Cog Railway silent

[spider solo]

I was wondering if anybody knew how long the "off "season for the Cog might be?
I have been avoiding the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail this winter with the train running and all and had set my sights for a spring season when they might shut down for awhile.
Seems good fortune smiled on todays hike as all seemed quite. I guess they had one run early in the day for maintenance.
Not trying to stir things up but,for those who like their hikes a bit quite and odor free this seems like a good window of opportunity...just thought I might pass that along to any who may be interested.

 

[forestgnome]

Good call, Spider Solo. I like the train too, but would also prefer to hike when she's not chuggin'. I was thinking the same thing about a time window.

Kevin Rooney, thanks for the schedule.

It's a nice west-facing hike.

 

[spider solo]

Thanks Kevin
It looks like a two week window between now and April 30th for the weekends.
I haven't found their web site when I type in what I think it might be I come up with the Cog rail way...for Pikes Peak.

 

[Mark]

I hiked up to Washington on March 18 up the Ammo trail and expected to be side by side with the Cog the whole way. However, other than seeing it right at the start in the Cog lot, we never heard or saw it until we got up above tree line when it was stopped at the Waumbek tank. The Ammo trail follows the southern bank of the Ammonoosuc River almost all the way up, but the tracks are on the northern ridge of the Ammonoosuc River valley.

If the wind is blowing toward you, I suppose you would have to put up with the Cog smoke, but for us, it was a pretty quiet day.

 

[Jim lombard]

I've also wondered if the hiking community, working with the Cog managment, could organize some work days and help clean up the debris that litters both sides of the track

Great idea Kevin, I always wondered why they didn't clean it up and re-use the coal

 

[DougG]

Mark -

I've also wondered if the hiking community, working with the Cog managment, could organize some work days and help clean up the debris that litters both sides of the track, especially visible (at least to us hikers) in the last mile or so below the summit.
Kevin

What debris? Railroad ties? I think I'll save my back (and other vital organs) and let em' sit adjacent to the rail line. Plus the footing along the rail line line is brutal.