Car 21 arriving at the depot.
Motormen Bob and John, with Jr. Motorman Bailey.
Last day of operation on Mountain Ave.
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Welcome Aboard the
Fort Collins Municipal Railway!
We operate Fort Collins Birney Safety Car 21,
one of four cars purchased by the City in 1919. Birney cars provided daily
service until 1951. Afterwards, car 21 sat in a park for almost three decades.
We restored it, rebuilt the line on West Mountain Ave., and now operate the car
on weekend afternoons from May through September.
We are the Fort Collins Municipal Railway Society,
an all-volunteer organization working with the city of
Fort Collins, CO
to provide a heritage streetcar experience.
Car 21 Out of Service Until Further Notice
Car 21 suffered a broken axle on July 25.
That's catastrophic failure, as we don’t keep spare axles. Efforts are underway
to get new axles made. Hopefully, we'll have the car up and running again
before the end of the season. Stay tuned here for repair updates.
Donations to help fund the repair work can be sent to:
John Beckett, Treasurer
Fort Collins Municipal Railway Society
P.O. Box 635
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Drop by to Visit Car 25
Fort Collins Municipal Railway streetcar 25 (show here) returned to Fort Collins in 2008.
Car 25 was one of two streetcars the city purchased in 1946 to help keep the aging system running.
After the system shut down in June 1951, car 25 spent time in Victor, CO, Columbia, South Carolina
and Charlotte, North Carolina. We purchased the car in 2007 and are now restoring it to operation
on the rebuilt West Mountain Ave. line. You're welcome to drop by at the
N. Howes St. barn whenever the doors are open to view the work.
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