Mount Washington Cog Railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mount_Washington_Cog_Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf heritage railway
gptkbp:altitudeGain ~3,500 feet
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dieselLocomotives yes
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Sylvester_Marsh
gptkbp:gauge narrow gauge
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:National_Historic_Engineering_Landmark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mount Washington Cog Railway
gptkbp:length 3 miles
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:listedSince 1972
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mount_Washington
gptkb:New_Hampshire
gptkbp:lowerTerminus gptkb:Marshfield_Base_Station
gptkbp:maximumGradient 37.41%
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Cog
gptkbp:notableFor first mountain-climbing cog railway in the world
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 72000120
gptkbp:opened 1869
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Mount_Washington_Railway_Company
gptkbp:rackSystem Marsh rack system
gptkbp:season May to October
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Mount_Washington_Observatory
gptkbp:status operating
gptkbp:steamLocomotives yes
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Mount_Washington_summit
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:trackGauge 4 ft 8 in (1,420 mm)
gptkbp:type gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:website https://www.thecog.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Washington
gptkb:White_Mountains
gptkb:Mt._Washington
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5