The sensationalistic news on the nightly newscasts tonight involved one of "our own."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/h ... r-AA15bf3f
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A hiker died Saturday after falling off the summit of a New Hampshire mountain while taking pictures with his wife, officials said.
The couple were at the top of Mount Willard around 10:30 a.m. when the unidentified man fell over the edge and down a steep cliff, NBC Boston reported.
The couple were at the top of Mount Willard around 10:30 a.m. when the unidentified man fell over the edge and down a steep cliff, NBC Boston reported.
The Mt. Washington Cog Railway later identified the victim as Joe "Eggy" Eggleston, one of their long-time steam engineers.
https://www.facebook.com/MountWashingto ... D1jrhPQSDl
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Good morning– we're still processing the terrible news over the weekend that we lost our friend and colleague, Joe "Eggy" Eggleston, to a tragic hiking accident. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife (and brakeman) Kelly and his friends and family.
Eggy, living gracefully with profound hearing loss since childhood, once said to us "where else could a deaf man fulfill his dream of running a steam locomotive?" His passion for The Cog was evident to anyone who ever shared a moment, or a shift, with him. Yesterday, Train Master Andy Villaine spoke for all of us when he wrote about the loss of this great man and true Cogger:
"Eggy’s warm smile and passion for what he did will always be remembered by those he touched. I’m honored to have shared a cab with him. His home will always be in these mountains he loved. Gone too soon, never forgotten. That whistle will forever echo off these peaks for you."
Rest in peace, Joe.
Eggy, living gracefully with profound hearing loss since childhood, once said to us "where else could a deaf man fulfill his dream of running a steam locomotive?" His passion for The Cog was evident to anyone who ever shared a moment, or a shift, with him. Yesterday, Train Master Andy Villaine spoke for all of us when he wrote about the loss of this great man and true Cogger:
"Eggy’s warm smile and passion for what he did will always be remembered by those he touched. I’m honored to have shared a cab with him. His home will always be in these mountains he loved. Gone too soon, never forgotten. That whistle will forever echo off these peaks for you."
Rest in peace, Joe.
