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The Denver and Intermountain Railroad was an interurban railway that operated 18 miles (29 km) between Denver and Golden, Colorado.[1] Originating as a steam railroad, the Denver, Lakewood and Golden, the line was opened in 1891 and had built an electrified spur leading into downtown by 1893.[2] The company went into receivership and was acquired by the Denver & Inter-Mountain Railway in 1904, changing to simply the Intermountain in 1907 before finally settling on Denver & Intermountain Railroad (D&IM) in 1910. The line was fully electrified at 11,000 volts alternating current in 1909, allowing direct trains to run on city streets to downtown Denver's Interurban Loop.[3] The company was acquired by Denver Tramway the following year, becoming Route 84 in the system.[2] Service ended in 1950 – electrical infrastructure was maintained until 1953 and ownership of the line passed to Associated Railroads, maintained the line for freight as far as Denver Federal Center. The right of way was acquired by Regional Transportation District in the 1990s and rehabilitated to form part of the W Line light rail.
- ^ "Denver, Lakewood and Golden Railroad Company" (PDF). History Colorado. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
RegFormwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "National Register of Historic Places Program Weekly Highlight: Denver and Intermountain Railroad Interurban No. 25". National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2020.