America's Highest Railways - The Mighty Cograil: Episode 123

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Today's show is a story of two+one tourist cog railways in the United States. Two, the Pikes Peak Railway and the Mount Washington Railway, are notable nationwide tourist attractions that scale some of the most formidable peaks in their halves of the country. The other is the Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway, which is about a half mile in length. We'll begin with the former.

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References & notes

  1. [1] Wasatch Backcountry Alliance: Mill Creek Canyon Winter Pilot Shuttle!
  2. [2] Erin In The Morning
  3. [3] Utah State Legislature: SB0242
  4. [4] The Salt Lake Tribune: Proposed Power District road upgrades could be illegal under Utah traffic-calming bill
  5. [5] Wikipedia: Rack railway
  6. [6] Wikipedia: Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway
  7. [7] The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway: Cog History
  8. [8] Wikipedia: Pikes Peak Cog Railway
  9. [9] Wikipedia: Pikes Peak § Recorded discovery
  10. [10] Wikipedia: Pike Expedition
  11. [11] Wikipedia: Mount Washington Cog Railway
  12. [12] ASCE: Mount Washington Cog Railway
  13. [13] Wikipedia: Rack railway
  14. [14] Wikipedia: List of the highest major summits of the United States
  15. [15] Building Salt Lake: UDOT’s choice for rail expansion at Point of the Mountain wilts under analysis [Opinion]
  16. [16] American Battlefield Trust: Civil War Casualties
  17. [17] Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country
  18. [18] Wikipedia: Demographic history of the United States
  19. [19] The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway: FAQ
  20. [20] WFRC: Oquirrh Connection Feasibility Study Report
  21. [21] SLCo Parks & Rec: Butterfield, Rose, and Yellow Fork Canyons Open Space and Trails Master Plan
  22. [22] ACLU Utah: HB517 (Sensitive Materials)