The Climax Locomotive

by Thompson, Dennis; Dunn, Richard; Hauff, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780964752160
• ISBN10: 0964752166
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Oso Pub

Table of Contents

Dedication	vii
Project History & Acknowledgments	viii
Introduction	xii
PART ONE The Climax Manufacturing Company
The Early Years	1	(8)
Foundation of a Locomotive Builder
Climax Builds a Locomotive	9	(12)
Birth of the Class A
Company Growth and Expansion	21	(16)
Birth of the Class B and Class C
The Corry, Pennsylvania Plant	37	(12)
Manufacturing Facilities and Shops
Messengers and Roadmen	49	(14)
New Locomotive Delivery and Customer Service
The Climax Legacy	63	(6)
A Successful Locomotive in a Declining Market
PART TWO Locomotive Evolution and Details
Class A Locomotives	69	(34)
Pictorial Essay
Class B Locomotives	103	(118)
Pictorial Essay
Class C Locomotives	221	(40)
Pictorial Essay
Wrecks and Derelicts	261	(28)
Pictorial Essay
Locomotives for Export	289	(32)
Overseas Sales and Shipments
The Climax Locomotive in B.C.	321	(162)
Darryl Muralt
PART THREE Shop Number Records
Introduction to the Shop Number List	340	(2)
Locomotive Production Records by Shop Number	342	(40)
Introduction to Climaxes With Unknown Shop Numbers	382	(1)
Locomotive Production Records for Which No Shop Numbers are Confirmed or Known	383	(16)
Locomotive Production Records by Owner	399	(22)
Locomotive Production Records by Location	421	(24)
PART FOUR Appendices
Appendix A
Patent Drawings	445	(8)
Appendix B
Class A Scale Drawings	453	(6)
Class B Scale Drawings	459	(4)
Class C Scale Drawings	463	(4)
Appendix C
Employee Roster	467	(7)
Appendix D
Delivery Notes	474	(4)
Appendix E
Locomotive Statistics	478	(2)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books	480	(2)
Catalogs	482	(1)
Periodicals	482	(1)
Index	483