Subject files regarding the Twin City Lines, 1959-1977.

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Subject files regarding the Twin City Lines, 1959-1977.

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Subject files documenting the background of the Twin City Lines and its condemnation and acquisition by the MTC during the early 1970s. The files cover such topics as the acquisition and appeal (1970-1971), condemnation (1972), and condemnation retrial (1975-1976); air pollution; personnel issues, including a 1969-1970 strike; stations, particularly the North Side Station; public ownership; school routes; and service changes and complaints. The records include correspondence, news releases and clippings, legal documents, financial statements, reports, and related materials.

0.7 cu. ft. (2 partial boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6775357

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Metropolitan Transit Commission

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Twin City Rapid Transit Company

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Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRT) operated the streetcar and local bus common carrier system in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area from the 1890s until 1970. For many years the TCRT corporate umbrella included four operating subsidiaries which functioned as a unified transportation system: Minneapolis Street Railway Company, the St. Paul City Railway Company, Minneapolis & St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company, and the Twin City Motor Bus Company. Other TCRT subsidiari...