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)

Hobo Railroad Engineer Ben Clark helps out with the night shoot for the White Mountain Railfest as he poses inside the cab of GP9 1921.

Former MBTA, now Winnipesaukee Scenic RDC Coach 9154 poses up along side a Pullman private car during the night shoot at the White Mountain Railfest.

"Closing Time, One Last Call For Steam:" The clock is ticking on the western slopes of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Within weeks the sounds of steam will occur only once a da... (more)

Having just made a station stop in Windsor, VT, the Vermonter has crossed the CT River and is now in Cornish, NH southbound on the NECR. In the background is Mt. Ascutney in VermontT.

Changing of the Guard: After 140 years the guard has changed on Mt. Washington. Starting this summer steam will be only used on one trip a day up the mountain, while John Deere Built locomotives s... (more)

Two Weeks: That's all you have, according to one cog railway employee, to see regular steam on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. With that in mind I headed up Mt. Washington for the long hike to the... (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)

From a bluff near Jacob's Ladder, we watch a Mount Washington Cog Railway Train powering uphill toward the Halfway House at 4,500 ft MSL. This perspective offers not only a not-often-seen view o... (more)

Here's a view of the Mount Washington's Jacob's Ladder Trestle looking West at 4,725 MSL. From this angle, the S-curve shape of the trestle is not terribly apparent, but the steepness and the he... (more)

Cog in the Fog. Is it 1909 or 2009? For most of the 140 years of its operating life, not much has changed on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. Four of the six remaining steamers date bac... (more)

Drifting Down a 37.4% Grade. Here's what looks like Mount Washington Cog Railway #8 (see note below), drifting down the 37.4% grade at Jacob's ladder with the 2PM trip. The S-Curve Trestl... (more)

Out of the murk... Mount Washington Cog Railway #9, Waumbek descends out of the clouds at 4700 MSL on Jacob's Ladder...the steepest portion of the line. This was an extremely lucky shot. ... (more)

The Future of the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. The Mount Washington Cog Railway's Diesel Locomotive M-1 descends off Jacob's Ladder with the final train of the day. In the distance, a tiny... (more)