{"product_id":"manitou-station-pikes-peak-colorado-lapel-pin-gsupnmanitou","title":"Manitou Station (Pike's Peak), Colorado lapel pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e1 inch diameter\u003cbr\u003e\nCast in fine pewter\u003cbr\u003e\nMilitary clutch back\u003cbr\u003e\nMounted on story card\u003cbr\u003e\nPLACE NAME: Manitou Station\u003cbr\u003e\nELEVATION: 6571 ft.\u003cbr\u003e\nLOCATION: Manitou Springs, Colorado, USA\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Manitou \u0026amp; Pikes Peak Railway is the world's highest cog railway. The M \u0026amp; PP RY culminates at the summit of Pikes Peak, America's most famous mountain (elevation 14,110 feet). The average gradient is over 16%; at some points, the M \u0026amp; PP RY rises at a rate of 25% (25 vertical feet in 100 horizontal feet.) Only a rack railway in Switzerland exceeds its length of 8.9 miles. The Manitou \u0026amp; Pikes Peak Railway was organized in the fall of 1888 by Major John Hulbert and Zalmon Simmons, majority stockholder. It was built by a crew of 1,000, six of whom died accidentally or from heart failure. Passenger service began June 30, 1891.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastview","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45135194816565,"sku":"GSU_PN_MANITOU","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/2549\/0485\/files\/big_ac53095f-5964-4bf1-9bd5-c0d1295a235f.jpg?v=1776834263","url":"https:\/\/www.mapgeek.com\/products\/manitou-station-pikes-peak-colorado-lapel-pin-gsupnmanitou","provider":"Map Geek","version":"1.0","type":"link"}