The photos below are roughly in ascending order, so follow along on the map from left to right. A multitude of passengers scurry about the boarding platform. The round trip from base to summit and back takes around 3 hours, which includes a 20 minute stay at the top. The new Marshfield Station is to the upper-left. The first long hill seems to look more like a roller coaster as you approach.
Passengers can begin to see the trees change as the train ascends the lengthy grade.
Each train stops here en route to the summit to fill up on water needed to complete the ascent. The hose is inserted into the opening, a lever is pulled, and the tender is filled. The wooden tank's water now comes from a well which was dug on site. The siding on the right allows two trains to wait while others pass. This view from the engine shows a train stopped at Waumbek Tank in the distance.