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Marshfield station at the base of Mt. Washington. I wish I had taken a better photo later in the day when the sun was out on the correct side. |
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Looking up toward the mountain. |
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We were the very first people to arrive yet again (third time this trip). Three of the four diesels are seen parked waiting for the crews to arrive. |
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Still waiting for the sun to crest Mt. Washington we're looking up the cog railway. |
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Cog RY #M-2 was built 2009. For the record, I'm totally against these diesels on the cog. It totally ruins the appeal of the Mt. Washington Cog to me. It was apparent that the Mt. Washington Cog is not history-minded. |
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The yellow diesel is Cog RY #M-4 and was built either 2010 or 2011. It's the newest of the cog diesels. |
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Here comes the sun finally. |
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Water tank near the loading area. |
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Cog RY #9 is coming up the hill from the shop with her coach. |
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Mt. Washington Cog RY #9 was built by ALCO in 1908. |
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We've boarded the coach and we're on our way to the top of Mt. Washington. |
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The coaches are well-maintained, but the seats are uncomfortably close together. |
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Near the middle of the Cog RY is a long passing siding so trains can pass. A water tank is located here and we're going to stop to top off #9's tender. |
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Water stop. |
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While stopped for water I took this photo out the window. This is relatively flat compared to other parts of the Mt. Washinton Cog RY. |
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And we're off again. |
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Switch at the upper end of the passing track. I wish I had taken a photo of the last original cog switch, which is located farther up the mountain. It's much more interesting than these new ones. |
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Coming up on Jacob's Ladder. |
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Our shadow. |
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Almost to the top. |
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#9 lets everyone off. |
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At the top the Mt. Washington the cog track becomes nearly flat so the fireman must flood the boiler to keep water over the crown sheet. That's why the steam domes are so tall on these cog engines. |
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The top of the Cog RY resembles the crest of a rollercoaster. |
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Back at the base station crewmembers loaded some work material on the engine and coach. Here they are doing a little work on the track while we're at Mt. Washinton. |
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At this overlook you can get warm, use a restroom, buy souvenirs, and of course get a great view. |
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