1962

• 1300 moved into Minnesota Transfer roundhouse, restoration begins
• “Goat” power-supply-on-handcar built

1963

• First operations at Minnesota Transfer May 11, 25
• 11 operating days total 8919 rides
• Operating site candidates studied: Minneapolis Anoka & Cuyuna Range, Como Park, across Como Avenue from State Fair, ADM elevator site near 29^th & Elm SE

1965

• Minnesota Transportation Museum (MTM) formally incorporated
• Operating site candidates studied: Minnehaha Park, U of M Rosemount Research Station

1968

• Steeple cab 20, crane and dump car acquired from Main Steam Station acquired

1969

• Lake Harriet site proposed to Park Board
• Park Board approves lease

1970

• Como-Harriet Streetcar Line (CHSL) groundbreaking April 18
• First track laid
• Carbarn erected
• Minnegazette newsletter started
• Steeplecab 20 scrapped for parts

1971

• 1300 moved to Lake Harriet
• Rails laid carbarn to depot site
• August 28 first public operation
• ROW surveyed to Berry Road

1972

• CHSL tokens minted
• Uniforms set
• Track laid to Berry bridge

1973

• Overhead construction begins
• Steel TCRT overhead poles recovered from 5^th Ave. N.-5^th Street wye
• Big Island brochure printed
• 78 and 265 acquired and moved to Como Shops
• 1300 HO gauge model produced
• CHSL power supply installed

1974

• 265 restoration begins
• Depot siding installed
• Wildwood Park brochure reprinted

1975

• 1300’s trucks to Shoreham for overhaul
• Depot garden created
• Northern extension planning begins

1976

• Car 1496 South St. Paul “trolley church” purchased
• Electric Railways of Minnesota published
• Lake Calhoun extension begins
• TCRT overhead wire truck purchased

1977

• Lake Calhoun track extension completed
• Depot garden dedicated

1978

• Two Chicago L cars acquired for parts
• Mesaba 10 acquired

1979

• Western extension to Upton Avenue contemplated, but idea dropped
• Shop building constructed
• Metro Transit establishes bus stop for CFSL on Richfield Road

1980

• 265 completed and moved to Lake Harriet
• Body of streetcar 1508 stripped for parts
• 1300 on cover of Minneapolis phone book
• Steamboat Minnehaha salvaged from Lake Minnetonka

1981

• Historic site plaque installed at 42^nd Street
• Minnegazette upgraded to magazine

1982

• Como Shops vacated
• Depot siding receives overhead wire; first 2-car operation
• Belgian power truck for 78 acquired

1983

• 78 restoration begins

1984

• New 1300 stepwell
• CHSL “Ready Barn” expansion starts

1985

• Ready Barn completed

1986

• Speeder ETS1 completed
• Twin Cities Today brochure reprinted

1987

• First portion of TCRT employee appointment cards acquired
• Car 1239 acquired

1988

• 1239 arrives at Jackson Street Roundhouse

1989

• 265 leaf springs removed to soften ride

1990

• Linden Hills depot opened
• Member Conduct Code approved
• CHSL security system installed
• CHSL shop heaters installed
• PCC cars 322 and 416 arrive from Cleveland
• Steamboat Minnehaha acquired by MTM
• Original TCRT steamboat plan, streetcar seats donated to Minnehaha restoration

1991

• 78 in service
• 322 moved into Metro Transit Overhaul Base for restoration
• Steamboat Division acquires streetcar bodies 1809 and 1496

1992

• 1809 cosmetic restoration begins

1993

• Stove for 78 installed
• Excelsior trolley exhibit track placed next to Historical Society
• 1809 cosmetic restoration complete
• Motorettes 50^th Reunion at CHSL
• 1 millionth passenger carried
• CHSL wins Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Award
• Russ Olson donates TCRT records to Minnesota Historical Society
• Russ completes Electric Railways of Minnesota supplement

1994

• Park Board approves CHSL carbarn expansion
• Excelsior Streetcar Line (ESL) ISTEA grant approved
• CHSL carbarn expansion ISTEA grant approved
• Valley Fare gas trolleys acquired

1995

• Twin City Lines-The 1940s published
• New 1300 roof

1996

• First MTM web site
• Car 1809 moved near Minnehaha Dock
• Steamboat Minnehaha maiden voyage
• 600-photo Bob Schumacher collection donated
• Photo/artifact database created

1997

• CHSL carbarn expansion completed
• ESL track construction begins and completed
• 322 moves to Lake Harriet
• Como-Harriet booklet with advertising printed
• First CHSL Halloween Ghost Trolley
• Zalusky all-time TCRT transfer collection donated
• 43-photo Everett Jones collection donated
• ISTEA grant approved for ESL Water Street loop

1998

• Japanese streetcar trucks arrive
• ESL carbarn completed
• ESL starts service with ex-Valley Fair gas cars
• Winona 10 discovered
• Safety Zone sign acquired

1999

• 265 renovation underway, receives Japanese trucks
• 1239 moved from Jackson Street to ESL
• Winona 10 acquired and moved to ESL
• ESL overhead wire erected
• 78 moved to ESL, starting ESL electric service
• ESL Water Street loop plan abandoned
• 200 ties replaced at CHSL
• Interior bulkheads salvaged from Duluth car 195, making 1239 backdating possible

2000

• ISTEA grant to rebuild CHSL track approved
• 322 restoration completed
• 265 back in service
• First edition of Como-Harriet Currents newsletter

2001

• 900-photo Gene Corbey collection donated
• Minneapolis Historic Preservation Award for PCC 322 restoration
• First season passes sold
• “Change at Excelsior” poster created
• Mesaba 10 moved from New Brighton Arsenal to ESL
• Valley Fair gas cars sold to Iowa Trolley Park and Minnesota Zephyr

2002

• Original TCRT bridge over ESL replaced
• Como-Harriet book printed
• 476-photo Art Rusterholz collection acquired

2003

• Fargo-Moorhead Birney 28 acquired

2004

• MTM Traction Division takes over ESL from Steamboat Division
• Como-Harriet Currents renamed Streetcar Currents
• 1239 restoration completed
• Winona 10 restoration begins
• $284,000 raised as local share of CHSL rebuild project
• CHSL track rebuild completed, including restoration of pedestrian underpass and Cottage City stop
• New wood platform for Linden Hills depot
• First ESL Ghost Trolley

2005

• Minnesota Streeetcar Museum (MSM) is spun off from Minnesota Transportation Museum (MTM)
• Minnegazette becomes joint MSM/MTM history-only publication

2006

• History signs installed along CHSL
• 1300 exterior wainscoting replaced
• 1239’s broken wheel replaced
• MSM hosts Association of Railway Museums (ARM) Spring Conference
• Como-Harriet Streetcar Line poster created by Rick Schuster
• MSM online store opens
• Pedestrian underpass lamp posts installed
• Hopkins Historical Society, Charles Camitsch, Gordon Bassett, North Dakota State University photos acquired
• TCRT valuation reports acquired
• Wednesday afternoon shift started
• ESL carbarn sprinkler system installed
• First CHSL Holly Trolley

2007

• George K  Isaacs Carbarn dedicated
• MSM stops Minnegazette, starts Twin City Lines magazine
• Twin Cities by Trolley published
• Front end repairs to 1300
• First MSM photos on Minnesota Reflections (Minnesota Digital Library)
• The rest of the TCRT employee appointment cards donated by Metro Transit
• 61 Harold Dalland and 89 Norm Podas photos acquired
• First MSM photos posted on Minnesota Digital Library
• First Christkindlsmarkt

2008

• 500 David Carlson Duluth negatives and 78 Barney Olsen photos acquired
• First ESL carbarn history displays
• First Pumpkin Patch
• TCRT overhead wire truck relocated to Richfield Bus Co
• First Operations Newsletter

2009

• TCRT 1909 system map poster printed
• PJ Party started
• CHSL power supply upgraded
• CHSL carbarn sprinklers installed with security system upgrade
• 62 John Stern photos acquired
• Jim Kreuzberger’s Duluth streetcar notes donated

2010

• Frank Sandberg donates over 200 TCRT shop drawings
• ESL starts Storytime Trolley
• TCRT Employee Appointment cards donated to Minnesota Historical Society
• Mesaba 16 stripped for parts, then scrapped
• Surplus traction motors sold to Edmonton Radial Railway Society
• First Streetcar Camp
• 42^nd Street grade crossing rebuilt
• Brick apron laid in front of Isaacs Carbarn
• Dupont truck for Winona 10 arrives
• Replacement windows shades made for 1300
• Bridgeport milling machine acquired
• Photo collection receives archival sleeves

2011

• Linden Hills depot platform replaced and interior refurbished
• Cottage City stop walkway completed
• Jim Kreuzberger collection of books, models, 550 photos and records donated
• PCC 322 model produced
• First Murder Mystery at CHSL

2012

• First streetcar movies digitized
• Isaacs carbarn electrical upgraded
• Linden Hills depot benches replaced
• 276-photo Norman Rolfe collection purchased
• First ESL North Pole Trolley

2013

• CHSL restroom installed
• All car cards scanned and stored; copies placed in streetcars
• Isaacs Carbarn expansion project starts
• ESL installs display in Excelsior visitor center

2014

• New Point of Sale system for Linden Hills depot takes credit cards
• 73 photos from Greer Nielsen collection and Duluth Incline movie acquired
• Video screen in Linden Hills depot
• Twin Ports by Trolley published
• First streetcar musical performed
• ShiftPlanning created for crew assignments
• New window shades for 265 and 1239
• 100+ photos from UMD and Douglas County Historical Society acquired
• First Vinternatt

2015

• Isaacs carbarn expansion (library, machine shop, speeder shed) completed
• 265 renovation complete
• Fence erected along Queen Avenue by Linden Hills depot
• Granite paver crosswalk installed at ESL Water Street stop
• Website makeover
• Position of Volunteer Coordinator established
• Duluth Street Railway records donated to UMD

2016

• 265 receives 12-volt converter to charge battery, LED ditch lights, start-stop control safety sensors
• Russ Olson donates his research papers
• Russell L. Olson Library dedicated
• Selby Tunnel history sign installed above the tunnel
• Linden Hills depot repainted, new roof and rotted wood replaced
• New air compressor for shop donated
• 1300’s truck rebuild begins

2017

• MSM hosts HeritageRail Alliance Fall conference
• Streetcar history seminars posted on YouTube
• ESL carbarn receives concrete floor
• ESL carbarn electrical service upgraded
• Speeder shed track installed
• Isaacs carbarn brick apron relaid
• Winona 10 first revenue trips
• Twin Cities Streetcars in Color published

2018

• 1300 truck overhaul completed
• Fiber internet service installed at CHSL
• Anti-graffiti fencing on east side of Isaacs carbarn
• Major makeover of ESL carbarn store and display area
• Winona 10 dedication
• All Minnegazettes digitized
• Lakewood Cemetary platform constructed
• Car swap: 265 to ESL, 1239 to CHSL
• Weekly Facebook history posts begin

2019

• New trucks for 1239 project begins
• New point of sale (POS) system
• 1300’s lights rewired
• New basement steps at Linden Hills depot
• All 3-dimentional artifacts in the Olson Library catalogued
• Fargo-Moorhead 28 moved from Ken Albrecht’s farm
• Baker heater for 1239 delivered
• All-Motorette crews at ESL and CHSL
• 1300 and Winona 10 motor failures

2020

• ESL overhead wire realignment
• Covid shuts down all streetcar operations, CHSL shop closed until June, ESL shop closed all year
• 1239 rewired and backdating to 1921 begins
• Book scanner installed in Olson Library
• 1950s Como-Harriet video completed and on YouTube
• Facebook presence expands to at least 3 posts per week
• Kids Clubs organized, with attendant newsletters and videos
• Electrical control panels in Isaacs carbarn upgraded
• 200 ties replaced at CHSL
• ESL carbarn gets anti-graffiti fencing
• 2 millionth passenger carried

2021

• CHSL overhead wire realignment and pole replacement
• Car 78 controllers rebuilt
• Streetcar history signs installed along 44^th Street right of way
• 1239 backdated to 1921, including Baker heater installation
• History Powerpoint series posted on YouTube
• Jib crane installed in Isaacs carbarn machine shop
• Video security cameras installed at Isaacs carbarn
• Post-Covid streetcar operations start July 2
• 50^th Anniversary of CHSL August 28