 The section of route chosen for restoration was part of the city's first streetcar line, opened in 1907.A substation to provide 600Vdc electric power was purchased, and overhead wires were reinstalled along the route.Restoration of track and 1919 Birney car 21 was completed in 1984, and the first public trips on the heritage streetcar line occurred on December 29, 1984 – the 77th anniversary of the introduction of electric streetcar service in Fort Collins.