Once again, Pike's Peak or Bust

 

A companion piece to yesterday's post.  It's not the same photo, but clearly from the same angle.  This time a postcard that was never mailed.  The caption, "520-STREAMLINE COG TRAIN AT THE FAMOUS OLD SUMMIT HOUSE-SUMMIT OF PIKE'S PEAK, ALT. 14,110 FT. ABOVE THE SEA."

" The cog road, famous the world over and unique among railroads, has carried passengers to the Summit of Pike's Peak for over 40 years.  Beginning in 1938 streamline cars began replacing the unique old steam train.  Literally millions of people are able to say that they have stood on the top of this famous peak and beheld the widespread views over hundreds of miles of plains and jumbled mountains." 

I wonder if the view is still the same.  Denver's growth came with increases in pollution.  Is smog what's visible? 

Pike's Peak or Bust

   

Written on the print, "SUMMIT, PIKES PEAK STREAMLINE COG TRAIN" Yes, it's still running and if I ever get back to Colorado, I'll take the ride to the summit.  That little "7" in the lower right corner makes me think that this photo was part of a commercially produced set made for the tourist trade.