Mount Washington Cog Railway

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Mount Washington Cog Railway

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Recorded September 17, 2016
The Mount Washington Cog Railway is the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway. It is the second steepest rack railway in the world, with an average grade of over 25% and a maximum grade of 37.41%. The railway is approximately 3 miles long and ascends New Hampshire's Mount Washington's western slope beginning at an elevation of approximately 2,700 feet and ending just short of the mountain's summit peak of 6,288 feet.
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@seo7409 Жыл бұрын

the design of narrow gauge american steam locomotives never cease to amaze me..

@mariecasburn3895 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking me home. I remember when I was alot younger we would hike up the mountain and take the train back down. They were coal burning trains and the soot and cinders blew everywhere. Alot of the times we were allowed to sit out on the back if the train was full or it was the last one down at night. Those were the good old days for sure and if I get back to NH I will ride this again.

@paulpetersen3764 6 жыл бұрын

Glad I saw it when it was all steam.

@alecharper515 3 жыл бұрын

I remember climbing to the summit of Mt. Washington in June, 2009 and timing the climb with the arrival of the Cog train. It was hilarious to see a group of Harley bikers with their wives exiting the quaint passenger train...

@Orlor 6 жыл бұрын

I like the old-timey conductor on the old-timey train checking his smartphone... Was on this railroad when I was a kid in the 60's. We got stranded on top of the mountain for a couple of hours because on the way down, a brake had come loose and lodged itself against the wheel of the carriage. Looks like they've switched to oil in the years since I was on. When I was on, they were still using coal.

@robertknight4672 5 жыл бұрын

Could also be bio diesel, I the trains at Disney world run on it.

@drowssapma 4 жыл бұрын

@@robertknight4672 It is biodiesel.

@Accu53Mation 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video! My Father, has climbed Mount Washington. he's soon to ascend in a train. I've decided to hike-it on the Great Gulf trail...rain or shine.

@peterloomis9894 2 жыл бұрын

Our last visit was a long time ago. It was the last day before the old station burned down in a lightning storm. The train was coal powered and the cinders were always getting in the passenger car. The weather was beautiful on the way up and miserable rain on the way down,

@gmaneis 7 жыл бұрын

Great ride! Fun to watch your video, too. Thanks for posting.

@47404740 7 жыл бұрын

Your vid's bring US right there! Thank You!

@TommyMcD 5 жыл бұрын

Haven't been here in years, but have visited multiple times. Amazing state and people up there.

@mikeanderson3576 Жыл бұрын

thanks for this video

@catherinebreitfeller669 4 ай бұрын

Stunning 🤩🤩

@catherinebreitfeller669 4 ай бұрын

Sure wish I could go there in summer but especially winter. 😊

@russellfowler6720 5 жыл бұрын

Back in the early 70's wife and I rode the Cog up and down. About one week later we herd there was an acident that the train was going down to fast and ran off the track.

@purpledude603 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks there Debbie Downer.

@shawnfoss8950 5 жыл бұрын

I have worked there. That's a completely made up story. Only accident was in 60s because of an improperly aligned switch that may have been tampered with by a hiker. Love made up stories.

@DoctorSkillz 4 жыл бұрын

Shawn Foss Not true. I’ve worked there for over 38 years and I submitted multiple violations, including a couple of fatalities in ‘96 and as recent as 2003.

@gregr.3886 2 жыл бұрын

Well now what?

@MissAprilCakes Жыл бұрын

@@gregr.3886 right 🙄🤣

@BMMEC6000 3 жыл бұрын

When I went there I got a little wooden model of Waumbek and it was probably the nicest looking wooden railway model I had ever seen. I want to put it into a animation or something at some point. I just need a place to shoot it that looks like Mount Washington

@MikeJones-rk1un 3 жыл бұрын

Green screen?

@BMMEC6000 3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeJones-rk1un maybe but 1. I don’t have a green screen and they’re kinda expensive and 2. I’m not quite good at editing and I want it to look authentic. I want it to feel like it is Mount Washington

@greglapointe1311 3 жыл бұрын

I went up when the engines were coal driven steam engines. That was a part of the charm.

@SuperCapsfan101 6 жыл бұрын

If/when I go, I plan to ride one of the steam trips. Diesels - blech!

@mardamek 4 жыл бұрын

Steam or diesel, still better than electric. As long as it's making huffing and puffing sounds and creating a smell. That's what a train should be about.

@jerrymander8020 6 жыл бұрын

Saw it in 1976

@rebbu4047 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@mardamek 4 жыл бұрын

So, how does a steam engine work when going down the mountain? Is the driver's job to give it just enough power (as if it's going up), so that the power of the train is simply fighting gravity and allowing for a "controlled slide" down the hill, if you will?

@BMMEC6000 3 жыл бұрын

No. It’s called a cog railway for a reason you know. There are gears on the underside of the locomotive that help it go up the second steepest incline in the world and back down again

@mardamek 3 жыл бұрын

@@BMMEC6000 Thanks for the explanation. So, it's like a roller coaster that's being pulled to the top starting point. Just didn't think they could/would utilize it in the downhill descent.

@skydive7054 2 жыл бұрын

those diesels look like they would tip over

@user-sv5bz1cr8d 3 жыл бұрын

Красота. Beauty!

@anthonyarmstrong1460 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there fellow Hoosier. Good video!

@BManTyler 2 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid they were steam powered.

@Sapphire_North Жыл бұрын

Question: How do Cog trains take turns of they have a cog holding them to the rails?

@fivedee5D 6 жыл бұрын

12:47, the entire thing looks broken in some way. Can't wait to go nevertheless.

@bobjacobson858 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know any of these were diesel. When I went up in the early 2000s, there was lots of steam and smoke!

@bobjacobson858 5 жыл бұрын

In fact, I rode "Waumbek" which I see is still being used in this video.

@jaysmith1408 5 жыл бұрын

The oldest diesel M1 was only built in 2008. It’s unfortunate how loud that engine has to scream to get that single car up the mountain.

@bobjacobson858 5 жыл бұрын

@@jaysmith1408 Thanks!

@jaysmith1408 5 жыл бұрын

Bob Jacobson always welcome

@orangeytrain8878 4 жыл бұрын

Do you get to choose if you get a steam or Diesel engine pushing you?

@hoosiertim 4 жыл бұрын

Rides on the steam engine depart a lot less often but you may purchase tickets for those trips on their web site. 🙂

@orangeytrain8878 4 жыл бұрын

Hoosier Tim's Travel Videos k but why are there so many colors of coaches?

@BMMEC6000 3 жыл бұрын

@@orangeytrain8878 I believe each engine has their own special coaches. And they only take one coach up because or the weight limit I’m pretty sure.

@nicoleapril4477 6 жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to ride the cog railway...but what I don't like...what if you need to use the restroom...

@MikeJones-rk1un 6 жыл бұрын

What are you 9 years old?

@14moldyhamsandwich 6 жыл бұрын

Nicole Voorhees wear a diaper

@DoctorSkillz 4 жыл бұрын

The train has a hole in the corner.

@drowssapma 4 жыл бұрын

It's only a 45 minute ride up. Don't drink a large ice coffee when you go. Geesh!!

@BMMEC6000 3 жыл бұрын

Good question. Some people say “just suck it up and piss in the corner or on the track side” or something and I disagree. Not everyone feels comfortable doing that especially around a ton of people in or around a crowded passenger car.

@model_building_fan7708 4 жыл бұрын

If that things still can be fired up 1:00

@charlesdell2864 6 жыл бұрын

My daughters took me to the cog railway for Father's day, but at $ 65.00 a ticket I told them no way was I going to let them spend that much. Price is ridiculous.

@TheBrassCaster 6 жыл бұрын

$4.00 Starbucks coffee is ridiculous . Their overhead needs to be covered in 7 months, not 12

@PeterALoch 5 жыл бұрын

check prices on their web page now....even higher

@finlav335 5 жыл бұрын

For a breathtaking view, it is priceless.

@bellelise. 5 жыл бұрын

That's so sweet... this was something they thought you'd like and they wanted to take you somewhere special. Oh well.

@MrGarfield4 4 жыл бұрын

A month ago it was $80 per person for a round trip, diesel pusher.

@BagladyNH 4 жыл бұрын

I believe riding up to the Mt. Washington in a car with my sister and Mom is the reason I am afraid of heights today.

@victorpaul904 9 ай бұрын

🇮🇳💐🍁🥰🥰🌹♥️👌🍁💐🇮🇳

@joshuariddensdale2126 4 жыл бұрын

I used to go there when they were exclusively steam engines. Ever since they switched to diesels, I quit going.

@steamgent4592 5 жыл бұрын

Between the overprice and no coal steam I don't see a reason to bother visiting now.......sad

@BMMEC6000 3 жыл бұрын

I mean it cost a lot of money to go up the second steepest incline in the world as well as the operating cost and everything else. Also so what if the locomotive doesn’t burn coal. It’s still powered by steam isn’t it?! It’s still a “steam breathing giant” even though it’s not half fueled by coal.

@steamgent4592 3 жыл бұрын

@@BMMEC6000 easy propane stinks almost to the point of 🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 whereas coal smells beautiful and sweet especially with the steam and cylinder oil mixed in. Delicious cinders falling into your hot dogs and hamburgers. Its all part of the steam era experience.

@BMMEC6000 3 жыл бұрын

@@steamgent4592 I don’t know what kind of “steam era experiences” you’ve been seeing because that is totally wrong and also why the hell are you standing close enough to a locomotive that you are getting soot in your food!?

@steamgent4592 3 жыл бұрын

@@BMMEC6000 because I Run or Drive them depending where you are from. Coal firing is apart of the fun dude!! Its also part of the operating challenge to maintain steam but also make the loco perform excellently both power and noise. And yes I enjoy running enough to NOT stop to eat but eat on the fly!

@gayabarufoto3564 4 жыл бұрын

keretanya tak bagus bentuknya, kalau di indonesia itu odong odong buat anak anak

@frisco21 5 жыл бұрын

In the western states, this would be called a hill.

@MikeJones-rk1un 7 жыл бұрын

That is one ugly engine.

@jamesdauphinais2705 6 жыл бұрын

Mike M yes it is. But it's a lot cheaper to operate.

@BMMEC6000 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but did you come here to see a beautiful excursion glide up Mount Washington or see a quaint little engine pushing a wooden passenger car up a huge incline that is Mnt. Washington

@MikeJones-rk1un 3 жыл бұрын

@@BMMEC6000 There is an auto road on the other side of the Mt. if you want to ride a diesel.