PIKES PEAK COG RAILWAY SNOWBLOWER IN ACTION
May 25, 2021
Snow on Pikes Peak? No problem! Our new snowblower will clear the way. …Clearing the line at approximately 12,000 feet never looked so good.
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Project Updates
After many months of research, planning, and community support, we’re excited to share the progress we’re making. Check back here often or even better, sign up for updates. And while you wait to board the train, please continue to support the extraordinary area of Manitou Springs.
Here’s what we’ve been up to.
As always, please promptly report any safety infractions or unsafe conditions immediately to either Spencer [email protected] or Ted [email protected]
APRIL 2021
April 8, 2021
The phrase “welcome aboard” took on a whole new meaning as ticket sales for the new Pikes Peak Cog Railway experience officially went live!
MARCH 2021
March 31, 2021
What a day at our depot, where our new locomotive and snowblower were delivered and lowered onto our track! This month alone our first coaches arrived after a 5,000+ mile journey from Switzerland to Manitou Springs!
WINTER 2021: January-February
February 28, 2021
We’re really starting to imagine these 47.2-inch-diameter cutting reels blowing snow 50 to 100 feet off the line! Final Inspection at the Zaugg Facility in Switzerland is complete.
FALL FOLIAGE: We’re Coming Down the Mountain
November 1, 2020
We never cease to be amazed by the progress of our crew! Things have been very busy here at the Cog this fall as the Stacy and Witbeck construction crews continued moving down the mountain with track building and reached the depot area after Thanksgiving. In October, we enjoyed a visit from our Swiss project team at Stadler to discuss final details of the assembly of our new locomotives and coaches.
July 2020
July 31, 2020
It was Christmas in July at the Cog! We received the first pictures of our new snow blower in the pre-assembly phase at the Zaugg facility in Eggiwil, Switzerland. This new piece of equipment will allow us to cut through snow drifts up to 14’ tall and clear a path for our trains to the summit.
Track crews continued working their way down the mountain after finishing installing the first siding at Windy Point. Crews are now working down the Big Hill, our longest, steepest, narrowest portion of track. While it poses challenges, our crews are prepared!