The Cog Railway’s engineer Mike Scales (left) and brakeman Scott Unsworth reached the summit of Mount Washington first on Saturday in the second annual Race the Cog to earning bragging rights. (COG RAILWAY PHOTO)
Joe Gray repeated as champion of the second annual Race the Cog up Mount Washington on Saturday. The seven-time winner of the Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race did not beat the Cog Railway to the summit this year. (COG RAILWAY PHOTO)
The Cog Railway’s engineer Mike Scales (left) and brakeman Scott Unsworth reached the summit of Mount Washington first on Saturday in the second annual Race the Cog to earning bragging rights. (COG RAILWAY PHOTO)
Joe Gray repeated as champion of the second annual Race the Cog up Mount Washington on Saturday. The seven-time winner of the Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race did not beat the Cog Railway to the summit this year. (COG RAILWAY PHOTO)
THOMPSON AND MESERVE'S PURCHASE — Score one for the Cog Railway.
In the second annual Race the Cog up Mount Washington on Saturday, the iconic Cog Railway got a measure of revenge. After finishing second last year to Joe Gray, 39, of Colorado Springs, Colo., who won his seventh straight Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race on June 17, the train, under the direction of engineer Mike Scales with brakeman Scott Unsworth reached the summit first to earning bragging rights.
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