A Cog train ascending

A Cog train ascending


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The Mount Washington Cog Railway still uses all coal-fired steam locomotives (although diesels have been tried in the past). It takes about a ton of coal to make the trip (under power in both directions), but the Cog is grandfathered under New Hampshire's air-quality regulations.


Copyright 2003, Garrett Wollman. All rights reserved. Photograph taken 2003-08-23.