From a mule ride to a $100 million modernization, the world’s highest cog railway continues to carry travelers to the summit of America’s Mountain
In 1926, Broadmoor founder Spencer Penrose purchased the Pikes Peak Cog Railway from Zalmon Simmons, who first reached the summit by mule.
Saddle sore from the journey, Simmons resolved to build a railroad so that others could enjoythe breathtaking view without a bumpy ride. Today, The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway remains the world’s highest and longest cog railroad, and the highest railway in the Northern Hemisphere…