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This line's lower terminus was adjacent to the Cog Railway base station in Manitou Springs. The Manitou Incline averaged almost a 40% grade, gaining 2,011 feet (613 m) in elevation over a length of approximately 1 mile (1.6 km), with the maximum grade being 68%.
Colorado Springs: Horse 1887: 1890 Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway [38]: 76–89 Accumulator (storage battery) [citation needed] 1890? Electric 1890: April 30, 1932 Colorado Springs ― ♦ Manitou Springs: Electric Interurban 1890: April 30, 1932 Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway [38]: 91–100 Cripple Creek ― Victor ...
Manitou Springs, Manitou Incline (1907–1990) Morrison, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, ... Tyndall Tramway, Broken River Ski Area, Craigieburn Valley. [99]
The Manitou Springs Incline, also known as the Manitou Incline or simply the Incline, is a popular hiking trail rising above Manitou Springs, Colorado, near Colorado Springs. The Incline ascends on the east slope of Rocky Mountain which is itself on the eastern flank of Pikes Peak.
The Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway (CS & IRR, CS&IR) was an electric trolley system in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area that operated from 1902 to 1932. The company was formed when Winfield Scott Stratton purchased Colorado Springs Rapid Transit Railway in 1901 and consolidated it in 1902 with the Colorado Springs & Suburban Railway ...
It provides bus service between Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, and Security-Widefield. [6] There are currently thirty-four local routes. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,991,300, or about 12,100 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Manitou Springs is a home rule municipality located at the foot of Pikes Peak in western El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The town was founded for its natural ...
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, it was a small town established along Ruxton Creek near Iron Springs, Colorado (now Manitou Springs). Since 1925, it has been the site of a hydroelectric plant owned by the city of Colorado Springs and a weather station. Ruxton Park was only inhabited by a caretaker for the plant from 1930 to ...