The Mount Washington Cog Railway, also known as the Cog, is the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway. The railway climbs Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States. It uses a Marsh rack system and both steam and biodiesel-powered locomotives to carry tourists to the top of the mountain. Its track is built to a 4 ft 8 in gauge, which is technically a narrow gauge, as it is 1⁄2 inch (13 mm) less than a 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
On August 29, in the year 1869, The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of August 29, one of 431 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on August 29, 1869 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 23 July 2026.
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