England may have invented the railroad, but the United States invented the mountain-climbing cog railroad. The first such successful cog-a standard railroad with flanged wheels, but with the addition ...

NEED TO KNOW BEFORE HEADING UP. IT’S STILL OCTOBER, BUT EVEN HERE AT THE BASE OF MOUNT WASHINGTON, IT IS COLD WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S. AT THE TOP IT IS THREE DEGREES WITH THE WIND CHILL, WHICH IS ...

MONDAY NIG AT SEVEN. YESTERDAY, RUNNERS TOOK TO MOUNT WASHINGTON FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF RACE. THEY WERE RACING THE COG RAIL TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN. IT WAS A FOGGY VICTORY FOR COLORADO’S JOSEPH ...