Replica Climax Logging Steam Locomotive: Locust Heights and Western

In the hills of Clarksburg, West Virginia behind a quiet, residential community, a small, backyard railroad runs between the trees. The Locust Heights and Western Railroad is a privately owned and operated railroad that began in 1974 with the construction of a replica type-A vertical boiler Climax steam locomotive. This was one of the common early designs of logging railroad locomotives in North America. During the summer, the railroad gives public rides on most Wednesday evenings over their three quarter mile long loop of track. In the spring of 2018, I participated in a photography event that was put on as a fundraiser for the railroad. Come along as we watch the little Climax locomotive pulling recreated logging railroad trains through the forest on the Locust Heights and Western Railroad.


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