Cog Railway

Mt. Washington, (1,917 m) in the north east of New Hampshire was well worth a visit. We made the trip to the summit of the mountain via the Cog Railroad. The steam train chugs the 5.6km distance along a heart stoppingly steep track.

At a stage called Jacobs Ladder, the front of the carriages were about 4 metres higher than the back carriage because of the incline. The buildings beside the track appeared to perch precariously on the slope.

At the summit the temperature plus the wind chill factor registered 15-17degF

Frost covered all wind exposed surfaces around us.

In April 1934, winds of 370km/hr were clocked at the summit….. the highest velocity wind recorded on earth.