To illustrate how steep this is, if one of your family sat in the front of the car and another in the back, there would be a 14-foot height difference between the two of them. This is the steepest section of the track, with a 37.4% grade. The train tracks on the Cog Railway also include the famous section called Jacob's Ladder. The average annual wind velocity is 37 miles per hour, and the highest wind velocity in the world - 231 miles per hour - was recorded at the top of Mount Washington. The name of the coal-fired steam locomotive was "Old Peppersass," and you can see it at the Marshfield Base Station today.Īlthough there are now seven trains available to take passengers up and down the mountain, the trip is still as exciting as it was in days gone by. The first locomotive train to reach the summit of Mount Washington made its journey along these tracks on July 3, 1869. Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeast United States. Each trip to the top of Mount Washington consumes one ton of coal and a thousand gallons of water. The Mount Washington Cog Railway was the first mountain climbing railway in the world, and is the only on that still runs entirely on coal-fired steam. This year is the Cog Railway's 135th Anniversary. Those who remember reading The Little Engine That Could will be particularly attracted to taking a trip on The Cog, the original "Little Train That Could." For more information and the daily train schedule, visit or contact The Cog at 1-80 or in New Hampshire at 60.If you and your family are planning to be in or near the Mount Washington Valley this fall, do not miss taking a trip on the Mount Washington Cog Railway. The Cog is located at Marshfield Base Station on Base Road, Mount Washington, NH just 6 miles off route 302 near Historic Bretton Woods, NH. Tickets for Cog Railway excursions can now be purchased online at Due to the popularity of the rides, buying tickets in advance is strongly recommended. The details on the train schedule, specials and discounts can be found online. And, this fall, passengers can save with a $10 discount beginning in September (excluding holiday periods). Beginning June 22, everyone saves with $13 off his or her ticket on the last train on most days. Starting Memorial weekend, the Cog will be firing up its vintage steam trains, and will be running the steamer as the first train up the mountain throughout the season on scheduled days. ![]() Throughout the season, there are special trains and discounts for our guests. The Mount Washington Cog Railway, the world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway, opened its 146th season bringing visitors from all over the world to the summit of the Northeast’s highest peak on April 25. ![]() On July 3, 1869, “Old Peppersass” became the world’s first cog-driven train to climb the 6,288-foot Mt. Sylvester Marsh, with ingenuity and inventiveness, created the world’s first cog railway that could climb up the fiercest peak in New England, fighting both gravity and inertia. The railroad was intended to be a draw for tourists - to allow people to see the awe-inspiring beauty of the highest peak in the Northeast and to reach its summit. His vision to begin building the first mountain-climbing cog railway in the world became reality in 1866, inspired by the grandeur of Mount Washington and the desire to allow many others to enjoy it. Event details and tickets at They said Sylvester Marsh was crazy, and maybe he was - crazy like a fox. Governor Maggie Hassan will be in attendance for the train ride. WASHINGTON COG RAILWAY: CLIMBING TO THE CLOUDS. To celebrate this New Hampshire icon and NHPTV’s new documentary a premiere part will be held on May 16th for a ride on the Cog Railway, dinner at the Mount Washington Resort, and the screening premiere and discussion of THE MT. ![]() And NHPTV has a special connection with the Cog: the documentary’s producer and videographer, Steve Giordani, was once a Cog Railway engineer. WASHINGTON COG RAILWAY: CLIMBING TO THE CLOUDS is the story of years of adversity, persistence and success. Washington Cog Railway, from its founding to the present day, and all the dramatic moments that have tested the existence of this engineering marvel. Some 145 years after Sylvester Marsh but his “Railway to the Moon”, a new documentary by New Hampshire Public Television will look at the history of the Mt.
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