Mount Washington Cog
by Joann Vitali
Title
Mount Washington Cog
Artist
Joann Vitali
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The beauty of the mountains and the thrill of ascending the Northeast's highest peak are just as enchanting today as they were in 1869, when Sylvester Marsh opened the world's first mountain-climbing railroad on New Hampshire's Mount Washington.
Nearly 150 years later, the Mount Washington Cog Railway continues to provide a sense of adventure and history as it carries passengers up a 3-mile-long trestle and the steepest railroad tracks in North America to the 6,288-foot summit of Mount Washington. There, visitors can take in the spectacular panoramic view, spanning the mountains and valleys of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, north into Canada, and east to the Atlantic Ocean.
One may choose to ride The Cog in a car powered by a historic steam locomotive or the more modern and eco-friendly biodiesel engines.
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November 7th, 2013
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Comments (3)
Karen Cook
Joann, is there anything more amazing than seeing this train chug up the mountain, spewing steam and smoke as it inches up that grade? I love how you have captured the colors of the cars, and we get a glimpse of the tracks and the grade. The landscape, which is normally always a feature, becomes the complimentary background to the train. Love it!
Joann Vitali replied:
Thanks very much Karen, and to answer your question....no it doesn't get much more amazing than traveling on this little beauty to the top of Mount Washington!:))
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