5:45 PM...a mere 15 minutes until official sunset and we find MWRC #8 "Moosilauke" slowly drifting down Cold Spring Hill toward Marshfield Station with the last load of passengers for this day.

MWRC #6 "Kancamagus" is typical of the locomotives at Mt. Washington. Built in 1874, she has a sharply tilted boiler to maintain even water distribution on the mountain. Although she's called an... (more)

The sunset is just about 30 minutes away as I make my way down Cold Spring Hill toward Marshfield Station after a long day on the mountain. The fading fall foliage is warmed by the golden light w... (more)

Two colorful Mt. Washington Cog Railway trains pass each other just above Waumbek Tank in the late afternoon light. Beyond the bend in the tracks, the railroad steepens markedly and in just 1/3... (more)

Steam meets steam. Every hour, upcoming and downgoing trains from the Mt. Washington Cog Railway pass each other at the Waumbek Tank. In this photo, #3 "Agiocochook" makes the power move... (more)

Tanking at 3,800 MSL Not many railfans get to watch this operation....from outside the train. It's a tough hike of about a mile in distance and 1,100 ft vertical from Marshfield Station ... (more)

Here's a close-up shot of MWRC #3 "Agiocochook" going full-bore up the initial grade on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. Watching this little engine work at close range is very much a multi-sens... (more)

High pressure cresting over New Hampshire brought clear skies over Mt. Washington for the Columbus Day weekend. Knowing this might be one of the last times that 5 steamers would operate in such ... (more)

Here's the over-the-shoulder view of the Marshfield Station complex as I climb Cold Spring Hill. In the foreground, a two-train section prepares to depart the platform for the summit. Further ... (more)

While brilliant fall foliage prevails at Marshfield Station, a quick look up the Cog Railway track shows that with a little elevation, the foliage season is pretty much over. The top of Cold Spri... (more)

Peak fall color at The Cog. Peak fall colors are strongly in evidence as MWRy #10 "Kroflite" takes on the 21% grade at Cold Spring Hill...the first leg of the journey to the summit of Mt. W... (more)

Whether close-up or at a distance, there are few sights more awe-inspiring than the Mt. Washington Railway trains assaulting the mountain. In this view taken from Marshfield Station, we see #6 "... (more)

After a spending several hours in very dreary conditions on the summit of Mt. Washington, the railfan gods showed me a brief bit of mercy. For just a moment, a shaft of very dim sunshine illumin... (more)

Mt. Washington has a (well-deserved) reputation for changeable weather. Here, during a brief respite from the clouds and fog, we see Locomotive #8 "Moosilauke", with its red coach on the Homestr... (more)

Immediately upon leaving the Marshfield Station, Mt. Washington Railway trains cross the beautiful Ammonoosuc River before tackling Cold Spring Hill. Here, #6 "Kancamagus" pushes a colorful coac... (more)