A Journey To The Top Of Pikes Peak On The Broadmoor Manitou And Pikes Peak Cog Railway

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: The 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductor Adam Clawson, center, gives a high five to Julep Sims, 4, after describing to her parents Torah and Tyler Sims, right, and her brother Rowan, 2, left, 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Kiaya Kies, 3, waves to people on a passing train full of people, while sitting on her mother Becky"u2019s 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, Colorado. At left are Christine McDonald, left, and her son Cameron, 16. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Sam 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"u2019s 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, Colorado. At left are Christine McDonald, left, and her son Cameron, 16. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Kevin 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: David Esposito takes photos of the landscape as he rides on the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway train towards the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs, Colorado. At left are Christine McDonald, left, and her son Cameron, 16. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Angelo Alago, left, his friend Monica Goodson, her daughter Lillyana, 3 and Lillyana"u2019s 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway train heads towards the summit of Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: A 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, Colorado. Today marks the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Martin Percival, left, and Mark Anderson, right, look at the spectacular 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, Colorado. At left are Christine McDonald, left, and her son Cameron, 16. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadPeople 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (credit: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadAndrea Marquez takes a selfie with her friend Orlando Maestas, right, 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 October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadThe 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Kaitlyn 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadColin 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Ted Harms, left, takes a selfie with his wife Jan, 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Lisa 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductors Adam Clawson, left, and David Bolser, right, check the time on their pocket watches to make sure they stay on time and get all passengers back 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductor 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductor 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductor David Bolser 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Old photographs decorate the inside of the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway as conductor David Bolser, right, talks to passengers as the train heads back down Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductor Adam Clawson smiles for a portrait before he readying the passengers back on to the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway train to head back down Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductors David Bolser, left, and Adam Clawson, 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductor 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductor Adam Clawson looks out of the window of the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway train as it heads back down Pikes Peak on May 16, 2021 in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductor Adam Clawson, center, describes to passengers Torah and Tyler Sims, right, and their children Rowan, 2, and Julep, 4, 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Cog RailroadMANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 16: Conductors David Bolser, in front, and Adam Clawson check 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, Colorado. Today marked the first day since October 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 world's 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. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)