nng-Manitou & Pikes Peak steam up 2016
| May 01, 2016 07:51AM |
The Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway has announced plans to operate their 1897 Vauclain steam locomotive to help celebrate the Railway's 125th birthday on June 30th,2016. It will be operating about 1/4 mile up the railway pushing the sole remaining 1890 passenger coach. Several different packages are available. (check website for details and pricing). Dates are as follows. June 30,2016 / August 25,2016 / September 8,2016 and October 6,2016. Except for June 30th,2016
plans call for four departures daily. A special night photo event is being planned for September 8th with the time frame of the 1930's. ...more on this event later. If you are in the Manitou Springs / Pikes Peak area this Summer please come out and join the fun.
plans call for four departures daily. A special night photo event is being planned for September 8th with the time frame of the 1930's. ...more on this event later. If you are in the Manitou Springs / Pikes Peak area this Summer please come out and join the fun.
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rackrail | May 01, 2016 07:51AM |
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.