Tuesday, November 18, 2025

1913-19 Incline (Funicular) Railway up South Table Mountain near Golden, CO

(Satellite, the grove that was cut into the mountain for the tracks.)

Charlene Sharp posted
Castle Rock Mountain Railway and Park in Golden, Colorado
Will Fleckenstein shared
Zoe Fuller posted with the same comment.
[In this day and age of AI, there are a lot of comments accusing it of being fake.]

Dennis DeBruler commented on Will's share
I'm trying to figure out what that car did when it was on the steep part of the track to keep people from leaning forward at least 30 degrees. https://maps.app.goo.gl/K6MJ9d488wVcJYvR8
Dennis DeBruler : A photo, https://goldenhistory.pastperfectonline.com/photo/20138D44-3241-4C1B-87D6-375292593320, shows that the seats lean backwards. So the people in the postcard must not be setting with their backs against the seat on the more level part.

Toby Mexico commented on Zoe's post
Here's the facts.

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The snow highlights the former right-of-way.
AlpineTunnel
"For many years this peak had a dance hall.  Curiously, this dance hall was used by the KKK for a period of time in the 1920s."
[The dance hall was built in 1908 and the funicular was built so that it was easier to get to the hall.]

There was also a Funicular up Lookout Mountain.
AlpineTunnel

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