Denver Tramway Company Streetcar no.04

Listed: 2015

Constructed: 1911

Threat: Demolition by neglect

Closest Town to Resource: Denver

Significance: Denver Tramway Company Streetcar No.04 was the last car to run in Denver when the streetcar system ended on July 3, 1950. The 1911 streetcar is one of only a few remaining streetcars from the Denver Tramway Company, and one of only four cars converted from a standard gauge rail to a narrow gauge. The car is one of four new sites listed in 2015. The City of Arvada, in partnership with the Arvada Historical Society, hopes to restore the site for future interpretation near the Gold Line commuter rail station in Olde Town.

Site Needs: Identified grant funding and plans for interpretation and display.

Update: Since listing, a strong partnership has formed with interested parties working on its restoration, to be guided by a completed HSA. Stakeholder meetings occur regularly with CPI as an active member. In 2018, the Friends of the .04 Trolley organization was formed to raise awareness of the importance of the streetcar, identify additional funding for display and interpretation, and help finalize a site for this important resource. In 2018, a $200,000 State Historical Fund Grant was awarded to support the project, and the trolley was temporarily moved to a shop in Cheyenne, WY, for rehabilitation. The trolley has been rehabilitated, and a display site has been chosen in Olde Town.