The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway
The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway, Tourist train in Manitou Springs, Colorado, US
The mountain railway traverses 9 miles of track from Manitou Springs to the summit of Pikes Peak at 14,115 feet elevation.
Opened in 1891, this engineering feat became the first cog railway in the United States to use a rack rail system for steep mountain ascents.
The mountain summit motivated Katharine Lee Bates to write America the Beautiful in 1893 after experiencing the panoramic views from Pikes Peak.
The round trip journey takes approximately three hours and thirty minutes, with trains departing daily from the restored Manitou Springs depot.
Passengers can observe ancient Bristlecone pine trees, some over 2000 years old, while ascending through multiple climate zones to the mountain peak.
Location: Colorado
Official opening: 1889
Website: https://cograilway.com
GPS coordinates: 38.85600,-104.93100
Latest update: March 2, 2025 20:07
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