Pikes Peak Cog Railway
The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is a cog railway that climbs one of the most iconic mountains in the United States, Pikes Peak in Colorado.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway
- Description: Tourist cog railway to Pike’s Peak, Colorado
- Also known as: “The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruxton Park and Manitou Depot.
Ruxton Park
Park
Ruxton Park is a park in Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado at 9,078 feet in elevation. The Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway, which departs from the depot at 6,570 feet in elevation, climbs into Englemann Canyon along Ruxton Creek.
Manitou Depot
Railway station
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Manitou Depot is a railway station, which is situated 2½ miles east of Pikes Peak Cog Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midway and Minnehaha.
Midway
Hamlet
Midway is an unincorporated community near the Pikes Peak Cog Railway in El Paso County, Colorado.
Minnehaha
Hamlet
Minnehaha is an unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado, and a siding of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. It is named for a character in The Song of Hiawatha.
Manitou Springs
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Manitou Springs is a small resort town just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded as a tourist destination and also became known for its mineral springs.
Pikes Peak Cog Railway
- Categories: railway line, rack railway, tourist train, island network, and transportation
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Pikes Peak Cog Railway” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Manitou and Pike’s Peak Railway”
- French: “chemin de fer à crémaillère du Pic Pikes”
- French: “Chemin de fer à crémaillère du Pic Pikes”
- German: “Manitou and Pike’s Peak Railway”
- Japanese: “パイクス・ピーク・コグ鉄道”
- Japanese: “マニトウ・アンド・パイクスピーク鉄道”
- Japanese: “マニトウ・パイクスピーク登山鉄道”
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