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The grade right before the summit on PIkes Peak

This 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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