Pikes Peak Trolleys, Past, Present and Future

Early Colorado Springs was blessed by a streetcar system that was one of the best to be found anywhere. Winfield Scott Stratton was the owner of the Colorado Springs Rapid Transit Railway Company. This presentation will cover the history of streetcar service pre- and post-Stratton, how it affected the lives of residents, and what became of it. We will also review what is going on presently in the trolley world and what we might imagine in the future.

John Haney: MS in Urban Planning from the University of Arizona. He is the remaining founding member of the Pikes Peak Trolley Museum and Restoration Shop, which preserves our local streetcar history. John has just released a beautiful coffee table, 254-page revision of Pikes Peak Trolleys, which he will have available for purchase.

*Dates, times, location are subject to change, please check registration link for up-to-date details.

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