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2. Pikes Peak Cog Railway - Wikipedia

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   Manitou and Pikes Peak Shops Gas railcar Scrapped A self-propelled work vehicle built in the shops in 1934. Its original Pierce Arrow engine was replaced by number 7's former 707 engine in the 1950s. Unit later received the number 20 and was scrapped in 1982. It was replaced in work service by a rebuilt unit 23. 21 1953 Manitou and Pikes Peak Shops

3. List of heritage railroads in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway; Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation; Platte Valley Trolley; Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Currently in receivership) Royal Gorge Route Railroad; Ski Train; Tiny Town Railroad

4. Mount Washington Cog Railway - Wikipedia

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   The railway is approximately 3 miles (5 km) long and ascends Mount Washington's western slope, beginning at an elevation of approximately 2,700 feet (820 m) above sea level and ending just short of the mountain's summit peak of 6,288 feet (1,917 m). The train ascends the mountain at 2.8 miles per hour (4.5 km/h) and descends at 4.6 mph (7.4 km/h).

5. 50 of the World's Most Breathtaking Views - AOL

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   Pikes Peak. ColoradoAscend more than 14,000 feet on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway (after it reopens in May) for views that inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write "America the Beautiful" in 1893. You ...

6. Ruxton Park - Wikipedia

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   Pike's Peak mountain with Manitou Springs in the center foreground (Colorado Springs is in the lower foreground). The image was taken from Stop at Pike's Peak on your Way to or from the Expositions for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition. The cog railway depot 6,570 feet (2,000 m) was situated on Ruxton Avenue in Manitou Springs ...

7. Rack railway - Wikipedia

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   Most rack railways are mountain railways, although a few are transit railways or tramways built to overcome a steep gradient in an urban environment. The first cog railway was the Middleton Railway between Middleton and Leeds in West Yorkshire , England, United Kingdom , where the first commercially successful steam locomotive , Salamanca , ran ...

8. How to Watch the 100th Running of Pikes Peak International ...

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   The 100th running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb starts Sunday, June 26, at 9:30 a.m. ET (7:30 a.m. Mountain time). Tickets are sold out, but fans will be able to watch the ...

9. Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad - Wikipedia

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   The track system begins at Bennett Avenue/5th Street going south out of Cripple Creek, goes past the old Midland Terminal Wye, then over a reconstructed train trestle, continues past historic mines and terminates very near the abandoned Anaconda mining camp. The return trip to Cripple Creek completes a total of 4 miles (6.4 km). [5]