Just today I visited the refurbished Pikes Peak Cod Railway, in Colorado, USA. I should preface this by noting that I am partially ambulatory and use a cane and a manual wheelchair.
I have to say I was pleasantly impressed by the accessibility of this attraction. The train station, gift shop and bathrooms both at the base and at the summit were reasonably easy to get around.
The train itself doesn’t yet have a disabled seat but they do have a ramp and can keep your wheelchair (or walker) stowed so long as you let them know ahead of time.
at the summit, there were plenty of places to get a good view and not all of them were obstructed by railing so I could see well even from my chair.
I recommend it!
TravelLover and Josh Grisdale11 Comments-
Not good for someone in a power wheelchair.
@alliejay thank you for being proactive in sharing suggestions! Letting them know will hopefully help future riders!
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This looks so beautiful. I would also love to know where exactly it is in the US. Well done @alliejay for being pro active. If many people are so proactive they will do something – hopefully 🙏
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@TravelLover I should have mentioned this is in Colorado, just outside Colorado Springs. We were lucky with the weather. It was a beautiful day!
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What State is this? The view is beautiful!
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@Josh Grisdale I should have said this is in Colorado just outside Colorado Springs.
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Looks marvelous, pity I can’t transfer from my wheelchair onto a seat but I’m sure they’ll sort that out in the near future
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@Patty You guys are asking some great questions here (power chairs, seat transfers). I might reach out to them and see what the plan is for that. The isle is pretty narrow (the train we travelled in was made in Switzerland in 1975!), but I don’t see why they can’t use one of the transfer chairs from the airline.
I should also mention it’s possible to drive to the summit and I saw at least two power chairs at the summit.
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Thanks @alliejay I really appreciate it
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Hi Everyone!
thank you for this lively discussion! I contacted the folks at the Cod Railway and they responded in moments! (I’m impressed because it’s Sunday here). To the two questions above (power chairs and transfers to seats) please read their response below (short version: they can accommodate power chairs and you don’t have to be able to walk to the seat)
”We are so glad to hear that you had a good time!
We do have space for power wheelchairs on our 3-car trains (shown with a blue mark when purchasing tickets)
We do not have a transfer chair, however when making the reservation they can let us know that they cannot transfer from their wheelchair and we can accommodate them with our ada seats so that they do not have to transfer out! (we have “jump seats” on our 3 car trains that are fold up seats so if someone needs to stay in a wheelchair they can and still get a good view)
The train, depot, and Pike’s Peak Visitor Center are wheelchair accessible.
Please book your reservation by calling our Ticket Office at 719-685-5401 so we can make the appropriate accommodations.
ADA jump seats can only be reserved by phone.”
