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Pikes Peak Cog Railway locomotive and car, circa 1900. Construction was started in 1889, being built by Italian laborers using only pickaxes and assisted by donkeys. The line was built as a standard-gauge railway with an Abt rack system and wooden ties. Limited service was started in 1890 on the first segment of the line from Manitou Springs to ...
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The engine is currently being used by the railroad's track crew. Former Lisbon streetcars 762 and 776, in 900 mm ( 2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in ) track gauge, were acquired in 2003 for local operation but remained both mothballed — respectively in a private driveway north of Cripple Creek [ 2 ] and in a lot [ 3 ] in downtown Victor.
In 1880, a trail was opened in Englemann Canyon to Pikes Peak. [5] It was called the Manitou Trail in 1883. [6] Zalmon Simmons surveyed the canyon for telegraph lines. The Civil War veteran and later inventor of the Simmons mattress decided that the canyon was suited for construction of a cog railway. [7]
In 1974 the segment between Palmer Lake and Crews was converted to bi-directional single track. [1] The Union Pacific, which acquired the D&RGW in 1996, designates the Joint Line as their Colorado Springs Subdivision. The BNSF, which merged the AT&SF and the Burlington Northern in 1996, designates the route as their Pikes Peak Subdivision. [2]
Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway No. 1: 1890: Display: Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway No. 1 is a 0-4-2 type steam locomotive built in 1890 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally named "John Hulbert", No. 1 operated on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway from 1891 into the 1960s.
The Incline operated under the Pikes Peak Cog Railway until a rock slide in 1990 washed out the rail bed and the Cog Railway decided to not repair the tracks. During the COVID-19 pandemic , the Manitou Springs City Council, under emergency declaration, voted to close the Incline on March 17, 2020.
The downtown area continues to be of interest to travelers, particularly in the summer, with many shops and restaurants, as well as a creekside city park. The main road through the center of town was one of the direct paths to the base of Pikes Peak. Barr Trail, which winds its way up Pikes Peak, is accessible from town.