Clark's Trading Post was founded in 1928. Over the years the Clark family has added many attractions to the family business. In 1952 The Clark family bought their first two steam locomotives. In 1958 they began running a tourist train they called the White Mountain Central. They had a small section of track to carry visitors on, but as crowds grew larger it became apparent that they needed bigger trains and more space to run them. They had a major obstacle to overcome first, the Pemigewasset River. The Clark family bought a 120 foot covered railroad bridge from Vermont, and brought it back to New Hampshire. Today they have about two miles of track to run on and have acquired several engines to power the tourist train.
Clark's Trading Post's locomotives are all from the surrounding area. Most of them served on the East Branch and Lincoln only a few miles away. All of their engines burn wood. Clark's is also one of the few places that you can see such a variety of logging locomotives. They have an operation climax, heisler, porter and tank locomotive as well as a shay on display.
I went to Clark's Trading Post on September 1, 1999. Clark's is one of the greatest amusement parks around. The people were so friendly. The day I was there, climax #6 was running. This was the first time I ever had a cab ride, it was incredible!
Click here to see Clark's Trading Post from above on Terraserver. Starting at the top, the bridge is at a slight angle, just below that is one of the engine houses. A ways down is the main complex, the round thing is the where the bears do their show. Nearly at the bottom, next to the road that branches off is the other engine house.
