Mount Washington Cog Railway Celebrates one hundred and fifty fifth Anniversary

 
The world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway and solely remaining cog railway presently working in North America is celebrating its one hundred and fifty fifth anniversary. Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire’s White Mountains was based by Sylvester Marsh, who sought a neater manner for vacationers to achieve the summit of Mount Washington.

Accomplished in 1869 the three miles lengthy railway makes use of a rack-and-pinion system to achieve the 6,288-foot summit encountering a most grade of 37% alongside the way in which. The Mount Washington Cog Railway was an engineering marvel when it was first constructed and stays a really distinctive expertise within the White Mountains.

Celebration Particulars:

“Good sunny Friday afternoon Coggers– tomorrow, September 14, is the large day! Whereas our particular one hundred and fifty fifth anniversary celebration is totally bought out, we’ll be sharing loads of thrilling new content material in regards to the occasion over the following few days and weeks. First off, right here’s a peek at what might be greeting guests to the railway at present, tomorrow, and lots of a long time into the longer term: a grand new entry arch, designed, engineered and fabricated proper right here, by us! This factor is spectacular at sundown, and we’ll make sure you publish a lot better images as we get them.

Talking of the occasion tomorrow, we might be operating restricted passenger service previous to the two:00 begin time The final common public prepare leaves Marshfield at 11:00, which suggests the final down-mountain prepare will depart the summit at 12:45. HIKERS, HEADS UP: which means you must NOT climb to the summit assuming you may hitch a journey down with us. The few trains we’ll be operating tomorrow will probably be bought out, or almost so, and there’s no assure that 1-way down tickets might be out there to carry you off the mountain the simple manner. FYI: 1-way down tickets are solely ever bought on the summit publish workplace, and provided that seats can be found. Should you hike up, it’s essential to at all times be ready, mentally and bodily, to hike again down.”

Mount Washington Cog Railway FAQs:

1. The Mount Washington Cog Railway is open year-round, though the State Park services on the summit are closed to informal guests from late October by early Might. When indoor shelter is just not out there, or if the summit is inaccessible on account of extreme climate, our trains terminate at decrease elevations. 
2. All through the season, the Cog hosts occasions and gives numerous specials and reductions on choose trains. 
3. A calendar offering prepare departure instances might be discovered on our prepare schedule web page. We strongly recommend you ebook your tickets prematurely as a result of capability is proscribed and trains promote out on a routine foundation. You might buy tickets on the ticket workplace, however advance ticket buy is really helpful and out there on-line as much as the departure time of any prepare. Purchase Tickets On-line right here.
4. All schedules, fares and motive energy (steam or biodiesel locomotives) are topic to vary with out discover. Hardly ever, journeys could also be shortened on account of excessive climate with out advance discover. On this occasion, passengers might be supplied with a credit score towards the acquisition worth of their ticket.  See our Phrases of  Use on our Purchase Tickets web page for extra particulars.
5. Refund and cancelation insurance policies, in addition to different common ticket data might be discovered right here.
6. Kids underneath 4 years of age, sitting on a ticketed grownup’s lap, at all times ride-free.
7. The Cog Railway primarily operates clear, environmentally pleasant and environment friendly biodiesel locomotives.  Coal-fired steam locomotives will typically be operated twice every day.  View our prepare schedule right here.
8. Our coaches are historic in design, with quick boarding steps and slender door openings and aisles. Nonetheless, each effort is made to accommodate particular wants. Please name forward for help.
9. Marshfield Base Station and the State Park Customer Middle on the summit are each totally accessible.
10. Visitors with specifically skilled service animals are at all times welcome! As outlined by the Individuals With Disabilities Act (ADA), “a service animal is a canine that has been individually skilled to do work or carry out duties for a person with a incapacity. The duty(s) carried out by the canine have to be instantly associated to the particular person’s incapacity.”
    1. Please remember that the excessive elevation, shifting motion and sudden loud noises might affect the animal. All the time use your finest judgment when bringing your service animal aboard.
    2. For the security and luxury of our company, employees and our prepare crews, pets or emotional assist animals (ESA’s) are usually not permitted on our passenger coaches. Emotional assist animals are usually not included or protected underneath ADA.
11. Coaches are heated when vital.
12. As a consequence of house restrictions, strollers, automobile seats, and coolers are usually not allowed on the prepare. Carry-on objects have to be sufficiently small to suit in your lap.
13. Bear spray, pepper spray and different pressurized irritants are prohibited on our passenger coaches always.
14. Smoking is just not permitted on any prepare or in any of our buildings at any time.
15. Passengers might not carry alcohol on board at any time. (RSA 179.27)
16. There are not any restrooms on the prepare. There are restroom services at Marshfield Base Station, at Waumbek Station, and the Mount Washington State Park customer middle on the summit.

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