Climax Loco undergoing Restoration at the factory site, Volunteers wanted too

[DDoug]

Restoration of Historic Locomotive Keeps Moving Forward - Erie News Now | WICU and WSEE in Erie, PA

Might even need some gear experts on this Loco.

 

[Ed Hobbs]

Would love to know the whole story on this related to how did they get it to PA?? Hope they are fully documenting all this. Thanks for posting! Ed

 

[Jim Christie]

An Earlier thread about it here,
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...come-home-383395/?highlight=Climax+Locomotive
A couple of the links no longer worked for me but this one did .
After 118 years in Alaska, Climax locomotive heads back to Pennsylvania - Trains
Several more articles about it here that I didn't check out
Trains Magazine Climax Locomotive from Alaska - Google Search
Jim

 

[DDoug]

Would love to know the whole story on this related to how did they get it to PA?? Hope they are fully documenting all this. Thanks for posting! Ed

They are quite small locomotives, made for smaller gauge and lighter rails, used for getting logs out of the forest.

IIRC the last one I saw on a truck, came on a normal semi trailer, not even a lowboy or double drop trailer.

 

[DDoug]

I wonder if these are related ?
Ajax Gas Engine - farm & garden - by owner - sale

Corry is not a large town.