"Closing Time, One Last Call For Steam:" The clock is ticking on the western slopes of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Within weeks the sounds of steam will occur only once a da... (more)

Changing of the Guard: After 140 years the guard has changed on Mt. Washington. Starting this summer steam will be only used on one trip a day up the mountain, while John Deere Built locomotives s... (more)

Two Weeks: That's all you have, according to one cog railway employee, to see regular steam on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. With that in mind I headed up Mt. Washington for the long hike to the... (more)

The last real hurrah for steam at Mt. Washington occurred during October of 2008. With the fall foliage peaking in the White Mountains, patrons swarmed the railway, resulting in two trains makin... (more)

As is often the case, the weather on Mount Washington was a challenge this day. I hiked all the way from the summit to Marshfield Station battling fog, wind, cold and even a thunderstorm with ha... (more)

From a bluff near Jacob's Ladder, we watch a Mount Washington Cog Railway Train powering uphill toward the Halfway House at 4,500 ft MSL. This perspective offers not only a not-often-seen view o... (more)

Here's a view of the Mount Washington's Jacob's Ladder Trestle looking West at 4,725 MSL. From this angle, the S-curve shape of the trestle is not terribly apparent, but the steepness and the he... (more)

Cog in the Fog. Is it 1909 or 2009? For most of the 140 years of its operating life, not much has changed on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. Four of the six remaining steamers date bac... (more)

Drifting Down a 37.4% Grade. Here's what looks like Mount Washington Cog Railway #8 (see note below), drifting down the 37.4% grade at Jacob's ladder with the 2PM trip. The S-Curve Trestl... (more)

Out of the murk... Mount Washington Cog Railway #9, Waumbek descends out of the clouds at 4700 MSL on Jacob's Ladder...the steepest portion of the line. This was an extremely lucky shot. ... (more)

The Future of the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. The Mount Washington Cog Railway's Diesel Locomotive M-1 descends off Jacob's Ladder with the final train of the day. In the distance, a tiny... (more)

Change on the Mountain: On an overcast day in May 2008 a Mount Washington Cog Railway shop employee inspects Wajo Nanatasis, a John Deere build Diesel Cog locomotive. Since its start in the late 1... (more)

It is 9:40 AM on a beautiful Sunday morning and Mt. Washington Cog Railway patrons are already queuing up to board the 10 AM train....or trains actually. It is the Columbus Day weekend and the l... (more)

Mt. Washington Cog Railway passengers watch with interest as their Engineer greases numerous fittings during a stop at Waumbek Tank. The locomotive depicted here is #9, which has been the subjec... (more)

In a scene replete with contrasts, two Mt. Washington Railway trains pass each other just above the Waumbek Water Tank. Observe the impressive plumes from the smoke stack and sidestack exhaust o... (more)