Spare Power. Simmering on the passing track just below Marshfield Station, we find the day's spare power. Built in 1874 by the Manchester Locomotive Works, MWRC #6 "Kancamagus" is the olde... (more)

Leaf Peepers. Peak fall colors grace the lower slopes of New Hampshire's White Mountains as MWRC #10 "Kroflite" takes the B-section of the 11 AM train up Cold Spring Hill. Seated on the f... (more)

Stopping for water at Waumbek. At 3800 ft. MSL, at the top of Cold Spring Hill, sits Waumbek Tank. One of the most remote water stops you'll ever find, this spring-fed tank has been a crit... (more)

Looking down on The Cog. Shot from roughly 5300 ft MSL, near Long Trestle, here is a view looking down at the lower half of the Mt. Washington Cog Railway, or about a mile and a half of the... (more)

In the homestretch. Most of the heavy lifting is done as Mount Washington Railway Company's #9 "Waumbek" pushes her bright orange, 70-passenger coach the last quarter mile toward the summit... (more)

The most treacherous trestle. At 4,725 ft above mean sea level, on the open west face of New Hampshire's Mount Washington, sits a wood and steel structure that may have a valid claim to the... (more)

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

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)

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)

Hikers on Mt. Washington's Great Gulf Trail pause to watch the only steam powered train of the day head down the mountain. Weather on the mountain can be sporadic, as evidenced by this train passi... (more)

The Mount Washington Railway Company's venerable #2, "Ammonoosuc", enjoys a relatively gentle grade just moments after leaving Marshfield Station on a cool fall morning. I don't take a lot of ro... (more)

Sunset on the steam era at Mt. Washington. The early fall sun is just a few degrees above the horizon and the light is fading at Marshfield Station. Nearly all of the trains are now back ... (more)