Fairmount Railway - Denver, CO, USA
Posted by: Outspoken1
N 39° 42.480 W 104° 54.162
13S E 508340 N 4395353
Fairmount Cemetery created a rail line to bring the citizens of Denver east to the cemetery for visiting, picnics and to enjoy the fresh air and serenity.
Waymark Code: WM14GDD
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2021
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This replica of the original Fairmount Railway is found in the offices of Fairmount Cemetery. It is free and available during office hours of Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm.
"Fairmount Railway
In 1893 Fairmount incorporated the Fairmount Railway Company to build a steam railroad line from the end of the East Eighth Avenue streetcar line at Quebec Street to the Fairmount Gate Lodge a mile south. The line entered the cemetery through the Gate Lodge arch and ran to a small depot near the chapel before looping around the grounds. Funeral Car A, painted black with gold trim and black curtains, carried the guest of honor and his or her family, while subsequent cars carried other mourners and a band. Opened on Memorial Day, 1893, the Fairmount Railroad was acquired and electrified three years later by the Colfax Electric Railway. In 1898 the Denver Tramway Company took over the Fairmount line, abandoning it in 1913." (from (
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