steam engines powered the original locomotives on mount washington cog railway.
steam engines powered the original locomotives on mount washington cog railway.
what powered the original locomotives on mount washington cog railway?
steam engines
despite the railroad's incomplete state, the first paying customers started riding on august 14, 1868, and the construction reached the summit in july 1869. the early locomotives - represented today by the restored display locomotive, #1 "old peppersass" - all had vertical boilers, like many stationary steam engines of the time; the boilers were mounted to the locomotives' frames with twin trunnions, allowing them to pivot as the locomotive and coach climbed the grade, permitting gravity to always keep the boiler vertically oriented, no matter what the gradient of the track. later designs introduced horizontal boilers, slanted so that they remain close to horizontal on the steeply graded track.
mount washington cog railway
each diesel locomotive ride burns approximately of b20 (20% biodiesel blend) fuel.









































the locomotives push passenger cars that have a capacity of 70 riders.









































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the cog railway also rosters eight wooden coaches.









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- conway scenic railroad









































bullet::::- list of rack railways









































bullet::::- manitou and pike's peak railway









































bullet::::- mount washington auto road









































bullet::::- new hampshire historical marker 45: cog railway









































bullet::::- quincy and torch lake cog railway









































section::::external links.









































bullet::::- www.thecog.com — mount washington cog railway official site









































bullet::::- mount washington cog railway history and locomotive roster









































bullet::::- mount washington cog railway photos
mount washington cog railway