Old Train - Chama NM

[Tim]

Speaking of old trains, while I was in New Hampshire this summer I visited the Cog Railway, the world's first of its kind, and this particular train is from 1874.


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[Oren]

What kind of train is this? very odd.

[Tim]

It climbs a mountain. Rather than sending power to the outside wheels, it sends its power to a cog in the middle, and there is a middle section of the track that connects to the cog. Notice that the engine looks like it is pointing downward, but while it climbs, its quite horizontal.

[Anthony]

Thats interesting, I don't think I've ever heard of those before. Were they only used in that area, or was it more wide spread?

[Tim]

I'm not sure, I know that there are severalrailroadslike this around the world, obviously all are used for steep ascents and/or descents.


To get a better idea of what this train conquers, here's Mt. Washington. You can see the train tracks where the trees have been cut.


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[S Deam]

- Max -


I agree with most people, I love the second crop.The old train looks great against the fall colors and the smoke really adds to the image.