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. The Cog railway is here and when you are comfortable we are ready to bring you on a journey up Mount Washington.
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. 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. As the worlds first mountain-climbing cog railway, the Cog has been carrying passengers to the 6,288-foot summit of Mount Washington (the Northeasts highest.
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The Cog Railway Museum is open to the public and free for all. This video will show you what it is like to ride the COG Railway up Mount Washington In New Hampshire powered by a steam locomotive. 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. In the White Mountains of NH, climbing to the peak of Mount Washington. The Mount Washington Cog Railway, also known as the Cog, is the worlds first mountain-climbing cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway). It was registered as a National Historic Engineering Landmark in 1976. The World’s First Mountain Climbing Cog Railway. Recently added Thompson and Meserve's Purchase Hotels.
Bretton Woods Condos by Bretton Woods Vacations. Omni Bretton Arms Inn at Mount Washington. Moose Lodge and Cabins by Bretton Woods Vacations. Top rated Thompson and Meserve's Purchase Hotels. With great amenities and rooms for every budget. More hotels in Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, New Hampshire. In operation since 1869, The Cog has a long history of innovation. Book now with Choice Hotels near Mt Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire in Thompson/Meserves Purch, NH. Just three hours north of Boston, it is close to the main travel routes, but far enough to get away from it all. 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 Cog” as many fondly call it is the first mountain–climbing cog railway in the world.
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