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At least eight types of geared locomotives were built commercially and sold in the United States for industrial use. The types operated mostly on logging rail-roads were the Shay, the Climax and the Heisler, in that order. Each was designed specifically to meet certain needs. None was best for all conditions. This painting by Richard Ward shows Climax engine No. 3 of the Elk River Coal & Lumber Co., fording the shallow Lilly Creek Fork of Elk River near Dundon and Swandale, West Virginia. She is returning from laying new track in the woods. The ERC&L railroad is standard gauge, about 26 miles long, and its track is sometimes covered by water. But as this picture
shows, fording water-covered tracks is not uncommon for a Climax. This sturdy old engine continued operating until 1960. At the time she was retired, she was the only Climax in the country left in logging service.
COLLECTION OF MICHAEL KOCH
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