Coming in at No. 2 in the world and No. 1 in the United States was the Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs, Colorado, a railway that travels up Pikes Peak, one of Colorado’s tallest mountains.

The rail company agreed to make payments totaling $1.25 million to Manitou Springs instead of taxes while it completed the railway's $97 million reconstruction from 2017 to 2021.

The retired Pikes Peak Cog railway car, named "Myrna" after the woman it was donated in memory of, has sat at the Midland Train Depot in downtown Woodland Park since 2019.

The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway takes you through some of the most pristine natural places in the U.S. — and is an ideal trip for fall.

Usually, the day's first trip departs at 8 a.m., but the Pikes Peak Cog Railway will host four special early-morning days, where the first train will leave for the summit at 4:30 a.m.

While the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway may be popular for its sky-high ride to the 14,115-foot-tall Pikes Peak and Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad transports visitors ...