And an advisory plan is only so helpful because the mountain is owned by different entities with, at times, competing priorities, from tourism to protecting the land. The state has no current plan in place to manage the overuse of Mount Washington and protect it. That debate is playing out as the commission charged with overseeing the state park finalizes its master plan, which will shape the summit’s future. Controversy over this project is just one piece in a longstanding disagreement about balancing access and environmental protection at a site that’s both extremely popular and fragile. That project has enraged those who believe it’s an improper use of what should be wild, and that it would harm the environment and draw even more visitors to an already overburdened area. He hopes Lizzie’s Station, his latest $14 million proposal to put a hotel and restaurant on top of the state’s tallest mountain, will be the final step in returning the railroad to its glory days. But one thing still evades Presby: mountaintop accommodation. “We restored this place and brought it back to its preeminence,” he said. Presby recalls the Cog Railway as a broken toy he set out to fix when he bought it almost 40 years ago. The train moves slowly, climbing up the steep grade at just under 5 miles per hour. The wind moves fast at that height, where the weather can turn quick enough to kill. This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting.Ī train trundles up the side of Mount Washington, bringing owner Wayne Presby to the top.
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