PIKES PEAK, Colo. (KXRM) — The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway have announced two additional sunrise train expeditions following the popularity of the previous sunrise rides. The railway ...

It's not often one can catch the sunrise atop Pikes Peak via road or railway. That chance is coming up July 21. Pikes Peak Highway's gateway will open at 4:30 a.m. that Sunday. A ride on The Broadmoor ...

Wisps, speckles and tendrils of cottony clouds clung to slopes beneath the famous summit of Pikes Peak. The “fruited plain” Katharine Lee Bates celebrated in “America the Beautiful” — after her trip ...

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. — The cog railway that takes visitors to the summit of Pikes Peak is offering a special opportunity for early risers next week. On July 21, National Parks and Recreation Day, ...

The panoramic views from the top of Pikes Peak inspired English professor Katharine Lee Bates to write a poem. Her words would become “America the Beautiful,” one of the most patriotic songs in the ...

In the summer of 1893, Katharine Lee Bates reached the top of Pikes Peak. The American educator and author had been teaching English at a summer school in nearby Colorado Springs when she decided to ...

Rising more than 14,000 feet, Pikes Peak – aka "America's Mountain" – is among Colorado's most popular tourist attractions, ...

The Pikes Peak Cog Railway will close Monday in order to complete track and train maintenance according to a post on its web site. The railway will be closed for the entire winter season, but will ...