Lima Locomotive Works, Inc.
Photo Credit:
Left: Steve Lee (2007)
Right: by Derek Buel (3-23-2007)
Shop Number 3203 - Built for: Anaconda Copper Mining Co.
{2,620th Lima Built Shay}
Built:
5-14-1923
Class:
C
70-3
Trucks:
3
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
3 - 12 x 15
Gear Ratio:
2.25
Wheel Dia.:
36"
Gauge:
std.
Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]

E.W.T. - 50"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
200
Tractive Effort:
30,375 Lbs.
Factor of
Adhesion:

5.69
Maximum
Safe Speed:

19.0
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
5 Tons
Water Capacity:
3,000 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
141,000
Owners:
Anaconda Copper Mining Co., Lbr. Dept., #5, Bonner, MT
Anaconda Copper Mining Co., Lbr. Dept., #5, Stark, MT
(by 6-1925) Out of service, square shafts removed. Not know if it went back in service.
(1962) Jack Hoover (railfan), Great Falls, MT (less square shafts)
(1962) displayed at Mehmke Steam Museum, Fife, MT
(11-4-2005) Arizona State RR Museum #5, Williams, AZ
(4-2007) Restored & displayed at Arizona State RR Museum #5, Williams, AZ
Disposition: (11-2005 - 4-2007) At Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, AZ for restoration
Additional Notes:
The square shafts may have been removed in 1925 and never put back on.
Note: This Shay is displayed as Saginaw & Manistee Lumber Company #5, which never owned or leased this Shay. Saginaw & Manistee Lumber Co. leased sn-2905 from Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc., McNary AZ in 1943 and it was later scrapped.
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