Photo Credit:
Top: George R. Kadelak Collection
Bottom: Geared Steam Locomotive Works
| Shop Number 2977 | - | Built for: Oklahoma Portland Cement Co. |
| Built: |
Class: 50-2 |
Trucks: |
Cylinders: 3 - 11 x 12 |
| Gear Ratio: |
Wheel Diam: |
Gauge: |
Boiler:
[Style - Diam.] |
| Fuel Type: |
Fuel Capacity: |
Water Capacity: |
Empty Weight: 81,600 |
| Owners: Oklahoma Portland Cement Co. #2, Lawrence, OK (2-1920) Virgin Pine Lumber Co. #2, Piave, MS (c7-1926) C & R Lumber Co. #15, Blodgett, MS (by 4-16-1931) Goodyear Yellow Pine Co. #2, Picayune, MS (8-14-1944) Crosby Lumber & Manufacturing Co. #15 later #1 (3rd), Crosby, MS Pascagoula Veneer Co. #1, Crosby, MS; not used (7-1966) C. W. Witbeck, (railfan), Hammond, LA (11-13-1970) Thomas Lawson Jr. (railfan), Dixie Midland Ry #8, Birmingham, AL (1983) Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Ry #8, Eureka Springs, AR (1989) Lowville & Beaver River Ry, Lowville & Beaver River #8, Lowville, NY Railway Historical Society of Northern New York, Lowville & Beaver River, Croghan, NY |
|||
| Disposition: Display, Needs Restoration | |||
| Additional Notes:
Shipped to: Lawrence, OK SLc Survivor List (6-2-2002) The FRA has barred it [2977] from further operation until a major rebuild of the boiler has been completed. Upon further inspection other major mechanical conditions were discovered that need to be addressed. Two cracks have developed on the crank drive housing that will need to be repaired, the boiler needs re-tubing, and the airbrake system needs updating. No date has been set for the repairs and the future of the Shay is unknown at this time. It is currently parked in the engine house and will be used as a static display. Richard Mooney, www.newyorktrains.com |
|||