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Mount Washington Cog Railway · Heritage Railways & Vintage Transportation

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Mount Washington Cog Railway · Heritage Railways & Vintage Transportation

The world's first cog railway with the steepest gradient, providing dramatic mountain climbs. **Best Season:** None specified **Cost:** $75-100

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The world's first cog railway with the steepest gradient, providing dramatic mountain climbs. **Best Season:** None specified **Cost:** $75-100

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Best season
None
Difficulty
6
Region
USA, New Hampshire

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Interior view of an empty airport shuttle car at Dulles Airport, Washington.

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Snowy mountain peaks loom in the background.

Photo by Peter Robbins

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Trains, coaches, tracks, rails. Fascination for many. Shot from the Cog railway base station in New Hampshire.

Photo by Praswin Prakashan

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A moody, illuminated pathway at a train station during night with glowing lamps.

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Railroad cutting through vibrant autumnal hills in New Hampshire, USA.

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Mount Washington Cog railway that takes us to the peak. Beautiful, out of this world experience.

Photo by Praswin Prakashan

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One glimpse of this photo makes it look like Mount Rainier is much closer than it actually is. In reality, from here, it's about an hour drive

Photo by Peter Robbins

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Photo by Stephen Costo

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Into the heavens. This fairytale place is the Cog Railway to Mt Washington in New Hampshire.

Photo by Praswin Prakashan

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