Twenty hikers were rescued from Mount Washington in New Hampshire Saturday after they got stuck in the windy, snowy conditions on the mountain.

The hikers were rescued by the Mount Washington Cog Railway, the train that climbs the mountain year-round. Andrew Vilaine, the railway's trainmaster, said the hikers made it to the summit but were "poorly prepared" due to lack of experience and poor gear choices.

"Most were unaware of the full set of winter conditions and the lack of facilities at the summit," said Vilaine in an email to WBZ-TV.

Vilaine said he was operating the train on Saturday and came across the hikers, who were "pleading for a ride down." The hikers were put in the train and were carried down the mountain.

As of Sunday morning, it was 20 degrees on the mountain, with a

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