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 29th & 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 5th Ave. N.-5th 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 42nd 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 50th 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
- 42nd 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 44th 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
- 50th Anniversary of CHSL August 28