Photo ID: 111556 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mountain View El Paso County, CO 57 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway We are coming down a 25% grade on a straightaway, facing an uphill train that will hold the main at Mountain View. We will run through the siding at Mountain View, which you can just barely see, to the right and slightly ahead of the uphill train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111555 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mountain View to Windy Point El Paso County, CO 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway A look out the front of Unit #18. Engineer Trey is in control of the brakes, keeping the speed of our descent at 8 MPH or less. The wheel that looks like a steering wheel is actually a brake wheel. Turning it in one direction or another, increases or decreases the amount of brakes applied. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111553 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mountain View to Windy Point El Paso County, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway In the 15 minutes since an uphill train passed this location, wind has already covered the railhead of one of the three rails. By the end of the season, the snow on the uphill side could be 12-to-20 feet deep. I love this view of Lake Moraine to the right, as well as the plains (including Colorado Springs) in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111547 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mountain View to Windy Point El Paso County, CO 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway A look back at the tracks, which are weaving back and forth a bit on the climb. We are getting high enough now that you can start to see the plains in the distance. On October 29, 2017, the railroad shut down operations for maintenance. However, it was discovered that a significant amount of maintenance was required. In March 2018, the railroad was shut down "indefinitely". Many believed the railway would have to shut down and be abandoned. However, an amazing investment by the Anschutz Corporation, estimated at $100 million, allow the entire railroad was completely rebuilt. Every tied and rail on the mountain was replaced. After nearly three years, the railroad reopened on May 20, 2021. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111546 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mountain View El Paso County, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway Right around milepost 4, there is a long straight away. About halfway through the straightaway is the siding of Mountain View. We have increased our elevation by a total of 3,500 feet and we are now at an elevation of 10,012 feet (3,050 meters) above sea level. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111545 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mountain View El Paso County, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway On the ascent, we pass by a stub track has a three car trainset, currently being stored and is not needed. Unit #27 is on the uphill end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.