Mountain route
Mount Washington Cog Railway
Marshfield Base Station → Mount Washington Summit · United States
Mount Washington Cog Railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 4.8 km
- Fastest time
- 40 min
- Average speed
- 7 km/h
- Top speed
- 10 km/h
- Operator
- Mount Washington Cog Railway ↗
- Train
- Marsh-rack steam & biodiesel
- Countries
- United States
- In service since
- 1869
- Highest point
- 1,917 m
- Riders per year
- ≈ 110k
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway (1869): still shoving trains up a 37% grade to New England’s stormiest, windiest summit.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 12247276 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Mount Washington Cog Railway — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Mount Washington Cog Railway?
The Mount Washington Cog Railway runs 4.8 km from Marshfield Base Station to Mount Washington Summit.
How long does the Mount Washington Cog Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 40 min for the 4.8 km. That is an average of 7 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 10 km/h.
Who runs the Mount Washington Cog Railway?
Mount Washington Cog Railway, with Marsh-rack steam & biodiesel.
How old is the Mount Washington Cog Railway?
The line has been in service since 1869. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How high does the Mount Washington Cog Railway climb?
1,917 m above sea level at its highest point.
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