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Vol. 3, 2008
Cover Story Excerpt:
All aboard!
Mt. Washington Cog Railway introduces its first diesel locomotive to its historical steam-engine operation
Since the mid-1800s, coal-fired steam
engines on the Mt. Washington Cog
Railway have dutifully pushed passenger
coaches on a 4.8-kilometer (3 mi.) journey
skyward to the top of New England’s
highest mountain peak.
At the top of Mt. Washington, towering
1,917 meters (6,288 ft.) above sea
level, passengers peer above the clouds
overlooking the White Mountain range. On a clear day, it’s a breathtaking
panoramic view encompassing the
Atlantic Ocean and Canada, as well
as several New England states.
The Mt. Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire is the world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway. Established by Sylvester Marsh in 1869, it was a marvel of its time, with its tooth-racked rail system and an oddly shaped steam locomotive. Today, 30 cog railways exist in the world. The Mt. Washington Cog Railway, with its 37.4 percent grade, ranks as the second steepest among them.
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