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PURCHASE TICKETS! The World’s First Mountain Climbing Cog Railway. In the White Mountains of NH, climbing to the peak of Mount Washington. The Premier New England Attraction.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway, also known as the Cog, is the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway). The railway climbs Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States. It uses a Marsh rack system and both steam and biodiesel -powered locomotives to carry tourists to the top of the mountain.
This cog railway was the first mountain climbing RR that opened in 1869. The summit at 6,288 ft elevation has different weather conditions than below and can vary from the high of 72 degrees to low of -47 degrees and hit a record high of 231 mph winds.
Today, more than 150 years later, the Mount Washington Cog Railway continues to thrill passengers from all over the world with its dramatic ascent to the summit of the highest peak in the Northeast. The Cog is the first mountain-climbing cog railway in the world.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway is one of New Hampshire’s most epic adventures. The Cog, as Granite Staters call it, was opened in 1868 as the world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway. Yet 150 years later, it stands alone as the only cog railway in New England, welcoming thousands of visitors per year.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway is located on the western side of the mountain, and access to our base station is off of Route 302 near the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, NH.
Ride to the 6288' summit of Mount Washington– the highest mountain peak in the Northeast– powered by one of our custom-built biodiesel locomotives! The approximately three-hour round trip is an exhilarating journey through history, technology and nature, including about an hour to explore the State Park at the summit.
The Cog is the first mountain-climbing cog railway in the world. With an average grade of 25% (some sections approach nearly 38%), it’s also the second steepest! Motive power is primarily provided by a fleet of seven powerful biodiesel locomotives, each custom designed, built and maintained on site.
Apr 18, 2022 · As the world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway, “the Cog” has been carrying passengers to the 6,288-foot summit of Mount Washington (the Northeast’s highest peak) since 1869, and shows no signs of slowing down.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway is one of the world’s great rail adventures, and an exhilarating journey through history, technology and nature. This first-in-the-world mountain climbing cog railway has been making its dramatic three-hour round trip to the summit of the highest peak in the Northeast (6288’) since 1869.
