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Curious_Buffalo_1206 t1_ja1lszv wrote

Reply to comment by ShamanicYogi in the cannon mountain tram needs repairs and Sununu proposes replacing the tram with a gondola to cut costs by comefromawayfan2022

If only we cared so much about restoring our historic railroads, as we do about this archaic tourist trap.

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rudyattitudedee t1_ja3bn8k wrote

I’ve lived in nh my entire life and I do the tram at least twice a year. It’s an affordable afternoon and great for kids. My kid has “driven” it like six times. I have great stories from the tram rides. Once, my wife and I had a very packed summer tram ride, but it turned out it was a whole car packed full of deaf people and we were the only people who could hear. It was the quietest ride I’ve had, save for the random outbursts of deaf person laughter as they signed jokes to each other. Same with the cog. They are treasures.

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Northcountrynative t1_ja40nwk wrote

The cog is a polluting mess in a fragile ecosystem. Don’t put it in the same breath as the Tram.

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brain_freese t1_ja4q7we wrote

Only two coal locos are still running. The rest are biodiesel. The coal will be phased out over the coming years as the biodiesel locomotives are better all around.

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Northcountrynative t1_ja4xf5x wrote

There should be zero combustion in that fragile ecosystem. Period. Also, they are twats. Do they still prosecute for trespassing if you hike next to the tracks?

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rudyattitudedee t1_ja59rea wrote

They probably just don’t want hikers to be able to damage tracks and derail a train full of tourists 6k ft to their deaths. I don’t disagree that it’s not an environmentally friendly mode of transport. In that same breath only hiking should be allowed on mt Washington then. The auto road sucks and should only exist for Travis Pastrana to race.

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Northcountrynative t1_ja5fluq wrote

And how would a hiker damage those tracks? With aggressive microspiking? Please get real. But I won’t argue further even though that’s a ridiculous position because I agree about pastrami. 🤘🏼

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