[at-l] "Not Without Peril"

[jbryankramer at msn.com (J Bryan Kramer)]

"The Mount Washington Cog Railway has experienced only one major accident
since its founding in 1869. In 1967, due perhaps to human error, a switch on
the track was improperly set. As a result, a descending train lost its
braking power, began to pick up speed and finally derailed. Eight of the
passengers aboard died."

BK


"Si vis pacem para bellum"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:at-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Mark Hudson
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 14:39
> To: at-l@backcountry.net
> Subject: [at-l] "Not Without Peril"
>
>
> Maybe there's somebody on the list with really good long term memory...
> In the back of 'Not Without Peril' there's a list of the deaths in the
> Presidential Range in chronological order from 1848 on. Listed, but not
> discussed in the book was a cog railway accident in 1967 that killed eight
> people. Can anyone tell me what happened? I don't need great detail, I'm
> just curious...
>
> Thanks, skeeter
>
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