When you ride the cog, the brakemen will announce when the train is approaching so you can get your camera ready.Īs we were boarding, we heard the brakemen discussing the difference between sitting on the left side of the train (where we were) and the right side. This is a small rock outcropping with a reflective backdrop behind it for easier viewing. This rock is what people call “the other Old Man of the Mountain.” The original Old Man suffered a catastrophic collapse on May 3, 2003. Just like the previous building, the Half-Way House is exactly level. This is the famous Half-Way House, which marks the 1/2 way point up to the summit of Mt. Now the terrain becomes more interesting as the trees get smaller and smaller. This illusion is quite common in mountainous regions. Notice how the trees appear to be tilted too. The grade is so steep that level objects such as this building, appear to be leaning forward. This shot shows the cog rail in the center of the track.įurther up the line, the tracks merge again at another switch.įrom here, a large portion of the rail line is visible, winding it’s way up the mountain like a giant snake. It only takes a few minutes to fill the boiler and get it started up again. The elevation of this water tank is 3,800 feet, or 1,158 meters high. Notice the switching mechanism that allows one train to fill while another train passes. The required amount of water is more than the boiler tank holds, so the boiler must be filled again on the way up. The steamer requires a certain amount of water in the boiler to make it to the top of the mountain. On the other side of the crest is a water tank. We have been going up a mild grade when we come to a crest. In this photo the center cog rail is very discernible. Notice the black hat in the right bottom corner:īoth Brakemen ride in the front and inspect the tracks as we go along. Just sit back and enjoy the leisurely ride! It sure looks like a long way to the top but the ride was very pleasant. Those coordinates may be used in Google Earth or Google Maps and other applications to see exactly where we were at any given point in time when the photograph was taken. By clicking on any photo you can go to the Flickr site and get the location information for the photo. Oh, before I forget – we used our GPS during this trip and we geotagged all the photos. It only takes a few minutes for everyone to get seated and fire up the steamer! Soon, we’re on our way!Īlmost right away we have to climb a grade. We got seats right up front so we can get the best possible photos for you, our loyal Readers! This family was first in line, and then we’re next! In a few moments, the conductor says “All Aboard!” and we begin boarding the train. This is one of the railway’s new biodiesel engines.īy now, a considerable crowd has gathered and is waiting in line for the old steamer.Īnd here it comes! I like this purple color a lot! We’ll have a few more photos and some explanation of the cog system later on in the article. This is a closeup shot of the cog system that enables the trains to climb up the steep tracks.
This is a train coming back down from the mountain.
This water tower is used to fill the boiler of the steam trains. We’ll show you the details of the sign so you can read them, later on in this article. This is a photo of “Peppersass” the first engine used on the cog railway. This is another train being staged for a trip up to the top. As you can see there is only one person standing at the A platform so we were early enough to get a front seat in the passenger car. It departs from platform “A” (visible in this photograph at the large “A” sign). We bought tickets for the “steamer” an old genuine coal-burning steam train. This is the first train that we saw getting ready to depart the station. We purchased our tickets on their website and getting them from the ticket window was totally painless. Washington area, it’s worth the trip up to the top of the mountain via “the cog.”Īs we drive down the road to get to the cog, we get our first glimpse of Marshfield Station. You may click on the link and read about it on Wikipedia if you like. I won’t bore you with too many historical facts about it.
Not far up Route 302 from the Mount Washington hotel is the road that leads to the Cog Railway. We took over 100 photos, so get ready to go along with us as we head up the mountain! Let’s go….to the top of Mount Washington on the Cog Railway.
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