BERLIN — The Mount Washington Cog Railway recently dedicated a $3.3 million maintenance facility designed to bring cutting-edge technology to the historic railroad, in operation since 1869.
At the same time, the railway company is partnering with White Mountains Community College to train students in the diesel heavy equipment program with the aim of training potential employees skilled in the highly technical work of maintaining the cog railway and preparing them for good jobs in New Hampshire's North Country.
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