The grade right before the summit on PIkes PeakThis is the view the engineer has on the way down Pikes Peak.
The maximum allowed speed is 8.5 miles per hour; At 9, the cars automatically go into emergency braking.
Photographed by Mark Sylvester, July, 2009.
Added to the photo archive by Mark Sylvester, September 9, 2009.
Railroad: Pikes Peak.
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