No. 1300 was built at the company's Snelling Shops in April 1908, part of class I-1. In December, 1928, No. 1300 was rebuilt with a folding front exit door and triple rear gates. Its class was changed to I-8. In November 1931, it was again rebuilt, this time for one or two man operation with the addition of folding rear doors. Its class was changed to N.
No. 1300 was donated to the Minnesota Railfan's Association in June, 1954. In September 1954, it was moved by the Milwaukee Road to the Minneapolis-Moline plant in suburban Hopkins for storage. In August, 1962 it was again moved, to the Minnesota Transfer Railway roundhouse in St. Paul. Its first public operation occured on Minnesota Transfer Railway yard tracks in July, 1963. Power was supplied by an engine-generator set towed on a trailer. In August 1971, it was moved to restored trackage at Lake Harriet and operation of the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line began.
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| Type | I-1 |
| Number of trucks | 2 |
| Truck type | Baldwin #5 |
| Wheel diameter | 34" |
| Wheel type | Steel |
| Number of traction motors | 4 |
| Traction motor type | G.E. 213 |
| Gear ratio | 15:71 |
| Controller type | K-37-A |
| Weight | 47,800 lbs. |
| Width | 9' 2.5" |
| Length | 46' 7.125" |
| Underframe | Steel |
| Trolley base | G.E. R.B. |
| Trolley wheel diameter | 4" |
| Type | I-8 |
| Truck type | Twin City #9RB |
| Traction motor type | G.E. 203G |
| Gear ratio | 16:68 |
| Controller type | K-43-F2 |
| Weight | 46,140 lbs. |
| Length | 46' |
Information from "The Electric Railways of Minnesota", by Russell L. Olson. Published by the Minnesota Transportation Museum, 1976 (out of print).