It looks much like the coaches used by Victorian-era tourists, but it’s built using the latest methods. Your group’s three-hour Cog journey starts with a custom-built coach. It can simultaneously deliver stunning scenery, an interesting living-history lesson, and an unforgettable experience. The Cog, as it’s affectionately known, is one of New Hampshire’s top tourist draws. But they were quickly proved wrong, as the mighty rack-and-pinion track system provided more than enough grip to haul the locomotive and all its cars upward.Īnd the Mount Washington Cog Railway is still going strong today. Some scoffed, saying that one might as well build a railway to the moon.
Since proverbially, trains cannot go uphill, running a rail line to the top of the Mount and back down again may not seem like a viable solution, but in 1869, Sylvester Marsh designed and built a cog railway that became the world’s first mountain-scaling train ride. But the Mount’s elevation – at 6,288 feet, it’s the Northeast’s highest peak – and its reputation for rapid-onset bad weather make the trek daunting. On a clear day, you can see the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Canada on the other. The view from the top of Mount Washington has always been worth a visit. Who says trains can’t go uphill? Mount Washington’s Cog Railway has been doing it for 150 years, and it’s time to celebrate.
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