A photo run-past for members and friends of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club.
The uphill bound train on the left has just passed car #18 at an elevation of 12,130 feet above sea level. Some parts of this railway have 25% grades.
A trio of cog wheel rail cars sits atop the summit of Pike's Peak. Riders visit the summit for thirty minutes before the train departs. Outside air temperature is below 40F on this sunny July mo... (more)
We sit in a siding while three cars pass on their return trip to Manitou Springs. Maintenance crews were replacing worn lengths of the cog drive rail. Track switches were manually operated.
Track work crew at Manitou Springs shop area. Both #23 & 9 are the older GE built units. They are now used for MOW.
On display at the Manitou Springs Railroad Station. Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works.
This is one of the older single units built by the Swiss Locomotive Works in Winterthur, Switzerland. The newer Swiss units are two cars joined together by a bellows.
Builder's plate states: General Electric Class B-40\40-4GE1204, Hp 400, No 28372, Date DEC 1948. This engine is currently being used for the track work train.
#19 is returning from Pikes Peak and approching the Manitou Springs station.
#23 is one of the older GE built units. It is now used for MOW.
The end of the line at the top of Pikes Peak elevation 14,110 ft. #19 is one of the newer Swiss built units. It consists of two cars joined by a bellows.
The highest cog railway in the world heads up to the summit of Pikes Peak, 14,110 ft.
This Cog unit used to haul passengers to the summit of Pike's Peak. There is another unit like this on display in downtown Manitou Springs.
