Transit Corporate History Chart

 
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27th & Champa. Horse railcar opening day on 12/10/18711922-1925 - 800 series1950's-Narrow gage train with a cow catcher16th Street Mall - Circa 1920's
1867 Denver Horse Railroad Company granted Territorial Charter.
 
1872

Denver Horse Railroad Company becomes Denver City Railway Company.

 
1885

Denver Electric and Cable Company incorporated.

 

1886

Denver Electric and Cable Company becomes Denver Tramway Company.

 
1888

Denver City Railway Company becomes Denver City Cable Railway Company.

 
1890

Denver, Lakewood, and Golden incorporated.

 
1893

Denver Tramway Company becomes Denver Consolidated Tramway Company.

 
1896

Denver City Cable Railway Company becomes Denver City Railroad Company.

 
1898

Denver City Railroad Company becomes Denver City Traction Company.

 
1899

Denver City Traction Company and Denver Consolidated Tramway Company merge to form Denver City Tramway Company.

 
1901

Denver and Northwestern Railway incorporated.

 
1904

Denver, Lakewood, and Golden become Denver and Intermountain Railway.

 
1914

Denver City Tramway Company, the Denver and Northwestern Railway, and the Denver and Intermountain Railway merge to form Denver Tramway Company.

 
1971

Denver Tramway Company’s transit operations sold to City and County of Denver.

 
1974 City and County of Denver’s transit operations sold to the Regional Transportation District.