Climax #1662 Abernethy Lougheed #66
This builders
photo of this engine is a good example of the updated design for the
class C Climax. The engine sports the redesigned truck using more
steel castings including the cast steel side frames. Abernethy
Lougheed operated in British Columbia, but note that this locomotive
is set up for burning coal. You can just make out the ash pan, and
the smokebox has the hand hole covers on the sides, as well as the
ash clean out on the bottom. Note the obvious gear cover for the
crankshaft/lineshaft gears. The cover protected the gears, but it is
hard to say how long they lasted until they were removed, as no
factory gear covers survive preserved on a locomotive.
