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Incline shut down forever / Firm to focus on cog railway
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The owners of the Manitou Incline, one of the region's oldest
tourist attractions, have decided to permanently close the mile-long
train ride.
Citing declining ridership and a desire to focus more attention
on the more profitable Pikes Peak Cog Railway, the Manitou & Pikes
Peak Railway Co. announced Thursday the near-vertical incline will
not survive for its 82nd season.
"It's just an economic decision," said Martin Frick, the
company's president and general manager. "I...
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Summit of Pikes Peak affords incredible views/ Pinnacle created by volcanic action
Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph
; Take a stroll around the summit of Pikes Peak. The rock you're walking on is billions of years old, and the view from the crumbling 14,100-foot pinnacle offers a unique glimpse into the depth of the earth. Many of Colorado's highest peaks offer similar glimpses, but few of these peaks are as
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Pikes peak
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; "O beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. For purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain." -- "America the Beautiful" COLORADO SPRINGS -- You'll probably never think of "America the Beautiful" the same way after you visit Pikes Peak. The vista is so spectacular that it
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Let the rides begin/ Manitou Springs shakes off winter freeze as cog railway gets ready to open
The Gazette
; MANITOU SPRINGS - The engineers are testing the brakes. The conductors are memorizing their spiels for the hourlong climb to the top. Most of the snow has been removed from the tracks. On Friday, the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway opens for the season. For many, summer begins on Memorial Day.
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Winter training ; FOR FIRST TIME, PIKES PEAK RAILWAY RUNNING YEAR-ROUND
The Gazette
; For the first time in its 116-year history, the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is hauling passengers up the side of Pikes Peak throughout the winter. Staff of the local cog extended operations to Christmas about five years ago. It was so successful they decided to keep the operations open
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PROFILE: Spencer Wren Jr. Cog Railway GM has vision for unique tourist stop
The Gazette
; Spencer Wren Jr. could be viewed as the quintessential tourist. Although he's ridden the Pikes Peak Cog Railway hundreds of times in the past few decades, the classic train excursion that ascends 7,700 in elevation, from Manitou Springs to the 14,110-foot summit of Pikes Peak, never fails to
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