Scenic route
Mount Washington Cog Railway
Marshfield Base Station → Mount Washington Summit · United States
- Distance
- 4.8 km
- Fastest time
- 40 min
- Top speed
- 10 km/h
- Operator
- Mount Washington Cog Railway
- Train
- Marsh-rack steam & biodiesel
- Countries
- United States
- In service since
- 1869
- Riders per year
- ≈ 110k
The world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway (1869) — still shoving trains up a 37% grade to New England’s stormiest, windiest summit.
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