It must have taken a lot of work to cut through those rocky hills. I can't imagine how they did things like without modern construction equipment.

The tracks appear to make a loop behind the hill to turn the train around for the return trip. It looks like a good walk from the depot to the hotel.

I saw the Crawford House before it burned during a trip to New England in the 70's. Shame it was allowed to deteriorate. The railroad station in the photo still survives. It has been converted to a restaurant.

Abandoned, then suspected arson.

http://www.whitemountainhistory.org/Crawford_House.html

Now the site of the Appalachian Mountain Club's Highland Center.

The "Omni" Mount Washington Hotel, just up Route 302 in Bretton Woods, is still active. It's worth a stay just to experience how life used to be in the White Mountains.

It won't be until 1977 that the inevitable fire destroys this wooden masterpiece. Full description of the fire can be found here.

It had definitely seen better days right before the end.