The engineer of #9 strikes a pose just before the assault on Mt. Washington.

The #9 Waumbek makes the only steam run of the day to the top of Mt. Washington. The sun glints off the track highlighting the steep climb to the summit.

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)

An early morning departure from the Mt. Washington base station, from when steam still ruled the mountain.

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)

In the shadow of her own dark plume, the Mount Washington Railway Company's Locomotive #10, "Kroflite" takes the B-Section of the 9AM excursion up Cold Spring Hill on a chilly fall morning.... (more)

Steam Lives on the Cog! For the most part, steam has disappeared from the Mt. Washington Cog for 2 exceptions: the early morning excursion and special trips. Today, the MBRRE is taking the ... (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)

A worker is in the process of throwing the only manually operated turnout on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. This location is just below the summit of Mt. Washington and the down bound train wi... (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)

Cogscape - Burt's Ravine. Located just above the famous Jacob's Ladder Trestle is the second steepest portion of the Mt. Washington Cog Railway, known as Long Trestle. From our camera pos... (more)

Breaking Out. Mount Washington Railway Company's Locomotive #4 has just descended out of a thick low cloud deck and into visual conditions on the Jacob's Ladder Trestle, the steepest grade ... (more)

Ah, the good old days. The Fireman on Mt. Washington Railway Company #10, "Kroflite" is grabbing another shovel of coal about every 20 seconds as his locomotive takes the B-section of the 1... (more)

Anatomy of a survivor. As most steam enthusiasts know by now, the owner of the Mt. Washington Cog Railway began a conversion to diesel power back in 2008. That conversion is largely compl... (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,... (more)