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THOMPSON & MESERVE S PURCHASE â The Mt. Washington Cog Railway has invested about $5 million over the past five years in capital projects, with the bulk of these dollars paying for re-railing the whole route from the Marshfield Base Station to the Sherman Adams Building on the 6,288-foot summit with stiffer, stronger 100-pound rail and for constructing a brand-new modern fabrication and maintenance facility, explained Cog president Wayne Presby of Littleton during a tour Thursday.
The rerailing project is designed to provide a smoother ride, reduce long-term track and rolling stock maintenance costs and increase customer confidence in the line, he said. The rerailing car that features an internal knuckle-boom crane, lights and hydraulic-powered tools was custom-built for the project by Cog employees and should remain in service for decades to come, allowing track maintenance to be scheduled around the clock, if need be.
WOLFEBORO â State Parks and Recreation Director Phil Bryce alerted members of the Mount Washington Commission at their virtual meeting on Friday, Jan. 29, to a major change in the operation of the âstate sideâ of the now permanently financed Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The state no longer determines how this money will be spent; instead, the decisions are made in Washington.
Under this new procedure, land acquisition will be LWCFâs primary goal rather infrastructure projects such as upgrades and replacements, Bryce said.
That said, money to help fund the sewage treatment plant â still in the design phase â in the Mt. Washington State Park likely won t qualify for LWCF dollars, he warned.