Mountain route
Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Manitou Springs → Pikes Peak Summit · United States
Pikes Peak Cog Railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 14 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 10 min
- Average speed
- 12 km/h
- Top speed
- 19 km/h
- Train
- Stadler cog railcars
- Countries
- United States
- In service since
- 1891
- Highest point
- 4,302 m
- Operator
- Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
North America’s highest railway has climbed to the 4,302 m summit that inspired “America the Beautiful” since 1891; Swiss railcars took over the grade in 2021.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8609143 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Pikes Peak Cog Railway?
The Pikes Peak Cog Railway runs 14 km from Manitou Springs to Pikes Peak Summit.
How long does the Pikes Peak Cog Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 10 min for the 14 km. That is an average of 12 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 19 km/h.
Who runs the Pikes Peak Cog Railway?
Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway, with Stadler cog railcars.
How old is the Pikes Peak Cog Railway?
The line has been in service since 1891. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How high does the Pikes Peak Cog Railway climb?
4,302 m above sea level at its highest point.
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