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[citation needed] [a] In 1983, Mrs. Teague sold the railway to a group of New Hampshire businessmen. [25] From 1986 to 2017, the Cog Railway was controlled and owned by Wayne Presby and Joel Bedor of Littleton, New Hampshire. The Bedor and Presby families also owned the Mount Washington Hotel and Resort in Bretton Woods for the period 1991 ...
The land forming the park was originally given to Dartmouth College in 1951 by the estate of the owner of the Cog Railway. Dartmouth sold 59 acres (240,000 m 2) to the State of New Hampshire in 1964 for use as a park and then sold the final 8 acres (32,000 m 2) in 2008 for $2.1M, after a long-term broadcasting lease had expired. A small segment ...
The world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway, New Hampshire's historic Mount Washington Cog Railway uses steam and bio-diesel-powered locomotives to carry passengers to the summit of the ...
The idea for the railroad came in 1888, after a trip to the summit by inventor Zalmon G. Simmons, who had founded previously the Simmons Bedding Company.Simmons had designed a wooden telegraph insulator while on the board of directors of Western Union, and was surveying Englemann Canyon for telegraph lines to the top of Pikes Peak. [1]
It was rebuilt as a hut in 1915, and was renovated in 1922, 1927, 1947, 1969, and 2005. Although it is the highest of the huts, at an elevation of 5,030 feet (1,533 m), it is the most easily accessible due to its proximity to the summit of Mount Washington, which can be reached by car and by the Mount Washington Cog Railway.
New Hampshire Central Railroad: B&M: 1848 1853 Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad: New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad: NHVT 1989 2000 New Hampshire Central Railroad: North Stratford Railroad: NSRC 1977 1989 New Hampshire Central Railroad: Northern Railroad: B&M: 1844 Pemigewasset Valley Railroad: B&M: 1874 1947 Boston and Maine Railroad ...
There are several theories as to the reasons for this tradition. One holds that it is an act of protest against the smoke, steam, and noise pollution generated by the railroad, which is known as the "Smog Railway" to some hikers. [3] According to others, it is a reference to the train's original name, "The Railway to the Moon". [1]
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