▁David ▁M off at ▁and ▁other ▁associ ates ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁give ▁Den ver ▁an ▁out let ▁to ▁the ▁G ulf . ▁They ▁built ▁from ▁Den ver ▁to ▁P ue blo , ▁when ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁General ▁D odge ▁and ▁others ▁and ▁completed ▁to ▁Fort ▁W orth . ▁ ▁Den ver ▁Tr am way ▁Den ver ▁Tr am way ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁Colorado ▁Governor ▁John ▁Evans , ▁David ▁M off at ▁and ▁other ▁associ ates ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁Den ver ▁Tr am way ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁t rol ley ▁line ▁in ▁Den ver . ▁ ▁Man it ou ▁and ▁Pi ke ' s ▁Pe ak ▁Railway ▁The ▁Man it ou ▁and ▁Pi ke ' s ▁Pe ak ▁Railway ▁is ▁an ▁Ab t ▁system ▁ra ck ▁railway ▁in ▁Colorado ▁( Un ited ▁States ), ▁clim bing ▁the ▁well - known ▁mountain ▁P ikes ▁Pe ak . ▁The ▁base ▁station ▁is ▁in ▁Man it ou ▁Spr ings , ▁Colorado ▁near ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings . ▁The ▁railway ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁by ▁a ▁considerable ▁margin . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁and ▁is ▁operated ▁sole ly ▁for ▁the ▁tour ist ▁trade . ▁The ▁railway ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁Z al mon ▁G . ▁Sim m ons , ▁invent or ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Sim m ons ▁Beaut yr est ▁Mat tr ess ▁Company ▁and ▁David ▁M off at . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁limited ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Half way