Burros carried explosives and supplies up Pikes Peak to build the rail bed from 1888 through 1890
The cog track was laid in 1891 - this is going up Son Of a Gun Hill
Welcome sign at the top
1920s advertisement
The old steam engine and touring car
The new rail cars
This photo gives you an idea of the incline....
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