Web Site Updates
2024-04-25
Removed the javascript image popups from the unconfirmed serial numbers section. All images are now shown inline automatically, with no need for popup windows. Corrected MySQLi errors leading to page navigation issues in the results for both rosters. All results are now visible.
With the completion of those updates, the website is now fully back up and running. I have some improvement ideas, and there are probably a few bugs still lurking, but this completes the initial database rebuild phase.
2024-04-25
Removed the javascript image popups from the confirmed serial numbers section. All images are now shown inline automatically, with no need for popup windows.
This site was originally created in 1998. At that time bandwidth and space were both very expensive, and so the images were small and you had to click on a link to show them one at a time. That was the right answer for that era of dial up modems and slow bandwidth, but not for today. Those same small images will now work perfectly as reference images in the listings.
2024-04-23
Started looking into what it would take to get the website up and running again. It was over 16 years since any real updates had been done, though it had endured multiple server migrations. I did the website version of a locomotive's 1472 inspection. Can it be fixed? What will it take to get it running again? I discovered that the site was a bespoke work of art, with coding and design that has held up very well in the 1/4 century that the site has existed. That's an incredible longevity for websites, and a testament to Ed Vasser's design and coding skills.
Phase 1 was updating all MySQL database code to MySQLi code, restoring database functionality, and allowing the site to work once again. Every single page needed multipe revisions, not due to any design errors, but needed due to differences in MySQL vs MySQLi coding.
Most operations are now working properly, still testing and resolving minor glitches. It will likely take some time to find all minor issues.
2024-04-21
Carl Wassink of Corry Rails contacted me and basically said "This is an important resource! Please consider either fixing it, or giving it to somebody who will!" Thus began version 2.0 of this website. I'd had plans and ideas for years, but it never became a priority.
2008-2024
ClimaxLocomotives.com website is kept running, but no major changes or upgrades were made. At some poing in 2023(?) the MySQL on my server was updated to MySQLi, which broke all of the SQL related functions, so the searchs no longer worked. The framework remained, but functionality was broken.
2007-11-18
Bob Harbison takes over the website, and migrates it to a new server. No major changes were made.
2007-05-18
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 117 - S/N 171 - S/N 365 - S/N 642 - S/N 1155 - S/N 1271 - S/N 1415 - S/N 1447
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X357
Thanks to Barry J. Smith for contributing these photographs from his collection.
2007-04-29
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 155 - S/N 1133 - S/N 1245 - S/N 1305
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X170 - X230
Thanks again to Barry J. Smith for contributing these photographs from his collection.
2007-04-22
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 337 - S/N 373 - S/N 383 - S/N 473 - S/N 1327 - S/N 1549
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X60 - X101 - X181
Thanks again to Barry J. Smith for contributing these photographs from his collection.
2007-02-24
Added photograph of S/N 313 to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 313 is a Class A Climax locomotive that survives in Eagle River, Alaska.
2007-02-09
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 321 - S/N 339 - S/N 475 - S/N 1525 - S/N 1631
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X107 - X148
Thanks again to Barry J. Smith for contributing these photographs from his collection.
2007-01-18
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 83 - S/N 141 - S/N 153 - S/N 196 - S/N 357 - S/N 435 - S/N 522 - S/N 746 - S/N 756 - S/N 850 - S/N 898 - S/N 928 - S/N 1409 - S/N 1654 - S/N 1682
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X18 - X49 - X70 - X111 - X122 - X127 - X139 - X143 - X436 - X437
Once again, a big thank you to Barry J. Smith for contributing these photographs from his collection.
2007-01-15
Added new photograph to the History of the Climax Locomotive, showing what is believed to be the first (prototype) Climax locomotive, built by Charles D. Scott. Thanks to Barry J. Smith for contributing this rare find.
2006-12-31
Happy New Year!
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 317 - S/N 453 - S/N 630 - S/N 694 - S/N 740 - S/N 952
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X2 - X108 - X187
2006-11-23
Added the following photographs (all Australian) to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 385 - S/N 1297 - S/N 1317 - S/N 1375 - S/N 1650 - S/N 1653 - S/N 1676
Added the following photographs (all Australian) to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X47 - X137 - X138 - X234
Special thanks to Barry J. Smith for providing these images.
2006-11-18
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 154 - S/N 166 - S/N 177 - S/N 179 - S/N 190 - S/N 201 - S/N 227 - S/N 249 - S/N 273 - S/N 311 - S/N 329 - S/N 399 - S/N 415 - S/N 514 - S/N 782 - S/N 786 - S/N 838 - S/N 966 - S/N 980 - S/N 1021 - S/N 1195 - S/N 1319 - S/N 1363 - S/N 1365 - S/N 1399 - S/N 1405 - S/N 1411 - S/N 1469 - S/N 1581 - S/N 1588 - S/N 1592 - S/N 1596 - S/N 1638 - S/N 1646 - S/N 1647 - S/N 1649 - S/N 1671
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X44 - X123 - X125 - X131 - X146 - X179 - X225 - X257 - X290 - X365 - X513
Special thanks to Barry J. Smith for providing these images.
2006-10-28
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 1543
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X208
Special thanks to Barry J. Smith for providing these images.
2006-10-15
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 169 - S/N 1063 - S/N 1285 - S/N 1453 - S/N 1636 - S/N 1692 - Corrected photograph of S/N 818
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X27 - X62 - X133 - X156
Special thanks to Barry J. Smith for providing these images.
2006-09-17
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 186 - S/N 209 - S/N 570 - S/N 696 - S/N 818 - S/N 822 - S/N 1035 - S/N 1151 - S/N 1255 - S/N 1433 - S/N 1449 - S/N 1662 - S/N 1666
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X30 - X75 - X172
Special thanks to Barry J. Smith for providing these images.
2006-09-01
Added the following photographs to the Climax Shop Numbers:
S/N 174 - S/N 226 - S/N 596 - S/N 752 - S/N 842 - S/N 1225 - S/N 1331 - S/N 1600
Added the following photographs to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers:
X5 - X64 - X136
Special thanks to Barry J. Smith for providing these images.
2006-08-27
Added photograph of Class A Climax X151 in service in Java, courtesy of Barry J. Smith.
2006-08-17
Added photograph of Class B Climax S/N 1117 taken at the Climax Manufacturing plant in Corry, Pennsylvania, by Walter Casler; courtesy of Barry J. Smith.
2006-04-30
Due to spammers (don't you just hate them!), I've added a contact form for submissions, comments or information. I will try and answer all messages that require a response within 24 hours.
2006-04-14
Unknown Climax Shop Numbers - X68 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. determined to be 36 inch gauge. Added photograph of X102 American Lumber Co. No. 8, Thoreau, NM (Zuni Mountain Railroad No. 8), courtesy of Cibola National Forest Collection. Thanks!
2006-03-30
Modified the Climax Owner Information pages so that no more than 50 entries are displayed per page.
2005-12-04
The site has been revised and some new content added. Some pages have been renamed and/or moved to new locations on the server. If you have linked to a particular page on this site, you will have to update your links accordingly. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but you can easily locate the page(s) by using the Site Map or from the Home page.
New features:
Photographs contained on the Climax Locomotive History, Surviving Climax Locomotives and Climax Locomotive roster pages will now open in a small popup window, if your browser supports the use of JavaScript. However, all photographs are accessible regardless of whether or not you have JavaScript enabled on your browser. Some browsers may require that you allow access to these popup windows. It’s perfectly safe to do so on this site.
Full roster data is now displayed for all search functions on the roster pages including functions to list locomotives by Class and track gauge. Formerly, the locomotive Class and track gauge listings consisted of a single page with only the Shop Number or Tracking Number listed.
Server Changes:
All pages contained on both the Climax Locomotives and Saw Mills sites now have PHP extensions. If you have linked to a particular page on the site and cannot locate it - refer to the Site Map.
2005-11-20
Added new photographs to the Climax Shop Number Roster for the following locomotives: S/N 190, S/N 968, S/N 1085, S/N 1379 and S/N 1399.
2005-08-05
Added an Internet version of a 1900 Climax Manufacturing Company Catalog.
2005-06-17
Added some photographs of Class C Climax S/N 1551 restoration work at the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, in Cass, West Virginia, to the Articles Of Interest. A big thank you to Walter Scriptunas II, for sending along the photographs.
2005-05-14
Added photograph of X160 to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers Roster.
2005-03-21
Added photograph of X109 to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers Roster.
2005-03-20
Added photograph of S/N 732 to the Climax Shop Number Roster.
2005-03-10
Added photograph of X155 to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers Roster.
2005-03-02
Added new photographs of S/N 222 and S/N 178 to the Climax Shop Number Roster.
2005-01-09
New photographs of S/N 1203 and S/N 1694 on the Climax Shop Number Roster. This is a correction as S/N 1203 was incorrectly shown as S/N 1694. Special thanks to Bill Hanks for the photograph of S/N 1694.
2004-12-02
X282 - First owner determined to be W. O. Osburn Lumber Co., Rib Lake, WI - Sold to Rib Lake Lumber Co., Rib Lake, WI 1902. Thanks to Tim Sasse for the corrected information.
X564 - Added to the Unknown Climax Shop Numbers Roster - This standard gauge Climax (Class unknown) was purchased by Menominee Bay Lumber Co., Wabeno, WI 1-27-1905. Data confirmed from records of the Menominee Bay Lumber Co., and information furnished by Tim Sasse.