Click photo for larger image:
Cars 22 and 24 at the barn in 1947.
History booklet for sale at the depot and on our
Online Depot.
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Fort Collins Municipal Railway History
Streetcars operated in Fort Collins from 1907 through 1951, first by a division of the Denver and Interurban Railroad, then later by the City. These pages offer a brief overview of Fort Collins streetcars, plus our current Car 25 project:
- Trolley Cars of Fort Collins, by E.S. Payton, R.A. Moorman and
Ken Jessen. Describes the history of the FCMR and restoration by the FCMRS.
Available in our
Online Depot and at the City Park Depot when the
car is there.
- These items are available from the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, CO:
- Colorado Rail Annual No. 17, co-authored by one of the Society"s
invaluable volunteers, the late Al Kilminster.
- Centennial State Trolleys, by Ken Fletcher. Chronicles
all major streetcar lines in Colorado, including a fine chapter on the FCMR.
- Colorado Scenic Train Rides, a VHS color video by Railway Productions, 2000.
- Many historical and recent photos of the Fort Collins Birneys are also available at
Dave's Rail Pix.
Dave offers many views of electric lines in Colorado and across the U.S.A.
Next: The Early Years
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