David in Dallas wrote:
Another post inspired me to create this set. I hope you enjoy it.
Road sign advertising the Mt. Washington Cog Railway
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Trip2005F 337.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr
Access road to Mt. Washington, from my 1966 Mustang
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The Base Station for the Cog Railway up Mt. Washington
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The Staging Yard for the Cog Railway
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One of the steam locomotives under power (it burns coal—an Environmentalist’s nightmare)
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Base Station Marker
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Old steam tractor in the Staging Yard
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Interesting part of another old steam tractor
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The Devil’s Slide (a quick but unsafe way to get down the mountain)
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A view up the tracks
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Inside the car
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We’re going up, another coming down
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View to the side (yes, those trees are vertical)
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A tricky tight turn
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View from the top of Mt. Washington
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Sign about the highest wind recorded there
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The summit of Mt. Washington
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View on the way back down
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Workman checking the tracks
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Trains passing at the “Y” track
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Another train starting up the mountain
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Leaving the site, the Mount Washington Hotel from the highway
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I rode the cog rail train once, drove up the second time. Socked in by fog at the top both times.