Clarks Trading Post Climax Steam Engine going out and coming in.

Clarks Trading Post in Lincoln New Hampshire has a Climax geared steam locomotive and was built in 1920 in Corry, Pennsylvania by the Climax Manufacturing Company. It was patented February 25, 1890 and has the builder's number 1603. The 50-ton Climax was bought brand new by the Beebe River Lumber Company in Campton, NH located about 16 miles south of Clark's Bears. The Beebe River Lumber Company used it to haul lumber out of the Waterville Valley area. They sold the Climax to the East Branch and Lincoln Railroad in Lincoln, NH. There it was used for a few years hauling lumber and then put into storage.

In 1951 the Clark's bought the Climax and had plans to restore it someday. In the early 1970's the trucks were put back together. In 1975 the Climax was moved into the new brick engine house for restoration. A new lagging jacket, pins and bushings were installed. Also that winter they replaced the tubes in the boiler and the gears were repaired as well. The Climax was converted from coal to wood. By the summer of 1976, the Climax was ready to go online for passenger service on the White Mountain Central RR for the first time!