On the day after Christmas the weather was a rare combination of very calm, clear blue skies and generally speaking warm temperatures to the folks taking a shortened ride on the Mount Washingt... (more)

Mount Washington Cog Railway No. 8, Moosilauke, is at Skyline Switch, almost to the top of the mountain. No. 8 was the newest steam locomotive in North America at the time it was built in 1... (more)

Four steam-powered trains are visible on the Mount Washington Cog Railway on a crystal-clear September day. The nearest one is passing Halfway House on its climb, while another has just cleared Wa... (more)

Fireman "Cookie" looks over the finish line at the top of Mt. Washington. A biker who finished the race joins his family as well.

End of the line. The 'Waumbek' steam engine, the last one still in use on the Mount Washington Cog Railway is at the top of Mount Washington and tied down while the passengers enjoy the phe... (more)

Coming out of the clouds and into the sunlight On railfans day at Mount Washington Cog Railway there was a runby about halfway up the mountain, which happened to be where the clouds were. T... (more)

Condutor Tom readies the coach while Engineer Ray operates #9 into the station. Engineer Ray is known for his "hi-lows" of the steam whistle on the Cog Railway.

Tucked Away. The Mount Washington Cog Railway may have gone mostly diesel, but there's still a healthy supply of steam locomotives stashed away at the shop below the Base Station. ... (more)

Going Up. Two of the Mount Washington Cog Railway's locomotives sit at the bottom of the hill, waiting to ascend into the clouds that hover somewhere around the timber line. It was... (more)

Off Kilter. No, this not a case of Horizon Unlevel. #9 was built in 1908 by Alco in Manchester with cab and boiler at an angle. On the flanks of Mount Washington, where the grade ... (more)

Its Cold On Top. When we arrived at the summit, the fog was so thick that when standing next to #9's tender, you couldn't see the far end of our coach. Those photographers who brav... (more)

Fading Away. With the use of steam power fading fast on Mount Washington, #9 is determined to go out in style. Although steam still held down one daily trip to the summit in 2010, ... (more)

The Last Prince of Washington: Just last year, eight of the Mount Washington Cog Railway’s 0-2-2-0s roamed up and down the face of the east’s tallest peak in northern New Hampshire. But today,... (more)

Out With A Bang. In 2009 it became clear that the future for steam was bleak on Mount Washington, but Waumbek and the other two survivors were determined to go down in one last blaz... (more)

Seemingly determined to go out in style, steam on Mount Washington hung on through the end of the 2009 season, but whether or not any steam will run in 2010 remains unclear. With the three John D... (more)