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2. Pikes Peak Cog Railway - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Mount Washington Cog Railway - Wikipedia

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   In December 2016, the owner of the Cog proposed building a 35-room hotel along the line, about one mile (1.6 km) below the summit and two miles (3.2 km) above the station, to be opened in 2019 for the 150th anniversary of the train. [29] However, the proposal drew opposition due to its location in the alpine zone of the mountain and was shelved ...

4. List of preserved locomotives in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Cog steam 0-4-2T 1890 built by BLW PPCR, Manitou Springs, CO Scrapped for parts. Originally built as "Pike's Peak", rebuilt as a Vauclain Compound and numbered #3 in 1893. CO-67 PPCR No. 4 (1st) Cog steam 0-4-2T 1892 built by BLW Wrecked August 31, 1896, scrapped The smallest engine the railway owned, was known as the "little 4".

5. List of highest railways by country - Wikipedia

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   Railway line Highest point Highest elevation Opened ... Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway: Pikes Peak Summit: 4,301 m (14,111 ft) [4] 1891

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

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   Fillmore and Western Railway - short line used by Hollywood film industry. (Lease agreement ended in 2021) ... Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation ...

7. Rack railway - Wikipedia

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   A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail.

8. Template:Pikes Peak Cog Railway - Wikipedia

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   This is a route-map template for Pikes Peak Cog Railway, a United States railway. For information on using this template, refer to Template:Routemap.

9. Pikes Peak International Hill Climb - Wikipedia

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   The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, is an annual automobile hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. The track measures 12.42 miles (19.99 km) and has over 156 turns, climbing 4,720 ft (1,440 m) from the start at mile 7 on Pikes Peak Highway, to the finish at 14,115 ...