During the late 1800’s Railroads were one of the most popular
forms of transportation. Railroads were efficient, fast (In
comparison to other forms of transportation available at the time),
and relatively easy to operate. “Mountain climbing” locomotives
were developed in the 1870’s by Sylvester Marsh. In the 1880’s,
Mount Desert Island had a “Mountain climbing” locomotive on the side
of Green Mountain (now called Cadillac Mountain), and the following is the
history of that locomotive and the story of the Green Mountain Railway
from Eagle Lake to Green Mountain in Eden, Maine.
This writing is based on information found in the book "Steam to the Summit: Bar Harbor’s remarkable cog railway"
by Peter Bachelder.
