The Como-Harriet Streetcar Line

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Introduction

Welcome to the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line. A ride on one of our historic Minnesota trolleys is like taking a trip back in time. Step into the days when the streetcar was the principal mode of transportation, when Twin Citians went to work, to school, to shop and to play by trolley. 

As you arrive at the Linden Hills Station, you may well fell that it’s 1900 all over again. The sights, smells and sounds combine to captivate and enthrall visitors of every age. Our one mile of track runs along original right-of-way between Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun. And be sure to visit the history exhibits and gift shop in the station.  

After your trip back in time, enjoy the beauty of Lake Harriet, part of Minneapolis' famed Chain of Lakes. You'll find lakeside refreshments, picnic grounds, ducks to feed, concerts of all kinds, boats and canoes for rent, a playground, the Roberts Bird Sanctuary, the Rose and Rock Gardens, and a series of bicycle and walking trails. For more information about all that Minneapolis' parks have to offer, please click here to visit the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's website.

You can also eat, drink, and shop in "downtown" Linden Hills -- a neighborhood created by the streetcar. Just two blocks from the Linden Hills Station, you'll find interesting shops including the Bibelot Shop, Creative Kidstuff toys, and Wild Rumpus Books and plenty to eat and drink including the Great Harvest Bakery, Sebastian Joe's ice cream, and Coffee and Tea, Limited. For more information about the Linden Hills neighborhood and business community, please click here.

 To watch a movie of Car 265 passing under the William Berry Bridge, one of the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line's most scenic sections, click here (3.35 MB). A toot of the whistle is standard operating procedure.

Take a streetcar ride and spend the day at Lake Harriet and Linden Hills!

To download a pdf version of The Minnesota Steetcar Museum's brochure (196kb), click here
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PCC Car No. 322 crosses 42nd Street with Lake Harriet in the background.
Minneapolis' Chain of Lakes is the region's second most popular attraction
after only the Mall of America. To learn more about No. 322, 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.

Check out our other book The Como-Harriet Streetcar Line: A memory trip through the Twin Cities by Aaron Isaacs and Bill Graham. To view a flyer on the book, click here. To order the book from the Museum store, click here.