This section guides you to the pages about transportation in Fargo.

Red River Carts. Long before there were steamboats, railroads, or other transportation, the Red River cart was the only way to carry stuff from here to there.

Steamboats on the Red River. On June 6, 1859, the first steamboat on the Red River, the Northup, sailed from Fort Abercrombie to Fort Garry (now Winnipeg). The Fargo Moorhead levee was quite a hub of transportation for people and goods moving between Fort Garry and Fargo/Moorhead.

Railroads. Fargo was founded because of the railroads. Now they are no more and the depots are museums.

Early Attempts at a Streetcar System. The first attempt for a streetcar system was in 1879. It and others were lost in the mud of Fargo's unpaved streets.

Fargo & Moorhead Street Railway System. In November 25, 1904, Fargo's electric streetcar system began operations. The last streetcar ran on August 21, 1937.

First Successful Airplane Flight in Fargo. Over 12,000 Fargo townspeople gathered at the Fairgrounds on June 9, 1911, where Robert "Lucky Bob" St. Henry took to the air for Fargo's first airplane flight.

Hector Airport. Dedicated in 1931.

Fargo's First Automobiles and the great race of July 4, 1900.

Fargo Air Museum. Opened in July 2001.