The MountWashingtonCogRailway has eight operating locomotives (as of 2003). Each locomotive...The coaches are unheated and the windows are shut tight as we make our way back down the mountain....While the ascending train takes on water, descending trains are allowed to pass. In peak season,...Having just closed on the Portland house two days before, I pried MUNI Guy away from the hardware...Image may be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0...Each locomotive has two opposing drive axles fitted with cog wheels. These geared wheels mesh with...MountWashingtonCogRailway steam train negotiating a steep incline above a parking lot, USA Prev...Located at the summit is the MountWashington Observatory . Staffed year round, this weather...[ Up | Prior | Next ] The base station of the MountWashingtonCogRailway is not far from the Mount...(image via ) The Schynige Platte Railway or Schynige Platte Bahn is another cog railway in...As we near the summit we are greeted by an approaching CogRailway train. Definitely a...Image may be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0...MountWashington is the highest mountain in the Northeastern United States and showcases some of the...Image may be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0...Image may be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0...We only did the one run, but the scenery (even from about a third of the way up the mountain) was...MountWashingtonCogRailway traversing a steep slope with a single carriage carrying tourists on a...A MountWashingtonCogRailway worker's sled. Click on picture to return to description.MountWashingtonCogRailway Base Road Six miles off Route 302 Bretton Woods, New Hampshire 03575...Image may be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0...Image may be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0...The wooden coaches are handmade in the MountWashingtonCogRailway shops. A door on the uphill side...Image may be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0...Image may be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0...We saw spectacular views near the top, but when we climbed the stairs, we were in the clouds.Image may be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0...[ Up | Prior | Next ] The MountWashingtonCogRailway still uses all coal-fired steam locomotives...A MountWashingtonCogRailway steam engine descending to the base station. Click on picture to...Built in the late 1860s, the cog railway climbs nearly 3,000 feet from 2,700 feet at Marshfield...Image may be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0...
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