The Fort Collins Trolley experience has to be one of the best ways to really get to grips with the sights of the city. Offering you a completely unique perspective and experience, this volunteer organization is at the absolute heart of trying to bring the history of the city back to life in a completely new way.
Running between City Park and Howes Street in the Downtown area of the city, the entire journey takes around half an hour on the Fort Collins Municipal Railway. This offers a delightful new way to just soak in the city during the trip, and perhaps the only downside is the fact that it does only take those 30 minutes or so to complete.
Formed in 1980, but not operational for a number of years, the Fort Collins Trolley is a not for profit organization that was even able to get the line up and running without it costing the city any money. For them, it is all about trying to bring some of the past back to life, and in the process of doing so, it will allow people to have that brand new experience that they would have otherwise been missing out on.
The trolley does run at limited times, so being aware of their periods of operation is going to prove to be important in order to avoid disappointment. You can do this by simply getting in touch, or by checking out their website in order to then discover the key details and to help you in planning your journey.
The team behind the project are also more than happy to help to further educate you on how everything works. So, it will not only be a different experience for you, but there is also the possibility of discovering something very interesting about the past.
Dating from 1907, it simply brings back to life aspects of the three-legged streetcar that was developed as part of the Denver and Interurban Railroad. Painstaking restoration of the actual streetcar took a total of seven years, but it has resulted in something spectacular that is an absolute pleasure to check out throughout the year.
