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Viewing Album:  A Cog Railway Descent from Mt. Washington, NH
 
By:David Larrabee
Dates:10/13/2006 - 10/13/2006
Album Info:October 13th 2006 was one of those Kodachrome days. The sky was very clear with practically no wind. We had just one day to tackle Mt. Washington and this was it. The train crew said there were only a few dozen dayt like this a year. We left North Conway at dawn and made it to the base station at 8:30, iust 1/2 hour before the 1st train of the day departed for the summit. There were 4 vacant seats and we happened to get one of the two best ones at the front of the car for the assent. This series of photos covers the descent from the summit which began about 10:30AM. All rains consist of a single locomotive and custom passenger coach. Trains run once an hour on the Cog line and they often double head. Ours didn't double head, but the 10AM and 11AM departures 'up bound' did. This series of photos shows our train on the summit, the train crew 'throwing the switch' flr the passing siding near the summit and our train passing 4 up-bound trains.
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Untitled
Title:  Untitled
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Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 9:59:48 PM
Location:  Mt. Washington, NH
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
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Views:  82   Comments: 1
2nd Section 11 AM train
Title:  2nd Section 11 AM train
Description:  Arriving at Waumbek Tank.
Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 9:59:49 PM
Location:  Mt. Washington, NH
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
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Views:  60   Comments: 0
Getting ready to take on water at Waumbek Tank
Title:  Getting ready to take on water at Waumbek Tank
Description:  2nd Section about to stop at the tank.
Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 9:59:49 PM
Location:  Mt. Washington, NH
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
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Underway
Title:  Underway
Description:  We're moving again. The 2nd section is up bound and the 1st section is behind the trees on single track.
Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 9:59:50 PM
Location:  Mt. Washington, NH
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
Approaching the base station
Title:  Approaching the base station
Description:  In the distance are the service facilities for the 7 locomotives of the Cog Fleet. 6 locomotives were steaming while we were there and 5 trains were running.
Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 9:59:52 PM
Location:  Mt. Washington, NH
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
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Pulling into the station
Title:  Pulling into the station
Description:  A new switch is in the foreground. It consists of a solid table which slides right and left to make the alignment. The station has a small restraunt, museum, and gift shop as well as viewing platform.
Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 9:59:53 PM
Location:  Mt. Washington, NH
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
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In the yard
Title:  In the yard
Description:  Our locomotive is backing down the track for coal, he just took on water.
Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 9:59:54 PM
Location:  Mt. Washington, NH
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
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Coaling
Title:  Coaling
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Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 9:59:55 PM
Location:  Mt. Washington, NH
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
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12 Noon train upbound
Title:  12 Noon train upbound
Description:  This is our locomotive and car from the 9 AM train approaching Waumbek tank for water. Hes used a couple hundred gallons to make the assent to this point.
Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 9:59:56 PM
Location:  Mt. Washington, NH
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
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Views:  151   Comments: 2

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