MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. — The iconic coal-fired steam locomotives of the Mount Washington Cog Railway will see a temporary delay in their 2025 debuts. A May 12 post on the tourist railroad’s ...

A conductor directs passengers ahead of the Mount Washington Cog Railway reaching the summit at 6,288 feet during a trip Sept. 13, 2024. Zoey Knox photo / NHPR.

For more than 150 years, the tiny cog railway has chugged up the mountain, sometimes in a rather steep ascent. As the railway's website notes, it averages a 25 percent grade, though some sections ...

Local News Hypothermic hiker rescued near Mount Washington Rescuers used the Mount Washington Cog Railway to reach the hiker, who was identified as a Texas woman. The Mount Washington Cog Railway.

The Mount Washington Cog Railway is closed for two weeks as it replaces some track and upgrades its software.The iconic railway to the summit of Mount Washington shut Monday, Oct. 28. for work at ...

Jan 12, 2025 Jan 12, 2025 Updated Apr 21, 2025 The Mount Washington Cog Railway, which began operating the world’s first mountain-climbing railroad on July 3, 1869, is developing the world’s ...