We left the switch with the section house and continued the climb up the notch.
P75 milepost sign.
Tangent tracks on this portion of the route.
Some of the railroad ties that have been replaced.
Passing the P76 milepost sign.
The Saco River.
Going through a rock cut.
The train crossed an access road then went by the whistlepost for that road.
Still passing many varities of New Hampshire trees.
True and straight track.
Crossing this little brook on the way to the largest curved trestle on this railroad.
Approaching the bridge.
The train crossed the Frankenstein Trestle named for Godfrey Frankenstein, a German-born artist who spent time painting in the Crawford Notch in the 1800's. It was built in 1893 to replace the wrought iron trestle built in 1875 and was strengthened in 1930 and 1950 to handle the heavier train loads. It is 500 feet long and 80 feet high with a four degree curvature to the left.
A rock cut immediately after the trestle.
Weather conditions can change suddenly on a day with a storm.
We passed the P80 milepost sign.
One of many waterfalls along the route on this stormy day.
The short set-out track in the grade to Crawford Notch.
The clouds returned so you could barely see the end of the set-out track.
The Willey House station foundations.
Crossing another short trestle.
We reached the P81 milepost sign and continued.
A trackside memorial.
Looking ahead.
P82 milepost sign.
The clouds parted just a moment to reveal a mountain on this normally cloudy raining day.
The view ahead.
The clouds added to the beauty of this journey.
Another railroad memorial with little United States of America flags.
Rear views.
The train crossed the straight Crawford Notch Trestle or Willey Brook Bridge, 240 feet long and 94 feet high. Originally built with both wooden and iron sections, the wooden part was replaced with iron and, after 1900, the iron section was replaced with steel. The bridge crosses Willey Brook which tumbles down between Mounts Willey and Willard.
The train passed another railroad memorial and Mount Willard.
Back into the clouds we must go!
This is surely a lone tree.
US Highway 302 far below us with a waterfall in the first photograph.
Rounding another curve.
Crossing another brook as we continued the climb.
One of the numerous curves.
Getting ever closer to Crawford Notch.
This had been a morning full of waterfalls.
The train crossed another one of the many brooks on our route.
A good view one minute.
An interesting cloudy view the next.
The rock cut at Crawford Notch.
US Highway 302 has reached us at Crawford Notch.
Passing the Gateway Section House.
The very beautiful Crawford Notch.
Crawford Notch sidings.
A view to the southwest.
The lake at Crawford Notch after which we arrived at our destination.