Our first passenger train arrived on the summit in June 1891 and we staked our claim as the highest rack railway in the world. We have seen many modern developments over the years. Most recently, we’ve taken three years to rebuild and bring the Pikes Peak Cog Railway into a new era, with new trains, new track, new depot and a new Pikes Peak Visitor Center. It’s an exciting new adventure, one you have to see and experience for yourself.
Come visit us at the new depot.
Bringing this iconic experience into the 21st century means more than upgrading to state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure. The incredible views, the beauty of the mountain, those things haven’t changed, but we have. We’re moving into the future by rebuilding the journey from the track up with the most modern, up-to-date experience.
We’ve come a long way since the late 1880s, when tourists rode to the summit of Pikes Peak on a mule. Zalmon Simmons, founder of what became the Simmons Beautyrest Mattress Company, envisioned a more comfortable and civilized journey to the top. In 1889 construction of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway began with 150 men transporting rails, bridge-iron, and tools via wheelbarrows and mules.
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All the wonder of America seemed displayed there.
