Description: NC492 THE FAMOUS COG RAILWAY, MT. WASHINGTON, WHITE MOUNTAINS, COÖS COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE3168 Base Station Rd, MOUNT WASHINGTON, NH 03589 The safest thrill in the world is riding up the 3/4 miles on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway to the top of New England's highest mountain (elevation 6,293 feet). View shows train approaching summit. Color photo by Dick Smith Published for Mt Cog Railway, Mt. Washington, NH COLOR BY MIKE ROBERTS, BERKELEY, CALIF. 94710 Postmarked MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. JUL 6 1963 8:30 AMCanceled 1954-68 Purple 4c Abraham Lincoln US Postage Stamp_________________________ The Mount Washington Cog Railway, also known as the Cog, is the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway). The railway climbs Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States. It uses a Marsh rack system and both steam and biodiesel-powered locomotives to carry tourists to the top of the mountain. Its track is built to a 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm) gauge, which is technically a narrow gauge, as it is 1⁄2 inch (13 mm) less than a 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. It is the second-steepest rack railway in the world, after the Pilatus Railway in Switzerland, with an average grade of over 25% and a maximum grade of 37%. The railway is approximately 3 miles (5 km) long and ascends Mount Washington's western slope, beginning at an elevation of approximately 2,700 feet (820 m) above sea level and ending just short of the mountain's summit peak of 6,288 feet (1,917 m). The train ascends the mountain at 2.8 miles per hour (4.5 km/h) and descends at 4.6 mph (7.4 km/h). Steam locomotives take approximately 65 minutes to ascend and 40 minutes to descend, while the biodiesel engines can go up in as little as 36 minutes. Most of the Mount Washington Cog Railway is in Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, with the part of the railway nearest to Mount Washington's summit being in Sargent's Purchase. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Washington_Cog_Railway_________________________
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Number of Items in Set: 1
Artist: Color photo by Dick Smith
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Material: Cardboard, Paper
City: White Mountain
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Published for Mt Cog Railway, Mt. Washington, NH
Subject: 1963 Famous Cog Railway, Mt. Washington, White Mtns, NH Vintage
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Unit Type: Unit
Era: Photochrome (1939-Now)
Country: United States
Region: New Hampshire
Theme: Cities & Towns, Famous Places, Landscapes, Mountain-climbing cog railway, People, RR, Rack-and-Pinion Railway, Railroad, RailroadRR, Roadside America, Tourism, Transportation, Travel
Features: Chrome, Divided Back, Stamped
Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
Unit Quantity: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Posted
