Photo ID: 111539 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Manitou Springs Manitou Springs, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111540 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Manitou Springs Manitou Springs, CO 57 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111541 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Manitou Springs Manitou Springs, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111542 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Minnehaha El Paso County, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway The first siding on the climb from Manitou Springs to the top of Pikes Peak is Minnehaha. We are roughly two miles from the depot and have come up 1,800 feet, and are now at 8,330 feet (2,540 meters) above sea level. We are meeting a downhill train, as well as the plow. At this time of year, the plow makes daily runs to the peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111543 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Minnehaha El Paso County, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway Unit #29 is the tailing unit on a downhill train that we met at the siding at Minnehaha. It was actually a three-way meet, as the Manitou plow is following the train down toward the depot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111544 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Minnehaha El Paso County, CO 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway A single Manitou unit is in charge of taking the Manitou cog railway snow plow back down the hill, it's job completed for today. A three car passenger train is just ahead of the snow plow, entering back onto the main after a meet. 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. 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: 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: 111548 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Windy Point El Paso County, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway We have taken the siding at Windy Point, waiting for a downhill train. As you can see, we are now well above timber line, at an elevation of 12,130 feet (3,700 meters) above sea level. In 6 1/2 miles, we have gained 5,600 feet. This means the average grade has been 6.1% since departing the depot. It has reached 25% is certain locations, such as "Son-Of-A-Gun Hill". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111549 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Windy Point to Pikes Peak El Paso County, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway After meeting a downhill train at Windy Point, we continue the climb toward the top of Pikes Peak. You can see the alignment of the cog railway ahead, cutting across near the top of the peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111550 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pikes Peak El Paso County, CO 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway We have reached the summit of Pikes Peak! We are at an elevation of 14,115 feet (4,306 meters) above sea level. Over the course of the nearly nine-mile climb, we have gained 7,585 feet. Here at the summit, the temperature is 15°F. The wind is blowing at a sustained 30 MPH, and is gusting between 50 MPH and 70 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111551 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pikes Peak to Windy Point El Paso County, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway After an on-time 2pm departure from the top of Pikes Peak, we are looking out the front of our train as we make the steep descent down the three-rail cog railway. You can follow the path of the tracks down until they disappear around the bend in the distance. Amazing to consider that this railroad was originally built in 1889, and ran with steam engines for several years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111552 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Windy Point El Paso County, CO 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Manitou and Pikes Peak Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway A three-car uphill train has taken the siding at Windy Point. The train is stopped and waiting for our downhill train so they can continue up to the summit of Pikes Peak. 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.

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