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OLD
PEPPERSASS
Pepperasass,
the original Cog Railway locomotive was built in 1866 and helped
to build the railway. After retirement it was not scrapped
and made visits to various shows and fairs. After returning
to New Hampshire in 1929, it was decided to run Old Peppersass one
more time. The day came and Peppersass was run most of the
way up the mountain. On the down trip, it derailed and was
wrecked on Jacob's Ladder. Famous White Mountain
Photographer Winston Pote was on board Peppersass when it began
the wild descent. He jumped off and fortunately his movie
camera remained intact. While there are no know photos or
video of the actual wreck taking place, he shot some great
footage. I have put a short clip on the site. You can
click here to download the
500k clip now. It will be permanently located on the Old
Peppersass page. You can download Real Player G2 from
this link if you do not have it.
Jacob's Ladder
The
section of the track known as Jacob's Ladder is located at the
tree line. It is the steepest part of the track with a grade
of 37.41%. This roughly means that the front end of a coach
is about 14 feet higher than the rear. This video clip shot
by Donald Bray clearly shoes the grade. Click here
to download this 482k file now. The clip will be located
permanently on the All Aboard for a Round Trip page.
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