This two-car consist was only needed for a single run today. The other three units on the mountain will take care of the remaining demand and departures. The two-car consist is being put away for the rest of the day. The snow plow is also done for the day.
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Unit #18 was just the lead unit for a trip down the mountain. Now, the engineer has moved to the opposite unit and is taking the train away to be put in storage for the rest of the day.
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We are nearly back at the depot in Manitou Springs. There is no occupancy on the main track (no CTC or ABS). However, there is some form of occupancy on the power switches to prevent them from throwing underneath a train. The signals show green when they are aligned for the main route and yellow when they are aligned for the secondary route. A red light appears when there is occupancy detected on the switch.
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We are almost back to Track 1 at the depot in Manitou Springs. The snow plow that we met earlier when we were on our ascent has been placed on a storage track, its work complete for the day.
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We are continuing the descent on the 25% grade, with only a mile or so remaining until reaching the depot at Manitou Springs. Much of the tracks on the railroad are on the north side of mountains, meaning much of the railroad had quite a bit of snow throughout all of the winter months.
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Departing from Track 1 at the depot in Manitou Springs, the cog railway is starting up on a roughly 5% grade straight away. My seat offers a view straight out the back for the journey up the mountain. We are currently at 6,530 feet (1,990 meters) above sea level.
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A two-car cog train is in the depot on Track 1 in Manitou Springs, CO. Unit #18 was built in 1975 by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works. It is a diesel-hydraulic unit that can seat 214 passengers and has Cummins big cam 855s for power.
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A look west from the Manitou Springs depot. Track 1 is to the right and Track 2 is to the left. The railway is a cog railway, with a third rail with cogs in the center of the standard gauge line. Track 1 also leads to the storage sheds for the train sets.
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