Cog railway in Colorado, climbing the well-known mountain Pikes Peak
Children 12 and under: $49.50, $48.00 online
Children age 2 and under are free with a paid adult admission ticket and must sit on adult's lap
Take E Colorado Ave to US-24 W. Merge onto US-24 W. Continue on Serpentine Dr. Take Manitou Ave to Ruxton Ave.
Overview
The Broadmoor Pikes Peak Cog Railway (also known as the Pikes Peak Cog Railway) is a Strub rack system cog railway with 4 ft 8+1/2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge track in Colorado, climbing the well-known mountain Pikes Peak. The base station is in Manitou Springs, Colorado, near Colorado Springs.
The railway is the highest in North America by a considerable margin. It was built and operated for the tourist trade following its use by people who lived above the town below. The railway remained closed for a complete rebuild for two years from 2018 - 2020. It reopened on May 20, 2021 with new and rebuilt equipment.
The railway was started by Zalmon G. Simmons, inventor and founder of the Simmons Beautyrest Mattress Company. The company was founded in 1889 and limited service to the Halfway House Hotel was started in 1890. On June 30, 1891, the first train reached the summit.
As of 2017 the railway owns enough equipment (railcars and snow plows) to run six to eight trains per day from mid-May through mid-September. During "off-peak" months (mid-September through mid-December and mid-March through mid-May), from one to five trains are run per day, with additional trains added if there is sufficient demand.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
