Lima Locomotive & Machine Co.


Photo Credit:
Top: The Shay Locomotive, Titan of the Timber by Michael Koch
Lower: Donald R Hensley, Jr Collection
Shop Number 1519 - Built for: G.W. Huntley Lumber Co.
Built:
07-06-1905
Class:
C
65-3
Trucks:
3
Cylinders:
[#-Diam x Stroke]
3 - 12 x 15
Gear Ratio:
2.211
Wheel Diam:
36"
Gauge:
std
Boiler:
[Style - Diam.]
E.W.T. - 46"
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
5 Tons
Water Capacity:
3000 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
109,400
Owners:
G. W. Huntley & Son #1, Ronceverte, WV
(1915) West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., Greenbrier Cheat & Elk RR Co. #1 (2nd), Cass, WV
(10-1928) West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. #1, Cass, WV
(6-15-1942) Mower Lumber Co., #1, Cass, WV
(9-1-1960) Midwest Raleigh, Inc. (Scrap dealer), Charleston, WV, Shay left at Cass WV
(6-1962) State of West Virginia, Cass, Greenbrier, Cheat & Bald Knob Scenic RR #1, Cass, WV
(1963) State of West Virginia, Cass Scenic RR #1, Cass, WV
(8-1980) Leased to: Baltimore & Ohio Transportation Museum, Baltimore, MD
(1990) Leased to: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Disposition: On Display, The B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore MD, lettered for "Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk"
Additional Notes: SLc Survivor List
In 1957 due to shortage of black paint, received unusual paint scheme of a Chinese red paint on cab, coal bunker and tender with dark green boiler jacket, steam dome and sand dome.
Only Cass Shay with snow blades, front and rear.
(8-1980) Leased to Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD in trade for sn-3354 (WM-#6)

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