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I suggest you bring layers even in the middle of the summer. Check the weather before heading up, it’s always colder and more windy on the top of the mountain. There’s one gas station nearby that’s a little overpriced but prices on food and drinks only gets higher at the Cog visitor center and even higher at the top of the mountain. – Bring snacks and drinks with you before arriving. Number 8 (Tip Top) coming in Mount Washingtons Cog RR Running up a ridge on the west side of Mt Washington is the Mount Washington Cog Railroad, which has the steepest grade (13.5) of any railroad in the world. Be sure you have the correct address otherwise you could spend on extra hour going to the wrong side. – The railroad is on the opposite side of the mountain as the road to drive up. – Ticket Cost as of July 2018: $57 for a regular adult, $50 for veterans Washington State Park and the Cog Railway you can watch this video: We had a wonderful time visiting the mountain and cog railway.įor more information about Mt. It is still the easiest way to reach the top of the mountain, due to strict vehicle regulations on the auto-road. Today the cog railway is a multi-million-dollar business owned by two private families and continues to operate spring-fall. View of Mount Washington while going down the tracks from the top. After fronting $5,000 of his own money to get construction off the ground his project started in May 1866 and it was finished in 1869. Even though they thought his idea was impossible they still approved his attempt to try. He was widely mocked by state legislators and beyond for the suggestion that he could build a railway that would support the steep grade up the mountain. It was funded and created by Sylvester Marsh whom believed he could create an easier way to get up the mountain after hiking it himself in 1852. The cog has been around since 1869 and is believed to be the world’s first mountain climbing cog railway. We let our friends with children take the front seats and sat in the second row and listened to the train operator/tour guide describe the railway. Having settled back in New Hampshire unexpectedly, I now hope to revisit these spots with my husband, a California native, and share a piece of my history with him. It is one of the most memorable summers of my childhood visiting Mt.Washington, the Man on the Mountain, the flume, and Ruggles Mine.