Cog Railway Peppersas Final Run - Mt Washington

http://www.cog-railway.com July 20, 1929 The Boston and Maine Railroad, who owned the Mount Washington Cog Railway at the time, decided to host a last run up the mountain. In conjunction with the New Hampshire Publicity Bureau a gala celebration was planned to mark the return of Old Peppersass. Elaborate plans were made to run Old Peppersass up Mount Washington one more time before permanent retirement. The stage was set for the most spectacular run Peppersass ever made. It was to end, however in tragedy

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[horseplay848]

does anyone know if I can get a copy of this video for a school project somehow??

[SwampDaddy7]

@trainlover479 Yep! It's at the base station at the bottom.

[trainlover479]

did they fix old peppersas?

[footballruler606]

i heard it crashed jst befor jacobs ladder

[KB1PTH]

my grand mother was on her wjean she broke the cog gear but they used the brakes to back it back to the base safely

[Plataea]

They found the original Peppersas in a museum, brought her back and recommisioned her as a publicity stunt, while on her first run up the mountain after so many years the engine failed on a particularly steep grade of track and started rolling uncontrollably back down the mountain, everyone was able to get off safely except one photographer who was believed to be trying to retrieve his camera, the engine finally derailed at a sharp bend and crashed into a ravine.

[billbarman]

what happened?

[Got783]

Thats what you get when you go back for your Camera. Danial Rossiter would be the 20th person who would die on the Presidential Range..

[handyman12345]

the engine went out of controll and crashed at the base station. 1 man died

[kevinandrobert]

what was the tragedy