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Viewing Album:  Mt Washington Cog Railway - a hiker's perspective
 
By:Bob Krug
Dates:8/16/2015 - 8/16/2015
Album Info:I hiked some of the high peaks in New Hampshire’s Presidential Range with my daughter Debbie on a beautiful clear August day. Our route went up via the Jewell trail, which starts at Marshfield Station, the base of the Mount Washington Cog Rwy. The Jewell trail scales the Presidential range via a ridgeline that runs just north of, and generally parallel to the MWCR‘s track on the next ridgeline to the south of the trail. We got off to an early start hiking and emerged into krumholtz (stunted, waist-high spruce) which gave us great visibility right as the first train of the day (steam powered) emerged into view across Burt Ravine. The steam train was followed by several more trains powered by the new biodiesel cog locomotives. The later-departing diesel powered trains essentially blocked the steam train in at the summit of Mt. Washington until the “down“ train schedule allowed for multiple trains to descend together in close order. We pushed on hiking, joining the Appalachian Trail between Mt. Clay and Mt. Washington in time to see the steam train‘s descent. The A-T parallels the Cog track for about a half mile before hikers must cross at grade just before the final push up to the summit. I photographed multiple trains along this stretch of the Appalachian Trail, and got some distant shots of Cog trains as we hiked southbound on the A-T enroute to ascents up and over Mount Monroe, and then Mount Eisenhower before ending our day hike back in the Mount Washington Valley. We had spectacular weather for our adventure, and I got a real kick of photographing MWCR trains at seldom-posted photo locations enroute between the base and the summit.
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MWCR 2 - Ammonoosuc with the first "up" train of the day
Title:  MWCR 2 - Ammonoosuc with the first "up" train of the day
Description:  Viewed across Burt Ravine from the Jewell Trail
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 6:37:52 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  150   Comments: 1
MWCR 2 - Ammonoosuc heading back down the mountain
Title:  MWCR 2 - Ammonoosuc heading back down the mountain
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 6:38:34 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  169   Comments: 2
Two tiny "up" trains dwarfed by the immensity of the Mount Washington massif.
Title:  Two tiny "up" trains dwarfed by the immensity of the Mount Washington massif.
Description:  Photo taken from the side of Mt. Clay. You can see the Appalachian Trail heading south toward the summit, too.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 6:39:40 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M2(UNKNOWN) MWCR M3(UNKNOWN)
Views:  144   Comments: 3
Line-up of MWCR trains on the summit of Mount Washington
Title:  Line-up of MWCR trains on the summit of Mount Washington
Description:  Viewed from the Appalachian Trail on Wildcat Ridge above Pinkham Notch.
Photo Date:  9/26/2020  Upload Date: 9/29/2020 9:45:12 PM
Location:  Thompson and Meserve, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  67   Comments: 0
MWCR M1 - Wajo Nanatassis with "up" train nearing the summit
Title:  MWCR M1 - Wajo Nanatassis with "up" train nearing the summit
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 6:41:25 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  117   Comments: 1
MWCR 2 heading up the cog railway
Title:  MWCR 2 heading up the cog railway
Description:  Profile of Mt. Monroe - right background. The Appalachian Mountain Club's Lake of the clouds hiker's hut is visible to the right of the smoke plume.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 6:40:31 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  166   Comments: 1
The Mount Washington summit is in view as the little steam engine makes its way uphill
Title:  The Mount Washington summit is in view as the little steam engine makes its way uphill
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 6:56:13 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
The first train of day is steam powered. Here it is approaching the halfway house.
Title:  The first train of day is steam powered. Here it is approaching the halfway house.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 6:55:00 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  108   Comments: 1
Steam cog railway train approaching the summit of Mt. Washington
Title:  Steam cog railway train approaching the summit of Mt. Washington
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 6:57:06 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
I'm about to lose sight of the steam train heading up the mountain.
Title:  I'm about to lose sight of the steam train heading up the mountain.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 6:57:59 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
MWCR 2 is heading down the mountain
Title:  MWCR 2 is heading down the mountain
Description:  Photo location - the Appalachian Trail northwest of the summit
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:03:57 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  107   Comments: 1
MWCR 2 heading down the mountain
Title:  MWCR 2 heading down the mountain
Description:  For braking on the downhill run, air is admitted to the cylinders instead of steam, and the locomotive acts like a big air compressor.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:06:54 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
MWCR 2 - Ammonoosuc descending Mt Washington
Title:  MWCR 2 - Ammonoosuc descending Mt Washington
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:11:56 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  194   Comments: 0
MWCR 1 0- Ammonoosuc simmers at the foot of the mountain awaiting its departure for the summit.
Title:  MWCR 1 0- Ammonoosuc simmers at the foot of the mountain awaiting its departure for the summit.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:14:27 PM
Location:  Marshfield Station, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MWCR 2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
MWCR M1 - Wajo Nanatassis heading up the mountain on the section of track that parallels the Appalachian Trail
Title:  MWCR M1 - Wajo Nanatassis heading up the mountain on the section of track that parallels the Appalachian Trail
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:17:04 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
Mt Washington Cog Railway biodiesel M1 on the way up
Title:  Mt Washington Cog Railway biodiesel M1 on the way up
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:18:11 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
Mt Washington Cog Railway biodiesel locomotive M1 in profile
Title:  Mt Washington Cog Railway biodiesel locomotive M1 in profile
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:21:45 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
MWCR M2 - Algonquin with a full up train
Title:  MWCR M2 - Algonquin with a full up train
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:23:58 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
MWCR M4 - Agiocochook approaching the summit
Title:  MWCR M4 - Agiocochook approaching the summit
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:36:38 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M4(UNKNOWN)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
MWCR M4 descending Mt. Washington as clouds roll over the ridgeline of the Presidential Range
Title:  MWCR M4 descending Mt. Washington as clouds roll over the ridgeline of the Presidential Range
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:38:45 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M4(UNKNOWN)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
MWCR M5 heading up the mountain on the section of track that runs parallel to the Appalachian Trail
Title:  MWCR M5 heading up the mountain on the section of track that runs parallel to the Appalachian Trail
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:28:58 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M5(UNKNOWN)
Views:  157   Comments: 1
Biodiesel MWCR M5 - named "Metallak" is on the final push to the summit of Mt. Washington
Title:  Biodiesel MWCR M5 - named "Metallak" is on the final push to the summit of Mt. Washington
Description:  (First entry on RRPictureArchives for this locomotive.)
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:31:06 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M5(UNKNOWN)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
MWCR M5 - Metallak heads up the mountain with the Lake of the Clouds hiker's hut in the background.
Title:  MWCR M5 - Metallak heads up the mountain with the Lake of the Clouds hiker's hut in the background.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:25:59 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M5(UNKNOWN)
Views:  81   Comments: 0
Yes; this is a legitimate train photo - find it.
Title:  Yes; this is a legitimate train photo - find it.
Description:  It's later in the day, and we've hiked over to the AMC's Lake of the Clouds hiker's hut, and we're now scaling Mount Monroe. You can just barely make out the train on the same trestle that I shot from the opposite direction earlier in the hike.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:41:09 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M3(UNKNOWN)
Views:  104   Comments: 1
There it is: MWCR M3 - Abenaki (red biodiesel with yellow passenger car)
Title:  There it is: MWCR M3 - Abenaki (red biodiesel with yellow passenger car)
Description:  There it is - as viewed from the side of Mt. Monroe. I have a shot of the steam locomotive on that same trestle from earlier in the day, looking the opposite direction back toward Mt. Monroe.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:45:04 PM
Location:  Mt Washington, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MWCR M3(UNKNOWN)
Views:  98   Comments: 1
MWCR 8 - Moosilauke on static display at the intersection of US Route 3 and US Route 302
Title:  MWCR 8 - Moosilauke on static display at the intersection of US Route 3 and US Route 302
Description:  The cog railway set up a static / promotional display of steam locomotive #8 at a key highway intersection in Twin Mountain, NH
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:50:29 PM
Location:  Twin Mountain, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MWCR 8(UNKNOWN)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
MWCR 8 - Moosilauke, stuffed and mounted
Title:  MWCR 8 - Moosilauke, stuffed and mounted
Description:  Static display
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 7:53:32 PM
Location:  Twin Mountain, NH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MWCR 8(UNKNOWN)
Views:  183   Comments: 1

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