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A pair of iconic Pikes Peak tourism draws are on track to reopen. The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway, closed since October 2017 for a $100 million overhaul, will have a soft opening May 20. “There won’t be much fanfare that day,” Assistant General Manager Ted Johnson said, “other than, maybe amongst our employees, having a little celebration that we’re done with the project and we’re putting paying customers on the train.”  Cog trains will run May 20-23 and will resume with a full, seven-days-a-week schedule May 27, Johnson said. The $62 million...

After a snowy March kept crews from working on the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex for all but five out of 20 days, workers are on a tight timeline to open the new attraction by the end of May as planned.  "Any weather delays will impact that," said Jack Glavan, manager of Pikes Peak.  But construction is in final stages with main rooms getting their finishing touches after construction started in late 2019, he said.  "It’s really exciting to see it," Glavan said. The new Summit House, expected to cost between $60 to $65 million, will better accommodate the more than half a million visitor...

The AdAmAn Club sets off fireworks from the summit of Pikes Peak at midnight New Years Day, January 1, 2017. Gazette photographer Mark Reis shot this in-camera double exposure with a 600mm lens from the back porch of of his home. He photographed the waxing crescent moon setting over Pikes Peak earlier that night and then left the camera in place. He returned to the stationary camera at midnight to shoot the second exposure of fireworks lighting up the east face of the Peak. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette The Gazette file The Gazette file

Despite the challenges of 2020, public and private investment in Colorado Springs remained strong. Colorado Springs remains in the national spotlight as a vibrant city that offers a high quality of life, continuing to attract a skilled workforce. City communications staff highlighted these key infrastructure projects and the recent addition of several major employers as factors in the city’s continued progress in a Dec. 23 release: Colorado Springs is making its mark as the City for Champions. 2020 proved to be an exciting year for southwest downtown and for sports in Colorado Springs. I...

The AdAmAn Club sets off fireworks from the summit of Pikes Peak at midnight New Years Day, January 1, 2017. Gazette photographer Mark Reis shot this in-camera double exposure with a 600mm lens from the back porch of of his home. He photographed the waxing crescent moon setting over Pikes Peak earlier that night and then left the camera in place. He returned to the stationary camera at midnight to shoot the second exposure of fireworks lighting up the east face of the Peak. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette The Gazette file The Gazette file