Mt. Washington Railway Company's Locomotive #9 backs her train off the Skyline Siding after allowing an ascending train to pass. This is the highest of the two locations on the line where trains... (more)

Fall color is visible in the valley below, but a fresh snowfall covers Mount Washington with several inches of wet snow. This railroad is spectacular, but the new diesel engines lack the magic of ... (more)

The shadows are long and there's a definite chill in the air as we find MWRC #9 "Waumbek" taking the early morning steam special up Cold Spring Hill, enroute to the summit of Mt. Washington. An ... (more)

Cogscape - Cold Spring Hill. This shot may well depict one of the last times we'll ever see a steam engine on Mount Washington at 5PM. Sunday of Labor Day weekend is the last day of the o... (more)

Steam still lives at The Cog. It's just not nearly as common as it once was. On the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, New England was blessed with high pressure, clear, dry air and calm winds. ... (more)

A brief break in an otherwise solid overcast illuminates the B-Section of the 3PM Train as it pulls away from the water stop at Waumbek Tank and heads for the summit. The contrasts abound on thi... (more)

4-Way Meet at Waumbek. Four Mt. Washington Railway trains converge at Waumbek Water Tank late on a fall afternoon. On the left, Diesel Locomotive M-1 handles the A-Section of the ascendin... (more)

Mount Washington Cog Railway #9 "Waumbek" comes off Long Trestle at 5300 MSL, clawing her way to Skyline Switch, just a couple of hundred yards ahead. There, the hard work will pretty much be don... (more)

Livin' on the edge. A Mt. Washington Cog Railway train crests the hill above Skyline Switch and enters the more gentle grade of the Homestretch Flats. Immediately behind the train, the... (more)

Cogscape - The Presidential Range. Mt. Washington is the tallest in a series of connected peaks that are called The Presidentials, because they are named for past US Presidents. In this... (more)

Cogscape - Long Trestle. Perhaps no other spot on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway shows off the altitude gained by the trains better than Long Trestle at 5300 MSL. Here, as we face north... (more)

Steam Meets Steam in the White Mountains. Mt. Washington Cog Railway trains regularly pass each other in two places on the line. The first is at the Waumbek Tank at 3800 MSL. The second... (more)

Cogscape - The Homestretch. The first steam trip of the day makes the leisurely climb up the the segment of the line known as the Homestretch Flats...the final half mile to the summit. ... (more)

The last real hurrah for steam at Mt. Washington occurred during October of 2008. With the fall foliage peaking in the White Mountains, patrons swarmed the railway, resulting in two trains makin... (more)

As is often the case, the weather on Mount Washington was a challenge this day. I hiked all the way from the summit to Marshfield Station battling fog, wind, cold and even a thunderstorm with ha... (more)