970
Status
Defunct
Owner(s)
Twin City Rapid Transit
Operator(s)
Twin City Rapid Transit
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Minimum curve radius
?
Electrification
Overhead lines
Route map 1914
The Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRT), also known as Twin City Lines (TCL), was a transportation company that operated streetcars and buses in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Other types of transportation were tested including taxicabs and steamboats, along with the operation of some destination sites such as amusement parks. It existed under the TCRT name from a merger in the 1890s until it was purchased in 1962. At its height in the early 20th century, the company operated an intercity streetcar system that was believed[by whom?] to be one of the best in the United States. It is a predecessor of the current Metro Transit bus and light rail system that operates in the metro area.
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