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COG WHEEL TRAIN CLIMBING PIKES PEAK, COLO.
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MANI
PIKE'S PEAK RY
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PUBLISHED BY THE HYDE PAPER CO., COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.
COG WHEEL TRAIN
CLIMBING PIKES PEAK, COLORADO.
Pike's Peak is the highest mountain in America
whose summit is reached by a railroad. The Cogroad is
unique in construction and was completed October 20,
1890. From the Manitou station to the summit, the road
overcomes an Elevation of 7,518 feet. The exact length
is 47992 feet and the average grade is 16 per cent or 844,8
to the mile; the maximum grade is 25 per cent and the
The roadbed is built from solid rock.
sharpest curves are 16 degrees,
C.T. AMERICAN
CAGO
45.00
A-7242
THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY.
