 In 1977, the Fort Collins Junior Women's Club proposed giving 1919-built streetcar 21 a cosmetic restoration, as the car suffered from years of exposure.This proposal evolved into a more ambitious plan to restore the car to operating condition, and restore a section of the former streetcar system as an operating heritage railway.With this goal, the non-profit Fort Collins Municipal Railway Society (FCMRS) was formed on March 31, 1980.