It’s the Fort Collins Municipal Railroad (FCMRR) !
Breakstand and air pressure indicator
Fort Collins has an antique Trolley car from 1919 that has been restored and now runs on the weekend weather permitting. We first mentioned it here when we took our first ride. Jeanne and I decided to volunteer as trolley conductors and/or motormen this summer!
Controller stand
It’s pretty much all original equipment (save for the cell phone holster in the upper left) and it’s a real trip to crank this puppy up in the morning with 600 volts of direct current. For one dollar we can take you up and down Mountain Avenue and tell you about the history of good old car 21!
Moose in front of car 21
Our friend “Moose” stands in front of car 21. There is a safety bumper on both ends of the car so if you do happen to run into a real moose or anything else for that matter, the electrical breakers will cut the power to the wheels and the air brakes will stop the car on the spot. There is a catcher claw right before the wheels as an additional safety measure just in case the wheels don’t stop.
Moose switching the tracks
The switch is only used when the car uses the track spur to go to and from the maintenance barn. There is a larger car barn on Mason Street that houses more street car equipment plus another original Fort Collins Trolley “Car 25” which is currently under restoration by the FCMRR volunteer group.
Moose again as Santa Claus
You may have seen Moose before. We bump into him on occasion; here he is at our December holiday gathering dressed as Santa!