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Abby Dewsnap and Mel McFarlane worked as train conductors and train engineers at the same company but at different times. Abby departed her position as conductor/engineer after two years in 2023 and Mel after 18 years in 2015.
Although they are no longer employed as train engineers, Abby and Mel come together today to talk shop about their experiences driving trains for the same railway, The Pikes Peak Cog Railway, located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. A 30ton train driving nine miles to the top of a 14,000-foot mountain, with grades as steep as 25%, is an engineering feat for the ages. The vision of such a rail line was had in 1888 after business owner Zalmon Simmons made the journey to the summit of Pikes Peak by way of mule.
The railway was subsequently built and opened for business in 1891, having operated every year until the end of 2017 when the railway received a long overdue renovation. Re-opening in 2021, it continues to draw thousands of visitors to its operation every year.
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