Shay Geared Steam Locomotives

	Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. #1281 - s/n 643 @ Birmingham, Alabama on December 31, 1921 Built 02/25/1901 ~ Std. gauge - 9" x 8" cylinders ~ 26½" drivers ~ 20 tons ~ 2 trucks The company was a dealer and rebuilder of railroad equipment. The photo is from the Tom Lawson Collection published in the Logging Railroads of South Carolina ~ Available >here<
	Sinnemahoning Valley Railroad #4 - s/n 206 Built 07/02/1888 ~ Std gauge ~ 13½" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 65 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by F.H. & C.W. Goodyear, operated near Austin, Pennsylvania The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ General Negative Collection ~ Negative #30127
	Comox Logging & Railway Co. Ltd. #12 - s/n 3311 Built 06/29/1927 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
	Western Maryland Railroad #6 - s/n 3354 Built 5/14/1945 ~ Std. gauge ~ 17" x 18" cylinders ~ 48" drivers ~ 150 tons ~ 3 trucks ~ The last Shay built by Lima Locomotive Works The locomotive operated near Elkins, West Virginia
	Wood & English Ltd. #5 - s/n 3280 Built 03/09/1925 - Std gauge - 14½" x 15" cylinders - 36" drivers - 90 tons - 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Englewood, British Columbia, Canada The photo is from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID =AR255-114-0-1_L-2434
	California & Oregon Power Co. #3 - s/n 646 Built 04/25/1901 ~ Std. gauge ~ cylinders 10" x 10" ~ 28" drivers ~ 32 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Hornbrook, California
	Thayer Lumber Co. #97 - s/n 547 Built 02/03/1898 ~ Std. gauge ~10" x 12" cylinders ~ 29½" drivers ~ 32 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Muskegon, Michigan
	Markham & Callow, Inc. #1 - s/n 1574 Built 12/18/1905 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 65 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Nehalem, Oregon Photo credits: > top ~ Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_L-2350 > bottom ~ Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_L-2416
	Alaska Junk Co. - s/n 1574 Built 12/18/1905 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 65 tons ~ 3 trucks The Portland, Oregon company was an equipment dealer. The photo is from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID =AR255-114-0-1_L-2434
	Saint Mary's & Southwestern Railroad #5 - s/n 461 Built 05/24/1894 ~ Std ~ 15" x 14" cylinders ~ 38 ⅞" drivers ~ 80 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Saint Mary's, Pennsylvania Photo credits: > top ~ Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ General Negative Collection ~ Negative #29810 > bottom ~ Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ General Negative Collection ~ Negative #29809
	Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. #2 - s/n 3207 Built 05/26/1923 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The photo was taken in 1923 during and as part of the Oak Grove Hydroelectric Project near the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas River in Oregon. The photo is from the Oregon Historical Society ~ Portland General Electric Photograph Collection ~ ID = OrgLot151_PGE16-403
	Portland Lumber Co. #5 - s/n 1821 Built 01/26/1907 ~ 42" gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 45 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Rainier, Washington The photo is from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_L-0095
	Carter Caves & Olive Hill Railroad #119 - s/n 119 Built 08/18/1884 ~ 42" gauge ~ (2)10" x 10" cylinders ~ 30" drivers ~ 15 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by Andrew Brown, operated near Carter Caves, Kentucky. It was the second of only two 3 truck, 2 cylinder Shays built. It was named "Buffalo". The photo is from the Michael Koch collection.
	Cunningham, R. H. & Sons Co. #4 - s/n 3146 Built 09/02/1920 ~ 36" gauge ~ 8" x 8" cylinders ~ 29" drivers ~ 24 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ General Negative Collection ~ Negative #08369
	Weist, Francis & Co. ~ s/n 854 Built 10/31/1903 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 45 tons ~ 2 trucks On January 20, 1922, the locomotive derailed on a 600' long, 75' high trestle near Reliance, Oregon. The locomotive fell approximately 70'. Four company employees including company president, Francis M. Weist and one of his sons, ultimately lost their lives and an additional four were injured as a result of the accident. The locomotive was subsequently recovered, repaired, and ultimately served two subsequent owners until it's being scrapped on 11-28-1928. The image was published on page 14 of the March, 1922 issue of the Four L Bulletin a publication of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen (4 L)
	San Vicente Lumber Co. #2 ~ s/n 1745 Built 08/31/1906 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 45 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Santa Cruz, California The photo is from the University of California @ Santa Cruz ~ ID = ms0427_pho_10156N1030
	Hoover-Yeager Lumber Co. #1 - s/n 2048 Built 01/20/1908 ~ Std gauge ~ 8" x 8" cylinders ~ 26½" drivers ~ 24 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by E. J. Hoover, Durbin, West Virginia The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection ~ Negative #K1389
	Rockcastle Lumber Co. #1 - s/n 2701 Built 04/17/1914 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 60 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Seth, West Virginia The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection ~ Negative #K3191
	Central Pennsylvania Lumber Co. #71 - s/n 2810 Built 06/24/1915 ~ Std gauge ~ 14½" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 90 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Laquin, Pennsylvania The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ General Negative Collection ~ Negative #05193
	Ashtola & Allegheny Mountain Railroad #5 - s/n 641 Built 07/24/1901 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 33" drivers ~ 40 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Babcock Lumber Co., operated near Ashtola, Pennsylvania Photo credits: > top ~ Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection ~ Negative #K0124 > bottom ~ Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection ~ Negative #K0083.7
	Island Logging Co. Ltd. #2 - s/n 3228 Built 09/15/1923 ~ Std gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Canadian Puget Sound Lumber & Timber Co. Ltd. operated near Duncan, British Columbia, Canada The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection ~ Negative #K1484
	McKelvey Brothers Inc. #3 - s/n 3193 Built 10/27/1922 ~ 36" gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Orbisonia, Pennsylvania. Photo credits: > top ~ Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ General Negative Collection ~ Negative #24395 > bottom ~ Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection ~ Negative #K2189
	Elk Redwood Co. #4 - s/n 2942 Built 10/27/1917 ~ 36" gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Elk, California. The photo is from the University of California Bancroft Library (Berkley) ~ Roy D. Graves Collection ~ ID = BANC PIC 1905.17500.50:333--ALB
	Thompson, Albert & Frank E. #142 - s/n 142 Built 01/09/1886 ~ Std. gauge ~ 10" x 8" cylinders ~ 26" drivers ~ 15 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Island Run, Pennsylvania. The photo is part of the collection of the "Elk County, A Journey Through Time" Facebook group
	Burt Portland Cement Co. #1 - s/n 2453 Built 05/12/1911 ~ Std gauge ~ (2) 6" x 10" cylinders ~ 22" drivers ~ 13 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Bellevue, Michigan The photo is part of the Don Harrison Collection
	Buswell Lumber & Manufacturing Co. #2 - s/n 1797 Built 12/08/1906 ~ Std gauge ~ 8" x 12" cylinders ~ 26½" drivers ~ 28 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Star Lake, Wisconsin. The photo is from the Dale Kuhn collection