Tucked Away. The Mount Washington Cog Railway may have gone mostly diesel, but there's still a healthy supply of steam locomotives stashed away at the shop below the Base Station. ... (more)

The last steam train running on the Mt. Washington is seen arriving back at the base station behind the #9 .One of the bio-diesel replacements waits to go up the mountain.

Going Up. Two of the Mount Washington Cog Railway's locomotives sit at the bottom of the hill, waiting to ascend into the clouds that hover somewhere around the timber line. It was... (more)

Off Kilter. No, this not a case of Horizon Unlevel. #9 was built in 1908 by Alco in Manchester with cab and boiler at an angle. On the flanks of Mount Washington, where the grade ... (more)

Its Cold On Top. When we arrived at the summit, the fog was so thick that when standing next to #9's tender, you couldn't see the far end of our coach. Those photographers who brav... (more)

Fading Away. With the use of steam power fading fast on Mount Washington, #9 is determined to go out in style. Although steam still held down one daily trip to the summit in 2010, ... (more)

The Last Prince of Washington: Just last year, eight of the Mount Washington Cog Railway’s 0-2-2-0s roamed up and down the face of the east’s tallest peak in northern New Hampshire. But today, cha... (more)

Out With A Bang. In 2009 it became clear that the future for steam was bleak on Mount Washington, but Waumbek and the other two survivors were determined to go down in one last blaz... (more)

Seemingly determined to go out in style, steam on Mount Washington hung on through the end of the 2009 season, but whether or not any steam will run in 2010 remains unclear. With the three John D... (more)

Looking a bit worse for wear outside the shop, Kancamagus sits with a sister as the vegetable oil-burning competition idles nearby.

What goes up, must come down. Mount Washington Cog 9, Waumbek, departs the water tank of the same name and continues the climb as Mount Washington 3, Agiocochook, descends the mountain. Not... (more)

When the runs are done for the day, the crew just lines up the trains in preparation for the next day's work. Here 0-2-2-0 3 spends the night next to a shed near the coaling tipple. It was one of ... (more)

Even from over 1000' feet below, you can still tell when Kroflite's fireman opens the firebox door to add more coal. 0-2-2-0 10 (the lower train) has just cleared Long Trestle, while 0-2-2-0 3 is ... (more)

After one of the busiest days of the year, all is quiet at Mount Washington's base station as 0-2-2-0 Ammonoosuc waits for tomorrow to come. Notice the cog wheel in between the trailing tender tru... (more)

MWRy #10 "Kroflite" crests the hill above Marshfield Station and enjoys a brief respite in the otherwise steep climb up the Northeast's highest peak. The average grade on the 3.1 mile trip is 25... (more)