Funicular Railways along the C&S and what remains

I have been enjoying Tom and Denise Klinger's series of books about the C&S "and then some" immensely.  Recently I have been reading through their Clear Creek Memories edition and enjoyed learning about the several funicular railways that catered to tourists particularly from the C&S.  

One such railway was the Castle Rock Mountain (or sometimes named "Scenic") Railway that ascended to the top of South Table Mountain in Golden to the unique rock formation that gave the railway its name.  The funicular operated from 1913 to 1918 (although online dates vary, the Klingers write that everything was sold in 1919).  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.  Eventually it burned down in 1927.  A photo of the burning structure can be seen in the Klingers' book. 

So, what remains of this funicular?  The abandoned roadbed is referred to as a scar and it is still recognizable according to sources I found online.  One site states that the site of the present Golden water tank was the railway's terminal and that "You can still see the scar left by the track, but it gets fainter every year."

One site said the "rail ties" were slid down the mountain, presumably for scrap, around 1930.  Another stated "It's rails were removed for use as scrap metal during WWI."

One very helpful site has a blog describing adventures in finding Colorado history.  The author of the site (who also makes handmade soaps!) traced the remains and found that "From the top of Castle Rock, we could see the scar left by the funicular, which appears as a straight line highlighted by recent snow."  In addition to remains of the dance hall at the top, they also found remains of other structures and unknown items along the roadbed which may or may not have been related to the railway.

Recent photos still show a very clear view of the former funicular's location, especially with a light dusting of snow.

References (in addition to the Klingers' book)

http://www.summitsoapstress.com/blog/2015/12/15/chasing-history-the-funicular-on-south-table-mountain
Old photos (except historical one are from the above blog post)

http://golden.com/wordpress/tag/lookout-mountain-funicular/ (Between the time that I first wrote this a few months ago and today, this site has disappeared)