Climax (milepost CF 82.2)
This community in southeast Guilford County is at an altitude of 824 feet above sea level. It was established in 1853 and named for its location on high ground. In the days of the A&Y, the town held the junction with the Ramseur branch. In 1943, Climax trackage could hold 19 cars.
Some of the buildings from the A&Y era still exist.
Here's a photo I took of the building that housed the Climax
post office and M.L. Allred and Son.
This building as you can see faces the tracks.
Here are a couple of photos of the Security Feed Mills, another of the
ubiquitous feed mills in the region. At first, I thought this mill was abandoned, but the
vehicles parked in front made me rethink that conclusion. The state of the rail spur
suggests that NS does not serve it anymore, though the A&Y and maybe the Southern
probably did.
I am including the shot in Climax below to
help modelers get a feel for the countryside through which the A&Y ran. Remember
this was a rainy cloudy day. You'll have to look at the shots of towns north of
Greensboro to see what the countryside looks like on a sunny day.
