Forrest Czarnecki/The GazetteCrews put some of the new railcars on the track Jan. 19 as The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway is undergoing the final stages of a long renovation and upgrading project. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway is undergoing the finals stages of a long renovation and upgrading project, and one major milestone is now complete. Earlier today, crews put some of new railcars on the track and are one step closer to being done with the renovations. Other construction crews continue to work on the main depot house, while several cars and a snow-clearing engine have yet to arrive at the depot. The last time the track and railway underwent a major facelift was over 100 years ago. Among the upgrades for the new railway system are all new tracks, new cars, new engines and a refurbished depot house.
Back on trackABOVE: Cranes maneuver a new railcar over the rails at The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs on Tuesday. The railway has been under renovation for several years but is reopening in May.LEFT: John Craven, the assistant shop foreman, shows off the interior of a new railcar. Beside Craven are old photographs from the cog railway dating back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. Photo gallery at gazettedev.gazette.com. (Forrest Czarnecki, The Gazette)John Craven, the assistant shop foreman, shows off the interior of a new railcar at the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. Beside Craven are old photographs from the cog railway dating back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. (Forrest Czarnecki, The Gazette)A fresh dusting of snow sits on a new railcar at the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki, The Gazette)A railway depot worker pushes a bogey car toward the loading zone for a new railcar at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A cog wheel on a new railcar on the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway sits in the maintenance area for railcars at the depot in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)Lumber sits beside the new railway track and the first part of the name for the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is pictured on a brand new railcar in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)Workers make their way around a newly-placed railcar on the new tracks at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)Workers set up an air compressor system for moving a bogey car, which will hold the main body of a railcar, at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)John Craven makes his way underneath a new section of the shop shed at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)Workers check out the installation of a new bogey car, which includes the cogs, wheels and suspension of the railcars, at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)The new logo plates for the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway sit on a work bench at the depot shop in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A lone wrench sits near the edge of a workshop bay for the railcars at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A conductors booth in a new railcar overlooks a working bay at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)John Craven, the assistant shop foreman, explains how a cog works while standing underneath a new railcar at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)Loose nuts sit on the floor below a shelf in the workshop building at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A new section of track is pictured in the railway workshop at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A worker carrying anew piece of lumber into the depot is reflected in the windows of a new railcar at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A sticker showing some enthusiasm for working on a cogway train is pictured on the back of a pickup truck at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A crane operator works from the cab and keeps and eye on the railcar while setting it down on its chasis at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A couple of workers attach a chain section to a new railcar that will be lifted from the back of a truck and set on the tracks at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)The last word of the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway name on the side of a new railcar reflects the sunlight and snow near the depot in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)Workers hookup the chains used for lifting a new railcar off the back of a loading truck and onto the railway at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A worker spots the lift for a crane operator at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)Cranes lift up a new railcar and maneuver it over the rails at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. The railway has been closed and under renovation for several years now, and is opening up to the public in May 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)The afternoon sunlight reflects off the beam of a large crane, which is dropping a new railcar onto the tracks, at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A worker spots the lift for a crane operator at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A new railcar is put into position and attached to the “bogeys” at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)Mic Garofolo, a photographer with The Broadmoor, sets up a remote camera system before the installation of a new railcar at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)A worker, top center of frame, lies underneath a railcar while adjusting some of the finely tuned machinery on the bogey car at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)Different rolls of tape and tools sit on the wall at the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway workshop in Manitou Springs on Jan. 19, 2021. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)
