Built 1892 ~ Std gauge ~ 14 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class A
The locomotive operated near Mayburg, Pennsylvania
Built 1910 ~ 36" gauge ~ 20 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The Atlanta, Georgia company was a dealer of used steam locomotives and other equipment
Built 1903 ~ Std gauge ~ 40 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Skamokawa, Washington
The photo is from the Walter C. Casler collection
Built 1905 ~ Std gauge ~ 20 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Renton, Washington
The photo is from the Walter C. Casler collection
Built 04-1914 ~ 36" gauge ~ 30 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Fontana, North Carolina
Built 1913 ~ Std gauge ~ 80 tons ~ 3 trucks ~ Class C
The locomotive operated near Masten, Pennsylvania
Built 04-1923 ~ 36" gauge ~ 30 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The company was an equipment dealer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Built 1904 ~ Std gauge ~ 35 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Lyman Run, Pennsylvania
Built 02-1925 ~ Std gauge ~ 80 tons ~ 3 trucks ~ Class C
The locomotive operated in Boston, Massachusetts
Built 1907 ~ Std gauge ~ 40 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Rainier, Washington
Built 05-1918 ~ Std gauge ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Swandale, West Virginia
The photo is from the Robert Carruthers collection.
Built 1917 ~ 42" gauge ~ 40 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Helen, Georgia.
The photo was published in
Helen
Built 04-1913 ~ 36" gauge ~ 23 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near La Grande,
Oregon
Photo credits:
~ Upper : East Oregon
University ~ Fred Hill Collection ~ ID = 2010.2.263
~ Lower : James B. Blane collection
Built 1922 ~ Std gauge ~ 70 tons ~ 3 trucks ~ Class C
Though the Climax records note
the locomotive's road number was #1596, it is evident from the upper photo
it was subsequently changed to #3.
The photos are part of the
Fred Hill
Collection at the
East Oregon University with the following IDs
~ Upper : ID = 2010.2.214
~ Lower : ID = 2010.2.214
Built 05-1920 ~ Std gauge ~ 90 tons ~ 3 trucks ~ Class C
The locomotive operated near Conway, Washington
The photo is by Darius Kinsey
Built 02-1906 ~ Std gauge ~ 20 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class A
The locomotive operated near Silver Lake, Washington
The photo is from the Dennis Miller collection.
Built 1905 ~ Std gauge ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Beridge, Minnesota
The photos was published in Minnesota Logging Railroads
Built ???? ~ ?? gauge ~ ?? tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive, owned by the Index-Galena Lumber Co., operated near Index, Washington. The identity of the Climax at left in the photo is unknown
The photo is from the Ted Curphey collection.
Built 1907 ~ unknown gauge ~ 18 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Lick Run, Pennsylvania
The photo is from the Marc Reusser collection.
Built 06-1918 ~ 36"gauge ~ 45 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive is pictured at Grassy Bay, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
The photo is from the Michael Eert collection at the British Columbia Archives ~ ID = C-04568
Built 1910 ~ 36"gauge ~ 48 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near the towns of Masten & Sheffield, Pennsylvania
The photo is from the Rob Keith collection.
Built 1907 ~ Std gauge ~ 53 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near
the towns of Medix Run, Penfield, & Sheffield, Pennsylvania
The photo is from the Rob Keith collection.
Built 1908 ~ 42" gauge ~ 20 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near
Sevier, North Carolina
The photo is from the Joe Denny collection.
Built 1909 ~ Std gauge ~ 20 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near
Wilder and Cowan, Tennessee
The photo is from the David Brock collection.
Built 06-1899 ~ 60" gauge ~ 15 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class A
The locomotive, owned by the Prentice Lumber Co., operated near
Derby, Mississippi
The lower image is from the Gill Hoffman collection at
Mississippi Rails.
There is a discrepancy in the railroad name noted on the
Climax Locomotives site (Derby & Southwestern Railroad) and that
noted on the
Mississippi Rails site (Derby & Southeastern Railroad).
While the name on the Climax Locomotives site accurately reflects the
original Climax Locomotive Works records, we believe the name noted by Gill
Hoffman and the Mississippi Rails site is the correct name due to their
expertise in Mississippi logging and lumbering railroads.
Built 1901 ~ 36" gauge ~ 20 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Yale, Kentucky
The photo is part of the Bud and Allie Hunt collection
Built 1892 ~ 36" gauge ~ 14 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class A
The locomotive operated near Yale, Kentucky
The photo was published in
Ghost Railroads of Kentucky
Built 1905 ~ Std gauge ~ 38 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near New Bridge, New York
The photo is part of the Mark Fridén
collection.
Built ???? ~ 36" gauge ~ ?? tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class A
The locomotive operated near Forneys Creek, North Carolina
The photo is part of the Gerald Ledford
collection.
As noted below, the company operated 4 Class "A" Climax
locomotives on their 36" gauge railroad near Forneys Creek, North Carolina.
No road number was associated with the picture and none can be discerned on
the locomotive's pictured surface. It is known that it was not their
"steel framed" #4 - s/n x139.
| Road # | s/n |
| 2 | x384 |
| 3 | 1149 |
| 4 | x139 |
| 5 | 1397 |
Built 1912 ~ 36" gauge ~ 22 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class A
The locomotive operated near Forneys Creek, North Carolina
The photo is part of the Gerald Ledford
collection.
Built 1916 ~ 42" gauge ~ 40 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Helen, Georgia.
The photo was published in
Helen
Built 12-1901 ~ Std. gauge ~ 25 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Enumclaw, Washington.
The photo is held by the Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society ~ ID = EPHS0037
Built 1903 ~ Std. gauge ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Enumclaw, Washington. It
was the company's first locomotive to use the #2 road number.
The photo is held by the Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society ~ ID = EPHS0037
Built 1919 ~ Std. gauge ~ 70 tons ~ 3 trucks ~ Class C
This was the company's second
locomotive to use the #1 road number.
The 1937 photo is from the
Bea Swanson collection. It
was taken near
Slate Creek, Deserted Bay, Jervis Inlet, British Columbia,
Canada.
Built 04-1916 ~ Std. gauge ~ 35 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Blyn, Washington
The photo is held at the Clallam County Historical Society, Washington
https://web.archive.org/web/20180406005758/http://exploreolympics.com/reports/?p=8839
Built 1900 ~ 36" gauge ~ 20 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated near Cairo, West Virginia
This is the company's 1st of two Climaxes with the #5 road number.
The photo is held at the West Virginia Libraries ~ ID = 014594
Built 1901 ~ 36" gauge ~ 20 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive, named Robert E., operated near Rift, West Virginia
Built 06-1920 ~ Std gauge ~ 35 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive operated on the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec, Canada
The photo is part of the Bachmann Industries Inc. collection.
Built 05-1902 ~ 36" gauge ~ 30 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The locomotive, owned by the John Duncan Lumber Co., operated near White Deer, Pennsylvania
The photo was published in Union County River Towns
Built 09-1889 ~ 34" gauge ~ 12 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class A
The locomotive, owned by the John Duncan Lumber Co., operated near White Deer, Pennsylvania
The photos were published in Union County River Towns
Built 1919 ~ Std gauge ~ 70 tons ~ 3 trucks ~ Class C
The locomotive operated near Conasauga, Tennessee
The photo was published in The Land of Ridge and Valley
Built 10-1919 ~ Std gauge ~ 55 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class B
The photos are part of the Harold Swanson Collection. They were taken near Slate Creek, Deserted Bay, Jervis Inlet, British Columbia, Canada.
~ Upper in 1937
~ Lower in 1938
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