RANDOLPH, N.H. — A hiker who fell to his death off the summit of Mt. Willard in Crawford Notch on Saturday, Dec. 10, has been identified as a longtime employee of the Mt. Washington Cog Railway.
WMUR-TV reports that New Hampshire Fish and Game officials on Monday identified the victim as Joseph “Eggy” Eggleston, 53, of Randolph, N.H. He fell about 300 feet while hiking with his wife on Saturday morning; officials said he and his wife are frequent hikers who were well prepared for the hike and weather conditions.
Eggleston had worked for the railroad since 1993, starting as a welder, and eventually became an engineer, developing a way to perform the job despite hearing impairment resulting from a childhood illness.
The Conway Daily Sun reports Eggleston met his wife, Kelly, at the Cog Railway, where she worked part time as a brakeman. She also works for the USDA.
The railway, in a tribute on its Facebook page, said “his passion for The Cog was evident to anyone who ever shared a moment or a shift with him.” Trainmaster Andy Villaine said, “Eggy’s warm smile and passion for what he did will always be remembered by those he touched.”
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