| Tea room open Tue – Sun by reservation | Closed MonĪdult: $14 | Child (4-12): $10 | Senior (60+): $13ĩ a.m. | Call for individual business hoursįri – Sat | Dinner: 6 p.m. Jeep up – bike down $225 | Van up – bike down: $179 | Gold Camp Off-Road: $155ĩ a.m. Running trips daily | call for scheduling Daily | Reservations requiredĭiscovery Tour: Adult: $26 | Child (4-12): $17 | Lantern Tour: Adult: $34 | Child (8-12): $24 Daily | Departure times vary – visit for details The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog RailwayĨ a.m.
Tours daily – weather permitting | Reservations required | Office open 7 a.m. Our powerful biodiesel locomotives use hydraulic pressure to bring the train down at the proper speed, so the coach brakes are only used to stop the coach in place.Īfter a quick introduction and safety orientation, our dispatcher will clear your train for departure.8 a.m. On steam trains, we use the coach brakes to help the engineer keep the train at a constant speed. On the return trip down the mountain, the brakeman will be at the brake wheels at the other end of the coach. On the way up the mountain we engage the Sprag clutch, a hydraulically powered safety mechanism that prevents the coach from rolling backwards.īut they are also knowledgable and entertaining guides, and will provide plenty of fascinating information about the railway, the mountain and the region. Their primary job is to act as the engineer’s eyes, paying close attention to the track ahead, signaling the engineer across the switches, and being ready to stop the train if an animal or a hiker gets a little too close.
Your brakeman (or brakewoman) is stationed out on the front deck for the up- mountain trip to the summit. We’ll check your tickets and help you find your seats, so settle in- the fun’s about to start! You may have even already met your engineer and brakeman– we know you have lots of questions about the train and the mountain, and we try to answer as many of them as we can before departure time. 15 minutes before your scheduled departure, you’ll be lined up at your gate, ready to board.