Manitou & Pike Peak Railway’s new trainsets are now cogging their way to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak. Built by Stadler Rail of Switzerland, each trainset consists of a diesel-electric l... (more)

Two of Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway’s new cog diesel-electric locomotives and trainsets are on top the summit of 14,115-foot Pikes Peak on the clear day of August 25, 2021. Built by Stadler Rail... (more)

A long way from home. As I was exploring the local area around the Grand Canyon Railway Depot in Williams, AZ, I came upon something I really didn't expect to see. There, right in front o... (more)

The Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway operated cog trains from the base in Colorado Springs to the 14,110 foot summit of Pikes Peak. A complete tear out and reconstruction of the cog line began in M... (more)

Here we see two engines in the collection of the Colorado Railroad Museum that worked at iconic businesses in Colorado. CORX C988 was built in 1938 (SW) and then was rebuilt in 1957 as a SW900. Th... (more)

A view of two of the Manitou and Pikes Peak railway trains as they start the descent down from the 14,110' summit of Pikes Peak.

Car #24 pulls in to the depot at Manitou Springs, Colorado as it prepares to load passengers for the 4:00 PM train to the summit of Pikes Peak.

A group of ROTC recruits enjoys some time atop "America's Mountain" while the first train of the day to the top rests after the 9 mile climb up 25% grades from Manitou Springs.

A 1967 built single unit rail car descends into the station. The single car units are typically pared up with the newer articulated units to create two separate sections of each departure during t... (more)

The 1st section of the 8am train climbs through the passing track at Windy Point. In the earlier years, MOW workers lived in the stone section house at over 12,000 feet to maintain the upper part ... (more)

The Cog's newest passenger unit is #25 built in 1989, seen here about to descend into the station. The base of the Cog Rwy is what those of us in the Appalachian region would call a "holler&q... (more)

This is the engineer's view of one of the four 214 passenger articulated diesel-hydraulic rail cars while sitting at the top of Pikes Peak. Their is an identical driver's compartment at the downhi... (more)

Utterly dwarfed by the landscape, a cog rail car descends the 25% grade. This unit is one of four 78-seat single car units on the line built from 1963-1967. It is a diesel electric powered by Cumm... (more)

May I pique your interest with a peek at Pikes Peak? #16 gets ready to depart Pikes Peak on a magnificent day in June of 1989.

Looking like a shot from the Swiss Alps, Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway #24 is heading back down the mountain with a train full of cold and windblown passengers.