CHANDLER’S PURCHASE — The Mount Washington Cog Railway Co. on March 4 presented revised plans for new facilities on the summit of Mount Washington to the state commission that oversees operations there.
Cog officials said the goal is to relieve congestion in front of the Sherman Adams Building and provide new services to Cog passengers and other visitors to the 6,288-foot summit.
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