Both Cog and Road set to Open May 1st!

[Huffin & Puffin]

So May 1st the Cog will be open to the top and the Auto Road is said to be opening up to 4.5 miles just at treeline. I wonder if the recent snow will push those dates back?

[Skidmarks]

Road will be open to the 5 mile mark but there is no parking and you can't leave the car unattended.

You can't get off the cog and they don't alow skis on the train.

At my weakest moments skining up I'd gladly take the train.

[boardman]

maybe bring a rope, and lasso the train? your very own tow rope!

[stoneman]

That would be cool, skiing on soot covered snow.

[pleblanc]

Originally Posted by stoneman

That would be cool, skiing on soot covered snow.

Isn't that what skins are for?? Protecting the wax. paul

[winters2short]

No Soot anymore. A week ago when skinning up they were running their new boi-deisel engines. No smoke and smells like Freedom Fries. Kinda makes you hungry

[Dan9]

Originally Posted by winters2short

No Soot anymore. A week ago when skinning up they were running their new boi-deisel engines. No smoke and smells like Freedom Fries. Kinda makes you hungry

awesome. that sooty crud was real poop. but, is it offline for good or just there are new options?

[winters2short]

I beleive the plan is to still run the old coal burning engine occasionally for train enthusiasts, but predominately use the Bio-D's for the majority who want a clean ride.
Those NH engineers did an awesome job designing, tooling and building the new engine on site from scratch.
Cheers to good ole' New Hampshire ingenuity.

[Skidmarks]

Saw them running the Cog trains last week and no soot was to be found. Bio very nice!

[surfsnowywaves]

Originally Posted by winters2short

I beleive the plan is to still run the old coal burning engine occasionally for train enthusiasts, but predominately use the Bio-D's for the majority who want a clean ride.
Those NH engineers did an awesome job designing, tooling and building the new engine on site from scratch.
Cheers to good ole' New Hampshire ingenuity.

Remember, pro's and con's to each

Bio D creates fine particulate matter, which is actually more of an air pollutant than coal soot, which is a coarse particulate, which means it settles out of the air more rapidly. Not that it's holy, either, but just playing a bit of devil's advocate.

[LPNH]

Originally Posted by boardman

maybe bring a rope, and lasso the train? your very own tow rope!

Hey Boardman !
I love this, one of my all time favorites. Your quote reminds me of this Russian classic must see video.... this is the last segment of 3 or 4 parts I believe...... man, I hate it when the police rain on my parade..... you gotta check this out !!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RItR383VP0M&NR=1

[brakeformoose]

Originally Posted by winters2short

I beleive the plan is to still run the old coal burning engine occasionally for train enthusiasts, but predominately use the Bio-D's for the majority who want a clean ride.
Those NH engineers did an awesome job designing, tooling and building the new engine on site from scratch.
Cheers to good ole' New Hampshire ingenuity.

During the peak summer season, from what I remember, their are 4 or 5 trains that run continuously throughout the day. Last year I remember seeing two coal trains and the rest were diesel.