Catalanos At The Cog

Great train ride to the top of beautiful Mount Washington. Fall colors are beautiful around the station and in the drive to the station. It is best to buy tickets in advance. Regular train costs around 85, which I felt is a bit pricey, but the experience is worth it. There are multiple ways to get to the top of Mount Washington. You can drive to the top, you can hike and obviously you can take the train. Train is a unique experience, but if you love hiking, this is one of the best places to do it. The train ride to the top takes around 45 minutes. The guide was very informative. The views at the top are mind-blowing. We get an hour at the top to explore around. Return back ride is what I enjoyed the most with really nice views looking from top moving down. The train is slow, and kids' excitement goes away after a few minutes of the start of the trip, but they were exited in the return journey for sure.

It was an AWESOME experience. It was smoky due to the Canadian fires, but the close views were still absolutely gorgeous! We saw a couple of hikers on the way to the summit. We had Tim giving us all the information on the way up and Fred on the way down from the summit. They were very funny and very informative. I'll be coming again next year!

It was a wonderful experience with great views all the way. Book the tickets in advance and select the three seats side, which has great views. There was one stretch that was too steep and a bit scary. Otherwise, the train ride was an enjoyable experience. The train doesn't go more than 5mph, so you don't feel the altitude difference until you see the mile marker. Big kudos to the track/brake men who carefully handle the train while entertaining the passengers as well. It will be good to have a bug spray, as the area around the rocks at the top has bugs and insects. You get to spend only an hour on top, which I think is way too little for the price you pay. But overall, we enjoyed the trip and glad that we made it!

The trust in 150 year-old cogs! We truly enjoyed the cog-trains, speeding past at 5mph to the top of the Northeastern US’ tallest summit, Mt. Washington. People do treks here, but trust me, the cogs are perhaps the most entertaining and educational way to reach the summit. The engineer is also a tour-guide, who explains everything, starting from the engineering involved in the cog rails to the history of the mountains. On a fall day, I recommend taking the sunset arrival, for it helps you take in the best views the mountains have to offer in the golden sunset.

Sunday 10/1/2023, had a fantastic visit and ride to the top. Would do it again and again. We took the 4 pm bio diesel engine. We had prior stuffed our backpacks with warm winter clothes that we started to put on as soon as we got to the top. Hand warmers would have made for a nice addition now that I think about it. The weather changes fast and cold up top. I took a short time lapse of the clouds, it turned out real neat. The ride down gave us a bit of sunset colors out in the distance. When we got to the top the gift shop was closed and no food service available as they had closed for the day already. It's always a good idea to pack snacks anyways. Bathrooms are located up top but not on the train. When online to buy tickets you have option to sit on train side with 2 seats or 3. We of course did the 2 side. We wont do that again because the 3 side had more expansive views to see out. We purchased our 2 adult tickets online the day before. If it's during peak leaf season definitely buy tickets days if not weeks or months in advance. Being that we took the last train up it's also good to know that if your hungry when you leave there and you want to grab dinner, there is a few places to choose from and even then you may find they close early. We drove another 30 minutes to find a brewpub that was open at 8pm.