FRANCONIA—For his contributions to the North Country economy and building up a major tourist draw, Wayne Presby, owner of the ...

The Mount Washington Cog Railway is closed for two weeks as it replaces some track and upgrades its software.The iconic ...

The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway takes you through some of the most pristine natural places in the U.S. The crisp autumn air is finally starting to settle in at higher altitudes ...

A Cog Railway steam locomotive prepares to accept passengers for the 6,288 feet climb to the summit of Mount Washington. Photos by Beverly Kehe-Rowland After my husband, Fred, and I had had enough of ...

Cog railways are a somewhat unusual way of train locomotion, typically only installed when a train needs to climb steep terrain. Any grade above about 10% needs the extra traction since the ...

But he was even better known in New England as the operator for two decades of the Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire. A veteran of the Spanish-American War, he was born at Mt. Desert, ...

While you can drive up on your own (except at night or when bad weather closes the road), the best way to visit the ...