The Climax Locomotive,9780964752160

The Climax Locomotive

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ISBN13: 9780964752160
ISBN10: 0964752166
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-08-01
Publisher(s): Oso Pub
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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

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