The mountain-top facility houses restrooms, a cafeteria, gift shop and the Mount Washington Observatory’s Museum. Along the way, lively commentary is given from the brakemen about the many points of visual interest, the history of the railway and the various climate zones passengers will travel through on their journey to the top. Cog Railway Station - 1882 (DrakeS White Mountains). The Cog is the first mountain-climbing cog railway in the world, and the only one currently operating in North America. Mt Washington Postcard Set - 1931 - Cog Railway at Summit House. One can’t help experience a sense of adventure and history as the train begins the spectacular climb up a 3-mile-long track to the 6,288-foot summit of Mount Washington. Located in the heart of the majestic White Mountains region of northern New Hampshire, Marshfield Base Station is just 6 miles east of another New Hampshire icon, the Omni Mount Washington Hotel. The Cog has maintained its historic roots by allowing passengers to take the three-hour round trip riding in a historic coach powered by a vintage coal-fired steam locomotive. Here visitors can learn the story of the “Railway to the Moon” and its great pioneering inventor, Sylvester Marsh.
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The Cog Railway Museum is open to the public and free for all. Visitors watch train operations from the decks above while enjoying their lunch. The newly renovated Marshfield Base Station buzzes with activity, and is as picturesque as the mountain itself. A trip up the mountain on The Mount Washington Cog Railway was. Washington hampered some of our plans but we still enjoyed the area. The area features several state parks including Crawford Notch and Mount Washington State Parks. The railway is still in operation, climbing Mount. The White Mountains National Forest was the first extended stop for our trip. It was registered as a National Historic Engineering Landmark in 1976. The Mount Washington Cog Railway is the worlds first mountain-climbing cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway). Today, there are several scenic trains that are still running along these historic tracks that offer scenic rail travel to visitors to the region. In operation since 1869, The Cog has a long history of innovation. When the railroads were built in the late 1800’s, travel to the White Mountains became easier and faster for guests. Just three hours north of Boston, it is close to the main travel routes, but far enough to get away from it all. Powered by custom built biodiesel or vintage steam locomotives. This first-in-the-world mountain climbing cog railway has been making its dramatic 3-hour round trip to the summit of the highest peak in the Northeast (6288’) for over 150 years. Located in the Presidential Mountain Range of New Hampshire, it is just six miles from the historic Mount Washington Resort and Bretton Woods village. The Mount Washington Cog Railway is one of the world’s great rail adventures, and an exhilarating journey through history, technology, and nature. “The Cog” as many fondly call it is the first mountain–climbing cog railway in the world.
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