Steamscape: Mt. Clay, Mt. Jefferson and the Great Gulf. The exhaust plume darkens as Fireman Mark "Cookie" Sodergren continues to shovel soft coal into the torch-like firebox of M... (more)

Railway above the clouds. About 30 minutes before sunset, Mt. Washington Railway Company Locomotive #2, "Ammonoosuc" and her cherry red coach emerge from a brightly lit undercast as they be... (more)

3.1 miles of trestle. Mount Washington Railway Company Steam Locomotive #2 "Ammonoosuc" descends the wooden trestle on Cold Spring Hill, and will be bringing the 12 PM summit excu... (more)

Arriving at Marshfield Station. In this elevated view, we see Mt. Washington Railway #2 "Ammonoosuc" descending with her coach on the last few feet of track above the platform are... (more)

In reserve. Waiting in reserve outside the company's engine shops below Marshfield Station is the Mount Washington Railway Company's other operable steam locomotive, the #9, known as "... (more)

Steamscape: Cold Spring Hill. Amid a sea of fall colors, Mt. Washington Railway #2 claws its way up Cold Spring Hill with the noon-time steam trip, destined for the summit of the highest pe... (more)

Cog Railway Engineer Joe "Eggy" Eggleston. In all of my travels to steam railways over the past couple of decades, I can't say I've ever met anyone who loves his job as much as Joe Egglesto... (more)

MWRC #9 "Waumbek" casts a column of black smoke to compete with the clouds that conceal Mount Washingston as the little train climbs and receives a warm spotlight on this otherwise overc... (more)

All but forgotten: MWRC #1 "Mt. Washington". Tucked away behind the engine shed at the Cog Railway's shop complex sits an old soldier that has long since been put out to pasture. ... (more)

Putting #2 away - Part 3: Safely home. With the shop crew already milling around their wounded locomotive, MWRC #2 is now safely tucked away in the Cog Railway's shop building. Moments fr... (more)

Putting #2 away - Part 2: The transfer table. For many decades, the Cog Railway's steam locomotives have resided in the row of stalls you see to the left, behind the locomotive. They are ... (more)

Putting #2 away - Part 1. The process of putting one of the Cog Railway's steam engines away in the shop building is one that most rail enthusiasts never see. For one thing, it's just not... (more)

Stuff happens. What was to be the last day of steam operations on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway ended early for Engineer Joe and Fireman "Cookie." They had two runs scheduled this day and... (more)

Up on the roof. Just about 20 minutes before official sunset, MWRC #2 "Ammonoosuc" sits on the Mt. Washington summit platform, while it's passengers explore the summit. You are ... (more)

Summit switching. Engineer Mark "Cookie" Sodergren coaxes his train slowly across the massive hydraulic switch just below the summit of Mt. Washington, in preparation for its arri... (more)