Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAngelo Alago, left, his friend Monica Goodson, her daughter Lillyana, 3 and Lilyana's grandmother Beverly Martinez look at the spectacular scenery as they take a ride on the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train towards the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostKiaya Kies, 3, waves to people on a passing train full of people, while sitting on her mother Becky's lap as they ride on the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train towards the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. At left are Christine McDonald, left, and her son Cameron, 16. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes Peak's famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostConductor David Bolsen shows off his pocket watch he uses to stay on time at The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train as it sits in the station before heading up to the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostConductor Adam Clawson helps get passengers aboard The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train as it sits in the station before heading up to the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostOld photographs decorate the inside of the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway as conductor David Bolsen talks to passengers as the train heads back down Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostConductor Adam Clawson, center, describes to passengers Edward Camarena, left, his girlfriend Devan Duran and her parents Joyce and Robert Winthrop Duran, right, what the ride will be like aboard The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train as it sits in the station before heading up to the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostKevin Bailey and his wife Lisa look at the scenery as they ride on the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train towards the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostThe Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train heads towards the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostThe tracks of the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway are seen from the train as it heads towards the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA marmot sits on large granite blocks as the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train passes by on its way to the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marks the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostThe Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train heads towards the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. RichardsonThe Denver PostPeople look at the spectacular scenery after getting off of the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train that took them to summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostColin Bodkin, left, takes a selfie with his wife Katrina, of the spectacular scenery after getting off of the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train that took them to summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostKaitlyn Bentivegna gets covered with snowflakes as she looks at the spectacular scenery after getting off of the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train that took her to summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostLisa Bailey, right, takes a selfie with her husband Kevin of the spectacular scenery after getting off of the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train that took them to summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. RichardsonThe Denver PostConductor Adam Clawson checks to make sure all passengers are on board the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train before it heads back down Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostSam Nimaya, right, and his sons Christian, 6, second from left, and John, 8 next to him wave to people on a passing train full of people, while sitting on her mother Becky's lap as they ride on the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train towards the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. At left are Christine McDonald, left, and her son Cameron, 16. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostConductors Adam Clawson, right, and David Bolsen, third from right, check the time on their pocket watches as they helps get passengers aboard The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train as it sits in the station before heading up to the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostThe Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway train sits in the station before it heads up Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs. Today marked the first day since Oct. 2017 that the almost 130 year old train is making its again way to the summit of Pike Peak. The railway will be opened for four days from May 20th-23rd and again on May 27th when it reopens to the public seven days a week. The train will have five departures a day. The ride takes just over three hours to complete the 8.9 mile ascent and 8.9 mile decent of Pikes Peak. It is the worldÕs highest COG railway train going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit. The train ride takes riders through Pikes PeakÕs famous pink granite in the Pike National Forest. The railway will celebrate its 130th anniversary at the end of June.
All aboard! After being closed for more than three years, the is reopening to the public this summer.
The nine-mile route takes passengers to the top of Pikes Peak. Big windows on the cog allow for 360 scenic views of Ruxton Creek in Englemann Canyon, Minnehaha Falls and Deer Park before traveling through the Mountain View siding where you get your first glimpse of the summit.
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Rides for the general public begin May 27 with five departures a day. Tickets range from $48 for children to $68 for adults with reserved seats on the train. From top to bottom, the journey takes about three hours.
This June will mark the 130th anniversary of the world’s highest cog railway train, going up 7,600 feet of vertical gain to the 14,115 foot summit of Pikes Peak.






















