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A piece of history! ( part 1 )

Mt. Washington Cog Railway 1
" The Old Hero " This is the first engine used on this road. Weight only 4 tons. Cost but 3000.00 . Was brought here in sections through the woods by ox teams from Fabyan Place. It has carried a load of 60 persons up the mountain at once and has worn itself out in the service.
Built by Sylvester Marsh - Projector of the enterprise.
Taken at the Base Station
Bretton Woods, NH

From the Father and Son - Slayton Collection

Photographed by Wayne E. Slayton, July 5, 2008.
Added to the photo archive by Wayne Slayton, October 17, 2008.
Railroad: Mt. Washington Cog Railway.

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