Well, this looks safe!

[NH Civil War Gal]

I think the engine is called "Old Peppersasse" but I'm not 100% sure.

Mt. Washington Cog Railroad with a full open car of travelers. The Mt. Washington Cog Railroad was the first rack-and-pinion-style railroad to be built to ascend a steep mountain slope, specifically Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. Work began on the Cog in 1858 but was interrupted by the outbreak of the American Civil War. Work resumed in 1866 and the Cog began carrying tourists to the peak of Mt. Washington. Some people are holding on and some just standing near the floor edge of the car. It would be scary if the ride was bumpy!

 

[JOHN42768]

About as safe as taking a Subway train these days, maybe safer.

 

[52ndFandS]

I don't mind heights. But I think that'd be a non-starter for me. Too far up I get the.spins.

 

[Fairfield]

A car ride up Mt. Washington scared me. No way that I'd go up in THAT.

Great photo...where do you suppose the photographer was standing? On a passing cloud?

 

[Lubliner]

It would be scary if the ride was bumpy!

I imagine a few tips of the bottle on the way up would rid some of the fear.
Lubliner.

 

[captaindrew]

Started taking passengers up in 1869, 155 years and still going strong.

 

[captaindrew]

A car ride up Mt. Washington scared me. No way that I'd go up in THAT.

Great photo...where do you suppose the photographer was standing? On a passing cloud?

The train ride is a lot nicer than the car ride in my opinion but then again I like trains. But you can take in the views (as long as it's clear) without worrying about staying on the road.

 

[Fairfield]

The train ride is a lot nicer than the car ride in my opinion but then again I like trains. But you can take in the views (as long as it's clear) without worrying about staying on the road.

I'm afraid that I couldn't judge--I spent most of the climb averting my eyes (I wasn't driving) and praying for a swift death. Your photos are marvelous!

 

[Story]

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[121st PA Vols]

I imagine a few tips of the bottle on the way up would rid some of the fear.
Lubliner.

Ha! And thin the herd.

 

[RobertP]

Sign me up!

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

I think the engine is called "Old Peppersasse" but I'm not 100% sure.

Mt. Washington Cog Railroad with a full open car of travelers. The Mt. Washington Cog Railroad was the first rack-and-pinion-style railroad to be built to ascend a steep mountain slope, specifically Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. Work began on the Cog in 1858 but was interrupted by the outbreak of the American Civil War. Work resumed in 1866 and the Cog began carrying tourists to the peak of Mt. Washington. Some people are holding on and some just standing near the floor edge of the car. It would be scary if the ride was bumpy!


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Better than walking if you hold on tight.

 

[Library Lady]

COOL!

 

[Rhea Cole]

This is an interesting history & mechanical article on the cog railway.

https://www.asme.org/wwwasmeorg/media/resourcefiles/aboutasme/who%20we%20are/engineering%20history/landmarks/18-mount-washington-cog-railway-1869.pdf

 

[Georgian1950]

COOL!

Actually, it could be dangerously cold at the top.

 

[1SGDan]

I think the engine is called "Old Peppersasse" but I'm not 100% sure.

Mt. Washington Cog Railroad with a full open car of travelers. The Mt. Washington Cog Railroad was the first rack-and-pinion-style railroad to be built to ascend a steep mountain slope, specifically Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. Work began on the Cog in 1858 but was interrupted by the outbreak of the American Civil War. Work resumed in 1866 and the Cog began carrying tourists to the peak of Mt. Washington. Some people are holding on and some just standing near the floor edge of the car. It would be scary if the ride was bumpy!


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NH Civil War gal
Please don't be enticing more flat landers into our state.its summer and we are already flooded with Mass holes.

 

[Library Lady]

Actually, it could be dangerously cold at the top.

Well, that's true, depending on the temperature at the base and how high the top is. If I remember the meteorology class correctly, the adiabatic lapse rate is in the neighborhood of 5 degrees/1000 feet.

And since @1SGDan says New Hampshire is full up already, would a ride on the incline in Pittsburgh be a similar, albeit urban, experience? I've only seen it passing through on the Amtrak. It looked intriguing which is saying something considering how early it was in the morning at the time.

 

[John Winn]

Well, that's true, depending on the temperature at the base and how high the top is. If I remember the meteorology class correctly, the adiabatic lapse rate is in the neighborhood of 5 degrees/1000 feet.

And since @1SGDan says New Hampshire is full up already, would a ride on the incline in Pittsburgh be a similar, albeit urban, experience? I've only seen it passing through on the Amtrak. It looked intriguing which is saying something considering how early it was in the morning at the time.

Actually, the rate is closer to 4 but let's not dither.

Right now I'd get on that train as it's 109 F here and it was 110 F yesterday. Safety be gollied.

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

NH Civil War gal
Please don't be enticing more flat landers into our state.its summer and we are already flooded with Mass holes.

I have a feeling they would fall off of that thing! But I get your point. It has come to the point that "we" can't even enjoy our own State's attractions anymore in the summer and unless one is lucky enough to have their own home here, one can't afford to buy here anymore. We are tourist-out like like a lot of Europe.

 

[1SGDan]

I have a feeling they would fall off of that thing! But I get your point. It has come to the point that "we" can't even enjoy our own State's attractions anymore in the summer and unless one is lucky enough to have their own home here, one can't afford to buy here anymore. We are tourist-out like like a lot of Europe.

"I have a feeling they would fall off of that thing!'
Or get pushed off by a real Granite Stater. We can't afford them because they bring big city money here and fight over houses for two and even three times their real value that drives our property values up with the associate increased taxes. I live in the lakes region so you can probably figure out what property values here are doing. Stay in your own states stop ruining ours.