Wayne and Sue Presby with Jay Leno, filming an episode of Jay Leno’s Garage at the Cog Railway
The Mount Washington Railway Company:
Over a Century and a Half of Stewardship
Sylvester Marsh
1866-1884
New Hampshire native and retired Chicago businessman Sylvester Marsh designed and built the Mount Washington Cog Railway after a near fatal hike to the summit in 1857. In addition to numerous other innovations, Marsh’s concept utilized a cog and rack mechanism for locomotion. With its official opening on July 3, 1869, “The Cog” became the world’s first mountain climbing cog railway.
Boston and Maine Railroad
1896-1931
Upon Marsh’s death in 1884, The Cog’s ownership fell to majority shareholder John E. Lyon (president of the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad) and other prominent railroad executives. Consolidation of regional roads in the late nineteenth century eventually resulted in the B&M Railroad’s 35 year tenure as owner of the Cog Railway. The B&M operated a branch line from Fabyan’s to
Henry Teague
1931-1951
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Dartmouth College
1951-1962
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Arthur Teague
1962-1967
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Ellen Teague
1967-1983
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Presby and Bedor Families
1983-2017
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Presby Family
2017-present
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