Osher Lifelong Learning Institute- Jitney Years

As the Mount Washington Cog Railway celebrates its 150th anniversary, “Cog Kid” and journalism professor, Tim Lewis recalls its pre-centennial operation and the characters (including his father, Norm “Jitney” Lewis, also known to many of us as Danny Gore) who ran the world’s first mountain climbing railroad during the “Jitney” Years of 1950-1967. The illustrated talk will have an emphasis on Cog employees from the St. Johnsbury area. Lewis is seeking help compiling the first comprehensive roster of those who worked at the mountain and their stories as part of his year-long sabbatical from NVU-L.