Cogscape - Burt's Ravine. Located just above the famous Jacob's Ladder Trestle is the second steepest portion of the Mt. Washington Cog Railway, known as Long Trestle. From our camera pos... (more)

Anatomy of a survivor. As most steam enthusiasts know by now, the owner of the Mt. Washington Cog Railway began a conversion to diesel power back in 2008. That conversion is largely compl... (more)

Hikers on Mt. Washington's Great Gulf Trail pause to watch the only steam powered train of the day head down the mountain. Weather on the mountain can be sporadic, as evidenced by this train passi... (more)

Mt. Washington Railway Company's Locomotive #9 backs her train off the Skyline Siding after allowing an ascending train to pass. This is the highest of the two locations on the line where trains... (more)

The shadows are long and there's a definite chill in the air as we find MWRC #9 "Waumbek" taking the early morning steam special up Cold Spring Hill, enroute to the summit of Mt. Washington. An ... (more)

Cogscape - Cold Spring Hill. This shot may well depict one of the last times we'll ever see a steam engine on Mount Washington at 5PM. Sunday of Labor Day weekend is the last day of the o... (more)

Steam still lives at The Cog. It's just not nearly as common as it once was. On the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, New England was blessed with high pressure, clear, dry air and calm winds. ... (more)

Mount Washington Cog Railway #9 "Waumbek" comes off Long Trestle at 5300 MSL, clawing her way to Skyline Switch, just a couple of hundred yards ahead. There, the hard work will pretty much be don... (more)

Livin' on the edge. A Mt. Washington Cog Railway train crests the hill above Skyline Switch and enters the more gentle grade of the Homestretch Flats. Immediately behind the train, the... (more)

Cogscape - The Presidential Range. Mt. Washington is the tallest in a series of connected peaks that are called The Presidentials, because they are named for past US Presidents. In this... (more)

Cogscape - Long Trestle. Perhaps no other spot on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway shows off the altitude gained by the trains better than Long Trestle at 5300 MSL. Here, as we face north... (more)

Cogscape - The Homestretch. The first steam trip of the day makes the leisurely climb up the the segment of the line known as the Homestretch Flats...the final half mile to the summit. ... (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)