A look at the new renovations made to the Pikes Peak Cog Railway
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- For 130 years, visitors have made the trip to the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado on a train that's one-of-a-kind. Now, after being closed for more than three years and undergoing a $100 million renovation, it's once again bringing travelers on a breathtaking journey. Nancy Chen takes a look.
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I took that ride in 1979!! Still remember it to this day! Thanks Mom and Dad!
I grew up in Colorado Springs, got to see Pikes Peak out my bedroom window every morning and took it for granted, moved to MO 5 years ago, and every time I go home I don’t take it for granted anymore. I got blessed with the opportunity to move back to CO for work in a few weeks, and first thing I’m doing is going to the top of the mountain for the first time in over a decade
Lived on Broadway and 26th for a few years. Right out the door. Loved it.
I'm jealous for sure...
As much as I love the Columbia Gorge Colorado seems equally as pretty, if not more so. Enjoy the trip home.
I lived in Colorado Springs off and on for most of my life.
One of my first jobs I ever had was working on the section crew for this railway, performing tie maintenance and track repair. Let me tell you a sledgehammer is a lot harder to swing at 14,000. But I will always cherish the memories of getting to ride the maintenance train to the top of the mountain every morning that summer. Often times we would puncture through the clouds and it was like being on a desolate island. It felt like a different planet. I'm glad to see they are updating the equipment as well. The train we rode for maintenance was made in 1947 in Sweden and it was a mechanical beast, but it showed it's age every now and then. Sometimes the brakes would let go and we would just start rolling, so someone always had to man the controls when we were parked. Pretty fun at 17, but glad to see the trains are now updated.
Sure sure.....anything you say
Thanks for the story. Always fun to read about people’s experiences in unusual jobs, etc.
@@mattmaly5085 shut up matt
This is what the news needs more of.-happy news.
My girlfriend just got a job here. We've lived here in Colorado Springs forb3 years and have never been to the top of Pikes Peak. The railway will be our first time
Good video! The only other U.S. cog railway is at Mt. Washington, NH.
I went on the train around September 29th back in 2012. It was the most interesting phenomenon I've ever seen as a weather nut. It was around 60 degrees and rainy in Colorado Springs when I left home. In Manitou Springs at the Cog railway station, it was around 55 and rainy. We got on the train and started the slow creep upwards and it started snowing about halfway up the mountain. When we broke over the top, we saw a chain of snow covered mountains.
Not too many railroads were running in the United States in 1891? Actually, there were more railroads running and perhaps more railroad mileage in 1891 than there are today.
Yeah, that guy doesn't know his railroad history. And then he said the railroad's locomotives went from wood fired to steam powered. 3:49 He probably meant to say wood fired to coal fired.
@@rafaucett I head that too about the "wood to steam," but like you figured what he actually meant to say.
Lots more railroads and mileage.
I was in Colorado Springs but only got a picture of Pikes Peak...still is was fun because I was with my best friend Diana..and I took the picture of her with Pikes Peak behind her!
We were there at Pikes Peak just 2 years ago while the railway was being revamped, so we didn't get to ride it. We did go to and dine at the Broadmoor. Stunning places.
I was on it 3 yrs ago right before it closed awesome 👍💥 donuts at the top worth getting 💕
Those donuts taste even better if you hiked 13 miles up Barr Trail to the summit - best damn donut in the world, as you rest your feet and prepare for the 13-mile descent. Makes hot chocolate taste wonderful too.
I rode the railway 62 years ago. It was great then, and it looks great now. There are other similar railways and funiculars but the Pike Peak cog railroad is still unique.
The General Managers comment : Locomotives started with wood fired, then went to steam powered and then diesel powered. He should have said steam powered locos first using wood as fuel, then(I assume) coal, and finally now Diesel engines.
I cannot believe anybody could be that stupid. But yes, he said it.
I wonder what percentage of adult U.S. citizens know eggs come from chickens.
Yes, I thought how odd that coal was not mentioned
C O A L is taboo Wokeworld
@@SisterShirley, well, I believe he was inferring coal when he said “steam”, though he could have been more clear.
@@rogermetzger7335, oh, please. Eggs come from the grocery store. Everyone knows that!
🐓 🥚 🍳 🥓
My mom and dad and I and my great uncle and Aunt took it years ago back in the 50s I remember that it was so much fun . We were in the springs visiting my great aunt and uncle
I used to live across the street (Ruxton Ave) in Manitou Springs. Even ran the Pikes Peak Marathon . . . to the TOP - 14,110 feet, from the town hall, downtown, took a left on Ruxton Ave . . . then the Barr Trail, up to the TOP ! 🇺🇸
I have friends that have done that and I can’t even imagine how…so impressive!!!
Why do they make it sound like the Colorado cog was "groundbreaking," something "never heard of"? The Mt. Washington cog in NH was open to the public for 22 years before the Pike's Peak cog.
they literally broke ground to build it
Those are the only two, and colorados much higher I’ve been on both
@@amazingabby25 just like another iPhone with a bigger screen is groundbreaking.
I dunno, Manitou Springs is a tiny town. Anything can be groundbreaking. However, the train is very cool.
I got to take that ride with my family back in 1990 at 7 years old. Then 20 years later got to go watch the Pikes Peak Hill Climb race from Devils Playground. Will be takin my kids there in a couple of years. Glad they have done some improvements
My mother let me wear shorts that day to the summit of Pike's Peak it was below 30 in shorts but at sea level it was in the 80's
Took my kids on the cog railway in December and it was cold at the top of Pikes Peak but the hot chocolate was great!
How nice
I went up to the top in 2009. Really a great experience but glad they modernized the trains as I went up in the old ones with wooden benches.
I went up the Pike Peak Cog Railway in 2014, a great experience.
Born and raised in the pikes peak region. I love Pikes peak. ^_^
Back in the 90's I was hiking around deep in the woods there off trail and I came upon the tracks. It was raining pretty heavily but I was geared up for it. Along came the train on it's way down. Everyone was staring at me. I just smiled and waved.
Miss opportunity on Pikes Peak is a state park and with COVID-19 restriction… plan ahead if you are traveling here. I was about to go to Pikes Peak but knowing since the start of the pandemic, best to be sure you have a ticket reserved. You can also drive (highly recommend it if you cannot take the train) up to the peak.
I went last Saturday & it was a wonderful experience.
I'm super jelly. I've lived in Florida my whole life. Always wanted to go but I'll have to spend some at a halfway place for a while before I go. No way a could just go from 16ft above sea level to 14,000+ feet!
Just did this Friday.....80 degrees at the bottom...40-50 at the top I think..and windy..believe the hype!! Views are obviously one of a kind and the guide we had on the train was awesome..people actually hike a trail up this thing..crazy
The doughnut shop at the top is the best doughtnut ever !!!!!!
Oddly I was selected for the 1988 Olympic judo team and back then, those selected had to relocate to Colorado Springs to live and train at the Olympic Training Center right here in Colorado Springs. Coach Ed liddie the Olympic bronze medalist in LA had taken up the mountain for endurance training very often because of the year, I never had the chance to take a ride on it but now, this has me very interested in heading back. Pikes peak is amazing overall! Being from Miami Florida, this was the first time I even ever seen snow also.
I used to live right next door to the training center.
@@joeg5414 awesome! The general Area used to be really nice, I have not been there since leaving the team but I want to head back there.
Cool story bro.
@@supportyourtroopsathletes6460 it's a really bad area now. Actually depends what side of union you're on. West side =good,easy side =bad... Knob hill. I lived there back in 2009 on Iowa street. Actually heard a fight in the alley next to my window and a guy got his throat slit and died. So weird. I listened to the whole thing happen 3 get away outside my window. Anyways point is, not a very good area anymore 😂
@@oldcountryman2795 better than yours
Nice. Been up there many times. My brother used to work on the road maintenance crew for a summer job when he was in college
Oh sure....ok
Did she really say “with the Broadmoor and the Cog Railway, you really get a sense of what the Wild West was like”?
She's cLuElEsS.................
The Broadmoor also offers what they call a “wilderness experience.”………for people who don’t like wilderness.
Worked as a caddy at the Broadmoor Country Club in S.W. Colorado Springs and lived on Ruxton Avenue in Manitou Springs . . . across the street from rails. That, was my first summer away from home, in 1975 . . . 17 years old, from Hamden, Connecticut. Hitched all the way home . . . upon the completion of that year's summer ! 😎🇺🇸
Never took the cog but drove the PP highway several times. 14110 feet, don't use brakes coming down use gears
They been remodeling the top of PP guest center for several years now. The view from up there is spectacular, and probably some sasquach siting from up there if you watch long enough. There are squatch crossing signs the whole way up to the top. It doesn't matter if you believe or not.
What a beautiful place!
I do miss the old one but happy they got a train going again.
Been on the railway twice. The first was when my son was 18 months and the next was when he was in fifth grade. He is now 34 years old. My dad drove us up there more tImes than I can remember. Last time I couldn't breath when we got to the top. A cold front was coming in and was amazing to see.
I went up that train in the 60s and the 80s. The last time it was closed
In case of brake failure on the way down ....there are 2 big springs at the bottom to cushion the stop.....Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs !
I'm a Colorado Springs native and have heard that for over 70 years! 😜
Love Pikes Peak 🥰. Especially the tour guide on the trains. They’re so good
Nice Phish placement at the beginning.
I've driven to the top of Pikes peak, I've taken Barr trail to the summit and back but have never taken the cog rail yet. I really need to do that experience, it looks fun.
I worked up on top of the summit and when I did. We the staff lived up there 6 out of 7 days a week. But the view at night was so awesome. I miss it
This looks amazing
When I lived there, I hiked the Barr Trail up to the top. 13 miles of hiking. Didn't turn down the ride back down. Always wanted to try the cog.
I just did the Barr trail to the top last week. Forgot to bring hiking boots lol
Wonderful cog rail👌👌👌
Grew up in Denver and used to go as a child. I moved to Houston and went back as an adult. I really miss home. Too expensive to move back...lol
This is definitely one train ride I gotta take it just went through a 100 million dollar renovation. There are only 2 of these trains in America.
Would love to go there someday! I rode the other Cog in New Hampshire up to the top of Mt Washington. Sadly it was a foggy day so couldn’t see much! Hope to return there one day!
In Chile the trains climb over The Andes with similar system. They have funiculars to go up and down the hill in Valparaiso too.
“Spacely Sprockets” lost the bid to provide the Cogs for the rail way renovations. The contract instead was awarded to “Cogswell Cogs”.
Both are great companies!
lmfao
03:32 Not too many trains running in the US in 1891? What? Really? What about the transcontinental railway that was completed in 1869? What about all the deluxe Pullman sleeper cars that had been running for years prior to 1891?
Infrastructure in United States needs to be in Top 3 priorities of this country.
Adapting to changing climate, Creating Jobs, and Infrastructure.
I was never so scared or mad in my life after making it down Pikes Peak alive from brakes overheating. All they have is a small sign saying to use first gear when coming down to prevent brake failure from overheating. Well that's fine & dandy but in "73" when this occurred I was driving a "68" Chevelle SS 396 automatic. Problem was the car would go 35mph in first gear & you can't take those curves that fast. They didn't even have guard rails! Both feet on the brakes while almost breaking the steering wheel from griping the bottom & pulling as hard as possible while pressing down as hard as possible on the brake with both feet. Each curve put me closer to the edge & I don't know how I avoided going over. Beads of sweat bursting out of every pore on my face, heart racing, mouth cussing a storm. Sheer terror! F that mountain & especially that little warning sign that didn't mention the fastest speed you could safely descend, because I would've known not to risk it.
There are a couple places now where they stop you and chack your brake temps. If they are too warm, they have you pull to the side and wait while your brakes cool.
I still have my 73' Mach One. It has the original disc brake option and 4:11 gears so downgrades are ok.
Nice to see it open again. I'm not a Dr. but I'll take a peak!
This is really interesting!
The women missed Anthony's punny bit of cleverness when he said, "In January you go up to the top of Pikes Peak and it's five degrees. That would be kind of a COOL [get it?] adventure." lol 6:00
Life is so much better when you ACTUALLY listen to the words people use.
That could be more like 20 below zero farenheit. Ask the add a man club that shoot of the New Years fireworks from the summit of the peak.
I can't wait to see they changed. I like the Manitoux climb. I'd live there if I could.
@3:49 the locomotives started as wood fired steam and went to coal fired steam.
I'll never forget I vomited on this spectacular ride!
With the thin air at that altitude I'm sure some of us would feel wussy too 🖐🏽
@@wandererofthewasteland400 😆I was just recovering from being sick and had no business going up that high. Once up I was fine. But the more that incline climbed, the woozier I felt!😆
My family and I got stuck at the top of pike's peak a couple weeks ago when the new train's cruise control wouldn't work coming down. We ended up waiting 2 hours for a replacement train
I wish we could do the same to a lot of railroads across the country.
It baffles me the “richest country in the world” doesn’t have any high speed trains…. really??? 😩
@@Abcdefghijk920 it makes sense. Especially since jet fuel prices are rocketing.
It's the passenger rail service that needs help, not the freight railroads in the U.S. which are doing quite well.
Looks like a wonderful place to Visit.
Not a nice place to visit. Air quality and visibility are terrible due to wildfires. Not to mention all medical emergencies that happen up here from people who cant breathe while wearing their Chinese face diapers.
@@RusskiCommieBot okay! Well you don't have to go there than. I still plan on visiting. Have a blessed day. Go do something you love.
@@RusskiCommieBot Please be specific about the medical emergencies that occur, dates etc. Sound like a troll😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
@@rcasey81 altitude sickness will get a lot of people nauseous, they use to have signs regarding symptoms and to go to a lower elevation as soon as possible. Most people recover by Barrs camp/trail, which is below timberline. But then you have to know the area to know what I'm talking about.
Can’t wait for the ride on 12/29/21 before it’s shut down from January and February to the top. 😀👍✅
Just make sure you are friendly with the person sitting across from you. Just imagine sitting in a restaurant booth with no table and slippery seats. At a 25% grade you will be sliding towards your seat mates (or them sliding towards you) as you are facing each other going either up or down the mountain. Can make for an interesting trip!
Driving up the mountain in your car is pretty fun and scary but I recommend it.
Driving down was scarier from my memory. The breaks kept overheating.
You failed to give them a glimpse of the new Resturant and mountain house facility that was recently completed as well.
I would love to know the exuberant shipping cost involved in transporting the rail parts from Switzerland
Went last year right before the pandemic. Loved it. Now im back in hot, flat, boring Texas.
Dude in the blue with the name Starbuck!
2:05 put your hand right here!
so cool and great too see! i like it!! everyone should check it out!!
Nice will be there at the end of v the month
Check their schedule, cog maybe booked.
Awesome news4.
My sister book this trip to the top of Pikes Peak - BUT PART WAY UP -- IT RAN OUT OF GAS - It took 4 hours to have gas brought up and it went back down. They had their fee reimbursed. Bummer.
What a view, though.
3:24 Of course it took 2 years to construct but 3 years to renovate. :/
Rebuilding OUR GREAT AMERICA..
YAAYY..
VISIT OUR COUNTRY..🤗💖😽
No better place on earth than die Schweiz / Switzerland for Mountain Railways...
we stayed at the magnuson hotel, and walked to the west, and a guy with he's dog yelled to a bike rider who promptly crossed over to our side of the street, when a big black bear came out and also crossed over to our side - we reversed and decided to drive to go get our ice cream.
when you go on it, don't bother with the food , they give you too few minutes at the summit, we made that mistake 8/19/21
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When I jumped off, I had a bucket full of thoughts
When I first jumped off, I held that bucket in my hand
Ideas that would take me all around the world
I stood and watched the smoke behind the mountain curl
It took me a long time to get back on the train
Can you elaborate Please sir.......
@0:02 The video shows Central City mining town and NOT the correct location for the Pikes Peak railway? 🚂🙄 #davesandersstepdaughter
Glad that they didn't make any old revisions
Does it have a Starbuck’s ?
There is a snack bar and gift shop. The have home made donuts as well. Hot cocoa and coffee but not Starbucks. At least not last year when i was there...but u can bring yourown in a thermost
Everytime visiting Colorado Springs, you got to go to Pikes Peak and Garden of the God! Remember, DO NOT RUN ON THE TOP, JUST WALK!
Great video except the inane chatter at the end by people who love to hear themselves talk.
They're probably directed to throw small talk in at the end
Be sure to ask at what elevation do deer turn to moose!
A few weeks ago, there was a moose in the West side of Colorado Springs, about 8,000 feet lower than the summit.
Evidently, they don’t turn back to deer. 😉😄
I wonder how many low landers you could get to believe that. 😉
Thought I saw a steering wheel in that train cab. Weird.
It is a European style combined throttle and brake controller.
I went when it first re-opened in May, 2021. If you are taller than 5 foot tall, you have to have your knees in between the traveler (strangers) knees in fron of you, as the seats look at each other and there isn’t very much room. Also, we couldn’t go to the top because it was too windy. Of course, they didn’t tell us that until we were sitting for 45 minutes at the top of the tree line. Very disappointed.
When they stop due to windy conditions, they are not talking about a mild 15 to 25 mph wind, rather more like 40 to 70 mph.
@@patzeuner8385 Disappointed in that they knew when they started off that the winds were too strong to go to the top. That is when we could have made a decision.
@@sewing-Susan you seem to be a tourist, since you are not aware that the weather on the peak or even in the mountains can change very quickly from calm to gale force winds in a matter of minutes and back again after a 1/2 to 1 hour period. I'll even bet that you were wearing shorts and tee shirts, because the weather in town was warm. Not knowing that on top can be 40 degrees colder.
@@patzeuner8385 we had changed into appropriate clothing because we listen to instructions. That was rude.
@@sewing-Susan no just that the locals always have a good laugh from the tourists that have no idea about the temperature difference. And them freezing butts off. While we're wearing our winter gear above timberline and enjoying the view from the outside. LOL 😂
I thought maybe Washington was the only remaining cog rail road. Guess I was wrong.
It feels like the Broadmoor is buying everything touristy in the Colorado Springs area
Why does the train have a steering wheel?
It's not a steering wheel, its a throttle.
There’s only one way too go up pikes peak. And That’s racing up it.
Someone needs tell those other people not to be sticking their arms out of the windows when another train is passing by!
Its just like lionle but with out electronic
Wood fired?? It was wood fired steam boilers and later coal fired. Now diesel.
Omg imagine If it broke down at the steepest place
I thought she that also!
Well, the walk would be downhill, wouldn't it?
A surprisingly informative report with excellent visuals. It didn't start off well though as the reporter at first sounded real airhead type but vastly improved as the report went on. The crew back at the network were typical American (my own kind--sigh) gosh almighty shallow. Yes, Ms. Busty, it's cold at the top in winter on a mountaintop in the Rockies. Sheesh.
Do they only let 65+ on? It looks like it
Yeah, the young n dumb just show up then find out it’s booked a year in advance.
CBS needs to talk about Ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees.
I am guessing this was done without any government money. Was it?
2 years to construct 3 years to rebuild ???