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Kevin Murray's Collection
 
4/26/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Kevin Murray
Dates:7/23/2003 - 7/23/2012
Album Info:Fort Collins has brought back and is restoring a couple of its old Birney Safety Cars for short line use.
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Birney Saftey Car
Title:  Birney Saftey Car
Description:  At City Park terminus. Built in 1919 by the American Car Company of Saint Louis.
Photo Date:  7/23/2003  Upload Date: 5/6/2012 1:33:20 AM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:  FCMR 21(Trolley)
Views:  383   Comments: 0
Birney Safety Car
Title:  Birney Safety Car
Description:  At City Park
Photo Date:  7/23/2003  Upload Date: 5/6/2012 1:32:11 AM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:  FCMR 21(Trolley)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
FCMR 25
Title:  FCMR 25
Description:  With Charleston, NC #407 numbering, old #25 returns to its Barn for Restoration
Photo Date:  2/12/2012  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 8:55:46 PM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FCMR 25(Trolley)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
FCMR 25
Title:  FCMR 25
Description:  Built as car 1520 for Richmond, VA, it was bought for use in Fort Collins in 1946, used.
Photo Date:  2/12/2012  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 9:03:41 PM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FCMR 25(Trolley)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
FCMR 25
Title:  FCMR 25
Description:  Built in Philadelphia, by JG Brill Company, this is similar to earlier Safety cars built by the American Car Company.
Photo Date:  2/12/2012  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 8:58:37 PM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FCMR 25(Trolley)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
To be Restored
Title:  To be Restored
Description:  Car 25 shows a South Carolina Trasportation insignia
Photo Date:  2/12/2012  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 9:20:09 PM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FCMR 25(Trolley)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
Car 21 Interior
Title:  Car 21 Interior
Description:  A photo of the interior of Trolley #21. Theres lots of wood in this version.This is one of four Birney Safety Cars (20-24) built for the Municipality by the American Car Comapny in St Louis, in 1919
Photo Date:  8/16/2014  Upload Date: 11/9/2018 6:14:23 PM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  FCMR 21(Trolley)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
Car #25 Interior
Title:  Car #25 Interior
Description:  Now under construction, the inside of Car # 25 is gutted. Note the number 407 left from when the car was in South Carolina.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 11/9/2018 6:39:26 PM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories:  Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:  FCMR 25(Trolley)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
Putting the puzzle together
Title:  Putting the puzzle together
Description:  Placing #25s trucks back in the frame
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 11/9/2018 7:00:45 PM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories:  Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:  FCMR 25(Trolley)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
Car #26 another Birney from Fort Collins on display at the Henry Ford Museum.
Title:  Car #26 another Birney from Fort Collins on display at the Henry Ford Museum.
Description:  One of FCMRs old Birneys found in the Henry Ford Museum
Photo Date:  8/18/2016  Upload Date: 11/9/2018 6:33:02 PM
Location:  Dearborn, MI
Author:  Bob Ott
Categories:  Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:  FCMR 26(Trolley)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
Car #25 Interior
Title:  Car #25 Interior
Description:  Unlike the original Birney Safety cars built for the Muni Railway, this one was built by JG Brill Company of Philadephia.
Photo Date:  12/17/2016  Upload Date: 11/9/2018 7:24:32 PM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories:  Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:  FCMR 25(Trolley)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
Trolley Shed
Title:  Trolley Shed
Description:  Two Birney Safety Cars at the ready. #25 had just finished being refurbished. Final paint is not finished. We built the shed to the left in anticipation of needing room for the second trolley. Although both are Birney Safety cars, they are very different. 21 was made by the American Car Company of St Louis, Mo. The inside is more wood than 25. Number 25 was built by JG Brill a bit later, and has more metal and cushioned parts. Both have history in Ft. Collins.
Photo Date:  3/12/2020  Upload Date: 11/7/2021 10:56:59 PM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  FCMR 21(Trolley) FCMR 25(Trolley)
Views:  111   Comments: 0


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