Tag: cog railway
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Manitou votes to accept settlement in Cog Railway lawsuit
The Manitou Springs City Council voted Tuesday night to accept the terms of a settlement with the company that owns the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. The mood was celebratory, with council members lauding the terms of the preliminary deal. “I think this might be the single most important thing that I do for the city…
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Manitou votes to accept settlement in Cog Railway lawsuit
The Manitou Springs City Council voted Aug. 4 to accept the terms of a settlement with the company that owns the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. The mood was celebratory, with council members lauding the terms of the preliminary deal. “I think this might be the single most important thing that I do for the city…
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Manitou votes to accept settlement in Cog Railway lawsuit
The Manitou Springs City Council voted Aug. 4 to accept the terms of a settlement with the company that owns the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. The mood was celebratory, with council members lauding the terms of the preliminary deal. “I think this might be the single most important thing that I do for the city…
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Riding the cog railway 50 years later | From the Editor
It took half a century, but I finally made a return trip to The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway last week. It was a very different experience than it was 50 years ago. It was also warmly familiar. Renee and I were surprised to be able to get tickets for a Saturday trip on…
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Riding the cog railway 50 years later | From the Editor
It took half a century, but I finally made a return trip to The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway last week. It was a very different experience than it was 50 years ago. It was also warmly familiar. Renee and I were surprised to be able to get tickets for a Saturday trip on…
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Manitou Springs ‘full steam ahead’ on Ruxton Ave. improvements
Manitou Springs’ busiest tourist bottleneck will be getting a facelift with ambitious deadlines starting later this year. Improvements to Ruxton Avenue, a narrow canyon road that leads from the city’s downtown to attractions such as the Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway and the Manitou Incline, have been a long-term goal of Manitou Springs. At…
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Cog Railway assault suspect set for spring 2026 trial, seeks use of PTSD condition in defense
The Arvada man accused of punching a Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway parking lot employee pleaded not guilty Thursday to the assault charges at a hearing in 4th Judicial Court, setting his case for an April trial. The case started Aug. 18, when Randy Blevins, 50, and his wife were walking through the…
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Witness statements conflict in Cog Railway assault suspect’s preliminary hearing
An El Paso County judge ruled Thursday to bind over, or accept, the charges faced by the suspect in the August assault in the Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway parking lot that left one person hospitalized in serious condition, meaning the case can proceed. Arvada resident Randy Blevins, 49, faces second-degree assault charges for…
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Manitou Springs forwards ballot initiative for tax increase
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Manitou Springs City Council unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance increasing a tax under dispute between the city and one of its major tourism attractions. The city proposed the tax increase at…
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Manitou Springs forwards ballot initiative for tax increase
The Manitou Springs City Council unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance increasing a tax under dispute between the city and one of its major tourism attractions. The city proposed the tax increase at an open house for residents last week, where councilmembers presented a 9% increase to Manitou Springs’ excise tax as a…