Mount Washington Cog Railway Base Station
USA /
New Hampshire /
Randolph /
Base Station Road, 3168
World
/ USA
/ New Hampshire
/ Randolph
World / United States / New Hampshire
mountain, tourism, railway, railway station
3168 Base Station Road
Bretton Woods, NH 03575
(800) 922-8825
www.thecog.com/
The Mt. Washington Cog Railway. The world's first and oldest cog railway in operation today. Opened in 1869, it was the brain-child of Sylvester Marsh who first proposed the idea after becoming trapped on the mountain with a friend in a violent storm. Averages a 25 degree climb. At it's steepest it climbs a 37.4 degree slope.
Bretton Woods, NH 03575
(800) 922-8825
www.thecog.com/
The Mt. Washington Cog Railway. The world's first and oldest cog railway in operation today. Opened in 1869, it was the brain-child of Sylvester Marsh who first proposed the idea after becoming trapped on the mountain with a friend in a violent storm. Averages a 25 degree climb. At it's steepest it climbs a 37.4 degree slope.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Washington_Cog_Railway
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Coordinates: 44°16'8"N 71°21'11"W
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