Jacob's Ladder Cog Railway
by Barbara McDevitt
Title
Jacob's Ladder Cog Railway
Artist
Barbara McDevitt
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
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Jacob's Ladder - Mt. Washington Cog Railway trestle. Listed in Guinness Book of World Records as the most treacherous section of train track in the world. As each train climbs a 37.4 degree slope it also makes a 30 degree left-hand turn while 30 feet in the air. As it climbs the ladder, the front of the passenger coach is 14 feet higher than the rear of the coach.
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November 27th, 2010
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