January 24, 2024
Climax An Unusual Steam Locomotive by Taber Ltd Edition LOGGING NARROW GAUGE
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Climax - An Unusual Locomotive, by Taber & Casler, Pub by the Railroadians, 1960, 97 pages, hardcovers, no dust jacket as issued. No 51 of only 2000 copies. This copy includes the original flyer announcing the book and describing its contents."Thoroughly researched history of the Climax locomotives, detailing the engine's origin and construction of the Class A and Class B. The authors explain the features of a logging railroad, its development and operation and why Climaxes was so well adapted to it, the design of the Climax with extensive technical details, the history of the builder and its personnel, and other manufacturers of geared locomotives, such as Baldwin and Dunkirk (with rosters). The final section is an invaluable (although admittedly incomplete) listing of all the Climaxes built -- listed by construction number and by ownership. This volume also has a 4 page Addenda listing 35 more locomotives. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos (and with a beautiful color frontispiece showing a painting of an Elk River Coal and Lumber Co. Railroad Climax fording a river in 1960, the last Climax in active logging service)."Chapters include:1. Bringing 'em Out of the Woods2. The Climax - Design, Development3. The Climax Family Tree4. Some OthersClimax Locomotive Records (Construction numbers - Rosters)AcknowledgmentsVery
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