cog railway – Historic Print
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This historic image of cog railway brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
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A cog railway climbs slopes that ordinary track could not handle. A toothed rack rail laid between the running rails meshes with a cogwheel under the locomotive, so the engine can grip the line on grades where steel wheels alone would slip. Lines like this spread through the mountains of Switzerland and the eastern United States in the mid-1800s, and the Mount Washington line in New Hampshire, opened in 1869, remains one of the best known. Look for the rack rail, the cog drive and the steepness of the grade, which together explain most of the engineering behind the line.
| Original scan | 3,000 × 4,517 px · prints to 10 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 2494489649_7585c239ce_o cog railway |
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