For the first 140 years of the Mount Washington Cog Railway, it operated with 19th-century technology. Since the mid-1980s, the owners of the Mount Washington Cog Railway have invested in innovations, improvements, and modernization. In his words, “this was an accident and it happened one time, and it was all human error, and as long as we follow these procedures, there's no way this should ever happen again. In 1983, the cog railway was sold to a group of New Hampshire businessmen. Presby says while he does think about the accident every day at work, but he wants to focus on the future. “You know, older folks… That tell me that they will never ride the train because of what happened on that day,” he said.There is nothing to mark the spot where 8 people died on Septem– no memorial, or markers.
The trains have a speed stopper - which automatically slows them down if they go any faster than 4.76 miles per hour.Įven though safety and passenger numbers are up record amounts.there are some people Presby still can't convince to ride.A new trail runs next to the tracks - so crews can make it up the mountain quickly for rescues or repairs.Every piece of the rack has been replaced. New Hampshire (NH) White Mountains Bretton Woods Sehenswürdigkeiten und Aktivitäten in Bretton Woods The Mount Washington Cog Railway Suchen.“My idea is, let's keep the operation the same, but let's embrace technology every place we can, especially if it enhances safety,” he said.Here are just some of the changes: Nowadays, switches are automatic - but just for safety, the Cog crew still comes to a complete stop before passing through “to make sure the are properly lined up.”That safety step was a requirement by the PUC after the accident 50 years ago.But Presby, who has owned the railway since 1983, has taken the required safety steps even further.
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