However, on a clear day, views extend from the Atlantic Ocean into Canada as the train reaches the summit. Passengers travel in coaches with intricate wooden interiors to the summit of a peak known for having the world’s most challenging weather. The Mount Washington Cog Railway is a must-do New England adventure.
A century and a half later, the only cog railway currently operating in the United States continues to provide an incredible experience for visitors who step aboard - much like those first passengers on July 3, 1869. The book is available for purchase in both hard and soft cover versions in The Cog’s Base Station gift shop.īuilt by veterans of the Civil War, the Mount Washington Cog Railway was the brainchild of inventor and New Hampshire native Sylvester Marsh, who invented the cog mechanism that provides the traction necessary for the train to ascend the mountain. Several pages of the book’s center unfold for a panoramic display of the mountain vistas that have remained virtually unchanged since The Cog’s first ascent in 1869. The dramatic landscape of Mount Washington and the surrounding peaks and valleys provide a constant backdrop for the colorful trains and coaches as they ply their way up and down the mountain. The book’s photographs capture The Cog in all four seasons. The book was printed in Massachusetts and bound in New Hampshire, making it a true New England-based project. Doug Hamer was the designer and Eileen Alexander was the writer. Jay Philbrick, Philbrick Photography took all of the images you’ll see in the book. Pam Sullivan of Sullivan Creative oversaw the creation of this book along with Rebecca Metcalf of the Mt.
The world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway celebrates its 150 th anniversary this summer – and what better way to commemorate this milestone than with an anniversary book loaded with photographs that capture the Mount Washington Cog Railway experience. Railway to the Moon, Courier Printing Co., Inc., Littleton, NH, 1969.It was three years in the making… but, The Mount Washington Cog Railway, White Mountains, New Hampshire, a 120-page full-color, coffee table-style book is finished! It takes a cog train 70 minutes to climb to the summit and one hour for the trip down. The railway is 3+ miles long, 3 miles of it on trestle.The first locomotive was nicknamed "Old Peppersass." As the wheel turns, the cogs mesh with the teeth along the central rail to draw the train up the grade, or, turning the other way, to brake its descent. This means that there is approximately a 14-foot elevation difference between passengers in the front and back ends of the coach. The maximum grade over Jacob's Ladder (a steep section about 2/3 of the way up) is 37.4 percent. It has an average grade of 25 percent, or 1,300 feet to the mile - the steepest rail line in the world. The railway climbs 3,719 feet from the base station to the summit.A water-powered sawmill was erected on the Ammonoosuc River, and felled trees provided timbers for the trestles. Workers logged trees and built a cabin for their headquarters at the construction site. All construction supplies had to be hauled in small lots from Littleton, 25 miles away.Washington is considered to have some of the world's most extreme weather. Washington is 6,288 feet above sea level, the highest peak in the Northeast United States. The first train reached the summit on Jand has operated as a tourist attraction ever since. The route follows a prominent ridge that runs from the base to the summit. Work started in earnest in 1866 after the Civil War. Legend has it that an amendment was added offering permission to extend the railway to the moon. In 1858 Marsh applied to the New Hampshire Legislature for a charter to build and operate the steam railway and was granted permission in 1859. Aiken built a model of the roadbed and track with a cog rail system, but entrepreneur Sylvester Marsh is credited for launching the Cog Railway and bringing Aiken's ideas to fruition. People thought inventor Walter Aiken was crazy when he proposed a railway to the top of Mt. Its cog rail system allows the railway to overcome grades exceeding 37 percent. Washington Cog Railway was the first mountain climbing railway in the world.
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