Mt. Washington Cog RR: The NERAIL New England Railroad Photo Archive

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Mt. Washington Cog RR

Comparrison of Mt. Washington Cog engines with the Pikes Peak steam engine.

Photographed by Gordon Q. Cochrane Jr., 2000.
Added to the photo archive by Gordon Q. Cochrane Jr., September 13, 2003.
Railroad: Mt. Washington Cog Railway.

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The MWCR uses a unique self-clearing cog rail. Pike's Peak uses a European system where the rack has the teeth as opposed to the cog pinion. The European system was invented first but Sylvester Marsh built first.

Posted by Steven Hall on 2016-07-20 14:28:51

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