The Jitney Years at the Mt. Washington Railway

As the Mt. Washington Cog Railway celebrates its 150^th anniversary, “Cog kid” and journalism professor Tim Lewis recalls its pre-centennial operation and the characters who ran the world’s first mountain climbing railroad during the Jitney Years of 1950-1967.  A “how to” and a “who’s who” from the Teague era of steam train operations on the Northeast’s highest peak, the illustrated talk will have an emphasis on Cog employees who came from the Plymouth area.  He will outline how New Hampshire tourism was a key part of the railway’s long history.  Lewis is seeking help compiling the first comprehensive roster of those who worked at the Mountain and their stories as part of his year-long sabbatical from Northern Vermont University – Lyndon.