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Trevor Hartford

September 06, 2005 07:57PM

Hey Guys-
I just went and rode on the Mt. Washington Cog Ry. As soon as I get some money, I'm going to get my photos developed and also get my scanner going. I don't know how many of you guys out west have seen about the Cog but it's pretty impressive. There were six locomotives in steam the day I went, four on the mountain and two on the ready track. The engines are extremely low geared and turn faster than any other steam loco I've ever seen, they literally vibrate violently from running so fast.
As soon as I get my photos scanned I'll try put some of them up on the web to show you guys it was quite interesting.
BTW- the Cog is indeed narrow gauge, but not by very much. It is 4'-8" gauge.
Regards,
Trevor H.

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