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Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:46 am ] |
Post subject: | Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
Cass Scenic RR, via Facebook this AM: Quote: Ladies and gentlemen, we’d like to introduce to you to Middle Fork Climax No. 9. Say hello to the newest locomotive in the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad’s fleet.
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Author: | CA1 [ Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:27 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
Very nice! Curious how the performance of this will compare to the shays/ heisler ? |
Author: | Kelly Anderson [ Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
Hmm, no diamond stack. That's a surprise. |
Author: | tom moungovan [ Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
I sent them a donation in 2015, shortly after a friend and I made visit. It's really heart warming to see this project come to completion. |
Author: | Dave Crosby [ Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:17 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
I'm sure she'll be trucked over to the Durbin/C&O side eventually. Doubt she'll see much service on the Cass hills. |
Author: | PMC [ Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:45 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
CA1 wrote: Very nice! Curious how the performance of this will compare to the shays/ heisler ? I'm sure such comparisons were well-known in say 1919, isn't it great that institutional knowledge of that nature can now be recovered in 2019? |
Author: | BaronVonYinzer [ Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:01 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
What happened to the #3 climax? |
Author: | WVNorthern [ Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:41 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
BaronVonYinzer wrote: What happened to the #3 climax? As far as I know, it is in the Cass shops awaiting its turn at rebuilding. I'm thinking (and hoping) that the ex-BC&G 2-8-0 is next since the rebuilding of the dormant Cass to Durbin line is only one bridge away from completion. The Consolidation was purchased for eventual use on that roughly 14-mile line along the Greenbrier River. It might be possible that #3 is redundant with Climax #9 coming on line. |
Author: | WESIII [ Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:21 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
#3 needs a new boiler. The gossip I heard is that its present boiler is limited to 100#. |
Author: | tom moungovan [ Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:51 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
WESIII wrote: #3 needs a new boiler. The gossip I heard is that its present boiler is limited to 100#. That doesn't sound good, you'd have trouble getting the compressor to operate even close to it's designed pressure. |
Author: | BigBoy 4023 [ Sat Sep 07, 2019 1:16 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
This is very good news. I remember when this Climax was just a rusty pile of junk. I never thought I would see it in operating condition. Bravo! Robert |
Author: | Tom F [ Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:19 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
These are great locomotives to watch as they work. Not the best riders in the cab. I think most are limited to around 10 mph. |
Author: | Kevin Gilliam [ Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:28 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
Dave Crosby wrote: I'm sure she'll be trucked over to the Durbin/C&O side eventually. Doubt she'll see much service on the Cass hills. Won't need to be trucked. Minus a 40ft bridge that the state decided that it needs more work, the rail connection has been restored. I believe the plan is to basically save the engine for special weekends. |
Author: | WESIII [ Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:37 am ] | ||
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 | ||
Climax 1551 in 1991 on the dead line before restoration began by MSR&LHA.
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Author: | CA1 [ Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:29 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another Climax Lives! Middle Fork #9 |
Curious why only for special occasions? Is it more prone to need maintenance etc than the shays or just less powerful? Are climaxes typically more troublesome than shays or heislers? |
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