Climax 9 Debut at Cass Scenic Railroad
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- For their 2019 Rail Heritage Weekend, the Cass Scenic Railroad staged two major firsts. The star of this year's show was the return of Climax 9, built originally for the Moore Keppel & Company in 1919. After several years in the restoration shop, the 9 was restored back to operation under her own power!
The first run took place on new trackage too, over the old Greenbrier Subdivision of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Following a devastating flood in 1985 that washed out the track, the railroad has slowly been rebuilt to eventually carry trains alongside the Greenbrier River to the town of Durbin. This photo freight train would be the farthest north a train had traveled on this line.
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It's alive! It's finally alive! After EIGHTEEN YEARS of work! Well done and congratulations to all at Cass!
...how do geared locomotives take so much longer to overhaul than most steamies?
@@theextremeanimator4721 This particular engine was literraly a rusting hulk on a siding for DECADES before its restoration began. They had to dismantle it down to mere pieces and rebuild it from the ground up, part by part. #9 returning to life is probably one of the greatest preservation stories of all time.
I did my internship at Cass around 2006. I remember this thing sitting in the shop, partially put together, awaiting parts. I am so proud of Cass for getting it up and running. Magnificent work guys!
Cass did a great job
@@DynamoProductions-trains and it’s one of those railroads that still does steam operations.
It’s so good to see climax 9 running
It put on an excellent show
❤😂🎉@@DynamoProductions-trains
Finally, the Climax no. 9 is alive and the once flooded abandoned subline is restored.
It's a great time to be at Cass
@@DynamoProductions-trains not sure what shays or other rod locomotives will be new to in line for their 1472??
Big 6 is getting the rebuild now, the BC&G 4 and Climax 3 are expected to get rebuilds sometime after.
I remember seeing this thing in the shops so long ago. Great to see it running!
Cass did an excellent job
2019 was great year of steam trains returned to service after restoration.
@Ethan Schmid you are exactly right.
Too bad D&RGW 493 just missed out, it came back in February or something of 2020
@@basictransportenthusiast4386 yeah, 493 returns to steam in February last year.
We didn't know how good we had it
Cass loves standing on the whistles of all of their trains.
It's nice with the echoes.
@@DynamoProductions-trains its not bad, but I like to hear the rest of the locomotive operating
My childhood revolved around Cass, as a native of Greenbank I am so happy to see the climax up and running again.
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I love it! Cass Scenic is a fantastic place to visit. The locomotives are great fun to watch and listen to. They work HARD. Finally, the scenery is beautiful. If you haven't been there, you are missing one of the best steam locomotive operations in the country.
Cass really is one of the best places for steam
About time that thing was done! But none the less I’m glad another climax is back in service.
Get this: Climax 9 is now the second oldest operating engine at Cass, second only to Shay 5. I guess it's never too late to start a new life, even at 100!
18 years of rebuild, but it finally ran again
This Is so Fantastic! I Saw 9 Right Brfore she was complete and did A Video On Climax 9, during her Restoration! Cass is a Fantastic Railroad! Live the Locomotives! Just want to Say Fantastic Video!
I have saw his video.
@@nathancorcoran5347 Awesome!
Thanks.
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@@DynamoProductions-trains thanks.
I've been waiting for this day
Cannot wait to see it myself during the Trains Magazine and Sigma photo charter in November. Great video!
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Finally someone upload content of 9 it took 4 days and the only videos on Facebook but finally
This was basically the engine's first run
I was born and live in the city where all climax locomotives were built. My house is a mile from the old factory. It's wonderful to see apart of my hometown heritage running and working as it was made to do. It's to bad the historical museum in town only has a static display of one that hasn't run in decades.
The Climax is just a cool piece of machinery to watch in operation! On my bucket list to visit Cass someday!
It's well worth the visit
I've been watching and waiting for this locomotive to be steamed up. I like how the natural wood details look on it, they have done a great job.
Hope they run it on the Whittaker train once it gets settled in to smooth running. I'd love to hear the sound of this thing working hard on the hill. It sounds so different from the shays and Heisler 6.
It was a great show, Cass did well
The BC forestry Museum has two Climax engines Hill crest lumber company #9 and #2 it’s so neat to see one in action and hard to belive this took 18 years to restore this one.
It was a big backburner project, as Cass is regularly operating and rebuilding up to seven locomotives at a given time.
So nice to see a climax at Cass. All the locomotives are great at Cass.I also love the Climax locomotives in Clark's Trading Post in New Hampshire
This is soo amazing! Cudos to the guys that took on this project and now they have all 3 types of geared locomotives.
Love to see operate with a diamond stack someday like the original Cass Climax 9 did. As is, what an achievement! EIGHTEEN YEARS of work paid off! Congrats to all at Cass!
@@thunderbird1921 And the first time in TWENTY years that a new engine entered service at Cass.
They did a great job rebuilding it
Holy shit, they finally did it!!! I remember when it was just a pile of rust on that graveyard track.
I remember that from when I used to watched that old Pentrex film of Cass Scenic Railroad from when I was a kid. It's surely been a long road for #9.
Yep, it's finally alive! That engine waited 50 years for her chance and finally got it! Congratulations to all involved at Cass!
@@astromotive6047 I remember I did a shop tour back when I was 6 and only the trucks and a small part of the fame were done. I'm 20 now. This almost brought tears to my eyes.
Rail Racer bro u took me back like 8 years dude
They did a great job
This is fabulous. Great video!!
Thanks
The climax has begun!
It has reached an apex
@@DynamoProductions-trains Indeed it has.
Well now I know another steam locomotive that entered/returned to service from an overhaul. Here are the other ones that returned from one or are nearly completed
Sierra 28 completed early April 2019
Union Pacific big boy 4014 completed late April 2019
Shay 5 completed late May 2019
Canadian National 7470 completed early June 2019
Santa Fe 2926 completed late July/early August 2019 still going through repairs and will proably reenter service in 2020
Norfolk and Western 475 completed September 2019 right on time for the events with 611
Climax 9 completed early September 2019
And there are more steam locomotives that are going through overhauls that some might be completed next year such as reading 2102 and 2100, Us Army 610, Union Pacific 618, Santa Fe 2926 mentioned earlier and others too
I thought the shay was completed in 2018?
TVRM’s 610 is not under overhaul, just to note.
@@jacobwoods8738 it actually is
@@evanf1293 610 was partially stripped for an inspection and evaluation to decide whether we would decide to rebuild it. Of late the shop forces have been busy with L&N 2728 (dining car), SOU 832 (coach), 5044 earlier this year (GP38-2), 630 on various occasions, and of course my beloved No 98 (Pullman Office Car). 610 is currently back under the pole barn, and has been for some time, waiting for more attention, but currently nothing has been publicly announced, and nothing has happened since it went under the pole barn and the passenger fleet came into the shops. I do not mean to argue, but as of just the other day it was sitting outside the pole barn where it has been, untouched, since it was in the shop and the smokebox face was removed.
@@jacobwoods8738 I see so it looks like it'll be a few more years til shes operational again
Beautiful footage!
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This is a good video. It's happy to see Cass Scenic Railroad Climax # 9 being restored back into it's operation.
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Great to see her running again, I saw her in the deadlines in the early 1990s, just a rusted out hulk. They do need to square up her valve timing a bit though. I am sure they will have her squared away soon.
This was basically a test run for the 9. Repairs were made shortly after.
Absolutely wonderful! Another Climax lives! And a Class C Climax to boot!
I wonder if she suffers from the vibration issue Mt Rainier #10 suffered from.
CarNutz WDYM by “vibration issue”?
[WUT] RKProRacer - Class C Climax’s were rumored to have severe vibration issues at medium-high speeds.
The only physical proof of this vibration on video, however, was the on Class C Climax up at the Mt Rainier Scenic, Hillcrests’ #10.
Between 8-12 MPH (a Class-C Climax’s top speed is about 14-16), Hillcrest #10 has been videoed to vibrate to such a degree that it almost bounces the crew out of their seats.
A documentary called “The Rock Trains” has the best footage of the vibration, but any video of #10 blowing its’ whistle when moving between 8-12 MPH will showcase it, as the whistle will audibly warble due to the vibration.
So I’m curious if this engine suffers from the same thing. Allegedly it’s the inherent design of the cross-shaft, but there are reports of other Class C’s that have not suffered from this vibration.
Huh, neat. Thanks CarNutz
@@rucarnuts13 I haven't been able to find a video of it.
electrik løss - Not many videos of #10 at speed on CZcams it seems. Just checked myself. It doesn’t help that she’s been down for her 1472 Inspection since the early 2010’s, so new video of her is non-existent.
The best footage there is of the vibration is in a documentary you can find on Amazon (both streamed and disk) or Ebay.
It’s called ‘The Rock Trains’ by Golden Rail Video. It’s a good documentary that goes into detail on #10’s vibration, among other issues she has, during a bridge washout on the Mt Rainier Scenic back in the 90’s. It even showcases a cab ride in #10 at the vibration/hopping speed, complete with the crew being bounced nearly out of their seats.
But if that’s not an option, then you can hear the vibration when she’s at “hopping speed” and blowing her whistle. All the Pentrex documentaries that showcase her at speed also showcases the warble in her whistle from the intense vibration very clearly.
Wow nice footage! When I saw this engine 5 years ago it was in pieces. I am glad to see it back together and running. Thanks for sharing.
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I love the side rod patterns
She looks beautiful I hope I can find a way to see here in October
This means that Cass Scenic Railroad now has all 3 types of Geared Locomotives in service: The Shays (aka Shays #2, 4, 5, Western Maryland #6, and 11), The Heisler (aka Heisler #6), and.... The Climax! (aka Climax No. 9)
All three major types, anyway. Many more types of geared engines were invented, none as successful as the 3 represented at Cass.
Okie =3
They've also got 2-3 other Shays in their yard/buildings. It's not clear what they'll end up doing with them though (#3 was on display near the station, but is now in storage and another had some parts removed to be used on the Climax (Shay 36).
@@jimmyhook4852 Don't forget Durbin Rocket Climax 3
I remember watching the documentary that was made in 1995. The climax was just a rusty body on a chassis. They really turned her around.
Yes! Finally, welcome back Climax No. 9! What's next?
Cass has confirmed after Big 6 is rebuilt, the 2-8-0 #4 is next.
@@DynamoProductions-trains When is #4 ready after restoration?
It can’t be ready after restoration because that hasn’t begun yet.
@@DynamoProductions-trains Oh ok, well keep it updated!
This would be the perfect place to film a remake of Emperor of the north pole!
Soon we'll have 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10.
Fantastic coverage.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Great video, thanks, showing a remarkable locomotive - never seen one like that before and it has a fascinating beat to it. With Shays playing tunes as well, who could ask for more! Best wishes, Bob K.
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It's so good to see her back! Great video!!!
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that's right!
No god please no
@@BigNate5404 Well, at least he’s better than the twins.
i had no idea they owned a climax! and ive known about cass since 2010
It's been under rebuild for that whole time.
That climax is beautiful
It certainly is
Awesome video glad it''s back!
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Ngl kinda funny when the shays went by
It’s literally a railroad of tortoises lol
Tortoises with enough strength to pull of your roof lol
Hey guys, since I will used some of your videos by permission, This video will be called Rescue Me by Murshmellow fetures A day To Remember.
4:28 what going on with it's funnel???????
Probably some steam leaked out of her stack.
After literally being BURNED ALIVE IN A WORKSHOP FIRE. Number 9 rides the rails!
Usually the fireman never rings 9’s bell that much
Well this was its debut
Yay!! The climax is running! Well done Cass Scenic Railroad another Steam locomotive has been saved!
It's been a long restoration, but they pulled it off.
Not sure if this might ever happen but I hope when Heisler 6 returns to cass it either double heads with 9 or triple heads with 9 and another shay.
Something like that will likely happen
@@DynamoProductions-trains I mean with the track leading to durbin, WV nearly done then maybe
Awesome
That was amazing to see Shay 5 whistle salute Climax 9 as it passed. For all that Climax went through over the last 50 years, this return to operation is the greatest 100th Birthday present it could have been given!
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The Climax is the best type of geared steam engine
It might be
Not the best but they do have the most horse power output
This is just my opinion
Hooray
Nice! Isn't this engine the only 3 truck Climax currently running?
Mount Rainier Scenic RR has the other.
@@tomlebudzinski7716 Oh alright. That's good to know.
csxnstrainman - Mt Rainier Scenic’s is down with boiler issues, so yes; this is the only operational 3-truck Climax.
Yes, it is the only operating 3 truck Climax. Mt Rainier's Climax is out of service, making this the only operating 3 truck Climax, until 10 at Mt Rainier receives an FRA Form 4 rebuild.
Dynamo Productions - Is there any timeline for #10s’ rebuild? Or is it scheduled after they get #11 and #91 rebuilt?
Wow it steams and works with out extra help
It did pretty well
I wonder if it will be powering trains up and down the mountain during autumn foliage season next month.
The Climax still needs a fair amount of work. It likely will start operating to Whittaker and Bald Knob for the 2020 season.
@@DynamoProductions-trains How powerful is Climax #9 compared to some of the Shays there? Not as familiar with this type of engine.
@@thunderbird1921 While we're not sure of an exact horsepower or tractive effort rating on 9, we do know that with a Climax and Shay of equal size, the Climax is more powerful in most cases. However, 9 is small, smaller than the Cass shays.
Dynamo Productions it seems like she runs fine to me. I can’t wait to see this thing power trains up the mountain to bald knob!
@@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266 I think it needs some adjustments, and the paint scheme is only on one side right now. It's looking mighty good though. I think primarily they'll use it on the Whittaker train though. From what I've read, its tonnage size is around that of Shay 5.
2 things.
1) It's fantastic to see #9 operational and looking really damn good.
2) Is she wearing a Crosby 3 chime in this video? Just curious.
razgrizaceblaze259 i believe that is a lunkenheimer 3 chime
This is the greatest 100th Birthday present they could have given Climax 9. She FINALLY got her turn after 50 years of waiting!
4:28 I'm used to shay 6 having that whistle
Many Thanks for sharing your video Brian , as I live on the West Coast of Australia ( Perth ) - I would not be able to see see one of these loco's up close as I don't ever see myself being able to afford coming to the U.S. to have a look at any of these up close in person , just a small request if possible - is there any chance of seeing a "pacing shot" of any of these great American loco's???? , keep up your great work!! ; Kevin.
We're glad you enjoyed the video. Sadly there isnt much if any oppurtunity to pace the engines at Cass. However, out of our 7 members we've taken several pacing shots over the years. You can find one in our video "Strasburg Rail Road Extra West Bound 89" and in our Strasburg Rail Road video dedicated in memory of David Boyer. You'll also find pacing shots in future videos, as well as GoPro shots from cameras mounted on engines.
@@DynamoProductions-trains awesome stuff , many Thanks once again.
Is this a narrow gauge railroad? The tracks look kinda close together. I was thinking that climax engines were built for the narrow gauge railroads. I sure love the sound of a climax engine.
No, the Cass Scenic Railroad is standard gauge.
First off, wow! Second: I didn't know they had a logging business going. I mean Cass has all the necessary locomotives to do so considering they're all Shay's. Also, HOLY CRAP YOU FOUND THE ONLY TWO SURVIVING WESTERN MARYLAND ROLLING STOCK!!!!!!!!!
The log car and load of logs is merely for the photographers. The logging days in Cass are long gone, but the railroad in Cass was built around the logging industry.
They kept their promise
I guess we have a logging loco
If it's ok that I can film some of your video on my laptop with my phone or my tablet so I can make a unofficial music video without the sound of the engine in the background, just the music, just saying it by permission.
Yeah, it’s fine. Just credit us and it’s no big deal
@@DynamoProductions-trains sure thing guys, I always count on you.
Climax 3 should doublehead with Climax 9
Climax 3 is not operational.
@@DynamoProductions-trains Well, until it returns to steam, it would be awesome.
Big 6 is the current project, BC&G 4 will be next. Even if they do work on climax 3, it will not be for a while.
I’m not even sure why you’re obsessed with doubleheading when they’ve already used the 9 to lead quintupleheaders
as cool as this loco is, you think it would shake the living hell out the engine
Balancing will fix that.
Very interesseting video
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Does anyone know if the west Virginia pulp and paper company engine is running or if they ever plan on restoring it??
Shay No. 5, seen in this video, is a former WVP&P engine.
@@DynamoProductions-trains thank you very much, my dad put 42 years in the woodyard at westvaco, i was hoping that they would not just let it rust.
@@andrewbeckman351 Worth noting, Shay 5 is actually the West Virginia state locomotive. The only original Cass locomotive left. The oldest operating shay in the world. And unless we're mistaken, the engine to have remained on it's home rails the longest, since she was new in 1905.
@@DynamoProductions-trains so the westvaco engine was always up there then, that story on wqed was not very specific, and dad never knew exactly where it was located either just that one of them was stored up there. Again thanks for the information sir.
Well hot d***! They brought #9 back to life!
Cass did a great job
She is beautiful I love all logging locomotives but the climax is my number one favorite for there design is as unique as the Shay locomotives. Now both tourist railroads can be proud to have two operating climax locomotives I look forward to seeing number 9 climb cheat Mountain up to Bald Knob and I even look forward to her meeting up with sister number 3 and traversing The Greenbrier
What two operating Climax locomotives are you referring to? There are only two in the US, 9 at Cass, and 6 at White Mtn. Central in New Hampshire. No. 3 at Durbin is out of service indefinitely for a 15 year inspection. And Hillcrest #10 at Mt. Rainier in Washington state is also out of service indefinitely for her 15 year.
@@DynamoProductions-trains 5 at Roaring Camp is being tested for restoration.
I Am Going To Draw Shay The Climax Engine By Seth Dorian Reid
9 sounds like 190 from tweetsie
Got any other videos of rail heritage weekend?
Yes - however that footage is being used in a larger project, one that won't be out for a while.
@@DynamoProductions-trains ok I was just wondering that's all.
I've Called You Ferdinand!
Is that the one that has been under restoration for years?
That is correct.
More than a decade under rebuild
Why are the pistons upright
It's a Climax type engine, the pistons move a geared drive shaft.
Hol up...
*THATS FUCKING FERDINAND*
Ferdinand: *tH@t'5 R!gHT!*
If they did it with her I bet they can do it to shay 7 hopefully
Cass is working on 2-8-0 #4 and Climax 3 down the road, not to mention the Shays still needing rebuild
What whistle is that on 9?
Nathan 6 chime I think maybe.
Or maybe it is a replica southern railway 3 chime.
What speed Climax can achive?
They seem pretty slow in all videos I watched.
The Climax type is generally cited as a 12-15mph top speed. The class of locomotive is designed for extremely steep grades, sharp curves and poor track conditions, so being slow is hardly a bad thing given the locomotive's purpose.
@@DynamoProductions-trains Sure thing that this engine do not need to be fast because, as you stated, it is designed for such curved railroads in mountins. But man, in this video, it looks like you can walk beside her and cope with her speed.
@@chadthompson7139 Depending on the gear ratio, no doubt. Not all Climax locomotives were built with the same gear ratio, and some did have the ability to switch between high and low gear.
Why was it renumbered....it used to be No. 8...
It was No. 6, not 8. As far as I know it was never painted as 8, the Middle Fork left her painted as Moore Keppel & Co. 6 even after it "became 8". It was renumbered to 9 because Cass already has CSRR 6, the Heisler, and WMRY 6, the Big 6 shay. And the original Climax at Cass was number 6 until the railroad aquired shay 6 in 1914, at that time the original Climax 6 at Cass was renumbered to 9. So, to avoid having yet another engine numbered 6, and to honor the first Climax at Cass, this no. 6 became no. 9, just as the first Climax at Cass did in 1914.
@@DynamoProductions-trains O.o
Hello beautiful
Engine sounds a little lame on one side. Still a neat restoration regardless!
Yep that' what I was thinking. she needs a little work on the timing to square her up.
Corey Daspit Another possibility is they have the L&R slide valves swapped or in backwards. It’s a common mistake experienced with a new restoration spanning multiple decades.
This was basically a glorified test run.
Hello
Real ferdinad of Thomas the tank engine
Shut up.
Ferdinand