Old Peppersass, Building the Mount Washington Railway, New Hampshire, 1868

Built in 1866 Old Peppersass was the first mountain climbing cog (rack-and-pinion) railway engine in the world.

It was used to build the Mount Washington Cog Railway and later to haul passengers.The railway is still in operation,

--Cog Railway.Com

Photo by the Kilburn Brothers.

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