One of the old cog Steam Engines.....
.....these mountain mules were some of the first cog style steam engines that took passengers up to Pikes Peak from Manitou Springs Colorado, they did not turn around, they used the cog system and the engines breaks to back down the mountain.....
Thanks for stopping by, here is a tune from John Denver "home again"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJUnnnXg_oY
link to the history of the old engines,
http://www.cograilway.com/about-the-train.asp#history
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Inez Correia Marques 10/03/2015 18:55
it seems a miniature!! marvelous , dear DenñiisMirjam Burer 10/03/2015 15:30
one would think the old times are far more interesting, colourful and idyllic...okay ...there is also another side...fine image Den
lg, Mirjam
archiek 10/03/2015 4:49
The rails were too slippery on the steep tracks up the mountain so the cogs were used. I took the train to the top of Pikes Peak about 10 years ago. It is a fun ride.Regards,
Archie
Wolfgang Weninger 09/03/2015 20:21
looks really heavy with this iron monster ... great shotServus, Wolfgang
Carlo.Pollaci 09/03/2015 19:23
Delicious image: the little locomotive appears with a nice toy.Kind regards,
Carlo
Lila 09/03/2015 10:52
toll aufgenommen !!!L.G. Lila
Harold Thompson 09/03/2015 9:38
Good shot of the loco uninteresting drive gear do they still use them ?:-)) Harold
Mauro Tomassetti 09/03/2015 9:21
Wonderful this little locomotive and excellent photo!Regards Mauro
Sue Thompson 09/03/2015 8:36
Looking like a regular steam engine, and I love how they have built it to stay horizontal as it climbs the slope.There is a similar train in Bergen, Norway called the Floibanen.... a great trip to take even though it is only short.
http://www.visitnorway.com/uk/where-to-go-uk/fjord-norway/bergen/what-to-do-in-bergen/attractions-in-bergen/floibanen/
:))
Peter van der Houwen 09/03/2015 8:07
Fantastic view of this historic gem, spendid photograph Den!Peter.
Adele D. Oliver 09/03/2015 2:59
clever inventions of the day .... and must havebeen fun to take this little train - if it weren't for
all the surroundings it could be a toy with these
bright colours :-))
a hug, Adele