Twin City Rapid Transit Company

Twin City Rapid Transit

Industry	Public transport
Founded	1875
Defunct	1970
Fate	Streetcar system dismantled completely in 1954, sold in 1970
Successor	Metro Transit
Headquarters	Minneapolis-St. Paul
Key people	Thomas Lowry, Horace Lowry, Charles Green, Fred Ossanna, Carl Pohlad
Products	streetcars, horse-drawn buggies, buses
Number of employees	1000 (estimated)
Parent	Twin City Lines
Subsidiaries	Minneapolis Street Railway Company, St. Paul City Railway Company, Minneapolis & St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company, Twin City Motor Bus Company, Minnetonka and White Bear Navigation Company, Rapid Transit Real Estate Corporation, Transit Supply Company

Twin City Rapid Transit
Operation
Locale	Minneapolis-St. Paul
Open	1876
Close	1954, sold in 1970
Status	defunct
Owner(s)	Twin City Rapid Transit
Operator(s)	Twin City Rapid Transit
Horsecar & cable car era: ca 1876–ca 1890 Status Merged Owner(s) St. Paul Railway Company & Minneapolis Street Railway Track gauge ? Minimum curve radius ? Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric streetcar era: ca 1890–1954 / Sold in 1970 Status Defunct Owner(s) Twin City Rapid Transit Operator(s) Twin City Rapid Transit Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Minimum curve radius ? Electrification Overhead lines

The Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRT), also known as Twin City Lines (TCL), was a transportation company that operated streetcars and buses in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Other types of transportation were tested including taxicabs and steamboats, along with the operation of some destination sites such as amusement parks. It existed under the TCRT name from a merger in the 1890s until it was purchased in 1962. At its height in the early 20th century, the company operated an intercity streetcar system that was believed^{[by whom?]} to be one of the best in the United States. It is a predecessor of the current Metro Transit bus and light rail system that operates in the metro area.