In March 2019, the Mount Washington Cog Railway, repainted the crown jewel of their collection - Old Peppersass - assembled a team of engineers and marketers, and hit the road for Pennsylvania. The antique engine, the first cog to reach the top of a mountain way back in 1869, was joined by crowds, celebrities and railroad buffs at travel shows and national monuments.
Journalist and author Dan Szczesny joined the team as a Writer in Residence. "Peppersass in Pennsylvania" is a week long behind-the-scenes meditation on the power of history and peculiar joy of taking a 150-year-old icon on the road.
In March 2019, the Mount Washington Cog Railway, repainted the crown jewel of their collection - Old Peppersass - assembled a team of engineers and marketers, and hit the road for Pennsylvania. The antique engine, the first cog to reach the top of a mountain way back in 1869, was joined by crowds, celebrities and railroad buffs at travel shows and national monuments.
Journalist and author Dan Szczesny joined the team as a Writer in Residence. "Peppersass in Pennsylvania" is a week long behind-the-scenes meditation on the power of history and peculiar joy of taking a 150-year-old icon on the road.