Mount Washington Cog Railway: Climbing to the Clouds

Title:

Mount Washington Cog Railway: Climbing to the Clouds

Creator:

New Hampshire Public Television

Accession / Call Number:

2016.049

Object ID:

2016.049

Date:

2015

Type of Material:

moving images

Physical Description:

1 DVD

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Mount Washington Cog Railway: Climbing to the Clouds was created and released by New Hampshire Public Television and the Mount Washington Cog Railway in 2015. The documentary explores the history of the Mount Washington Cog Railway, from his founding by Sylvester Marsh in 1869 to its current operations. In addition to the documentary, the DVD includes a time-lapse video of a ride on the Cog, a re-creation of a trip to the summit during Victorian times, a film of the 1929 excursion up the mountain with the original Peppersass engine, a slideshow of old-times riding the Devil's Shingle down the Cog track, an interview with the Cog Railway mechanical engineer and biodiesel locomotive designer (Al LaPrade), an interview with Cog historian and author (Donald Bray), and an interview with Cog historian and great-grandson of Sylvester Marsh.

Locations:

Mount Washington, NH

People:

Marsh, Sylvester, 1803-1884

Organizations:

Mount Washington Cog Railway

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Mount Washington Railway Company.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item