Shay Geared Steam Locomotives

	Chiloquin Lumber Co. #2 ~ s/n 3317 Built 02/16/1928 ~ Std gauge ~ 13" x15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 79 tons ~ 3 trucks - a Pacific Coast Shay The locomotive operated near Chiloquin, Oregon. The photo is from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_L-2716_1-2
	Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk Railroad Co. #12 ~ s/n 3156 Built 03/11/1921 ~ Std. gauge ~ 17" x 18" cylinders ~ 48" drivers ~ 150 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., operated near Cass, West Virginia. The photo is from the West Virginia University Libraries ~ Kyle Neighbors Collection ~ ID = 000490
	Cherokee Lumber Co. #8 ~ s/n 3250 Built 01/31/1924 ~ Std. gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 60 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Murphy, North Carolina. The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection ~ Negative #K0628
	Cherry River Boom & Lumber Co. #1 ~ s/n 2695 Built 10/02/1913 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 70 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Richwood, West Virginia. It was the company's second Shay to carry the #1 road number. s/n 635 was the first. The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ General Negative Collection ~ Negative #05297
	Marlinton & Camden Railroad #3 - s/n 941 Built 11/30/1904 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 15" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 65 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Campbell Lumber Co., operated near Campbelltown, West Virginia The photos are from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection with the following IDs: top ~ Negative #K0505 bottom ~ Negative #K0506
	Blue Jay Lumber Co. #9 ~ s/n 2354 Built 09/21/1910 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 15" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 65 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated on near Blue Jay, West Virginia The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection ~ Negative #K0323
	Malvern Lumber Co. #76 ~ s/n 76 Built 06/16/1883 ~ 36" gauge ~ (2) 8" x 8" cylinders ~ 24" drivers ~ 15 tons ~ 2 trucks ~ "boot" boiler The locomotive operated on near Malvern, Arkansas
	Island Logging Co. Ltd. #3 ~ s/n 3313 Built 07/20/1927 ~ Std. gauge ~ 14½" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 90 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated on Vancouver Island near Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
	North Bend & Kettle Creek Railroad #296 ~ s/n 296 Built 03/31/1890 ~ Std. gauge ~ 10" x 10" cylinders ~ 28" drivers ~ 28 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by Blackwell & Webb, operated near North Bend, Pennsylvania The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ General Negative Collection ~ Negative #02249
	King Family ~ s/n unknown Built ?? ~ ??" gauge ~ ?? cylinders ~ ?? drivers ~ ?? tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class A ~ vertical boiler The locomotive operated near Saltillo, Texas. The photos were published in East Texas Logging Railroads
	Marlinton & Camden Railroad #4 - s/n 241 Built 06/03/1889 ~ Std. gauge ~ 10" x 10" cylinders ~ 28" drivers ~ 28 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Campbell Lumber Co., operated near Campbelltown, West Virginia The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection ~ Negative #K0515
	Marlinton & Camden Railroad #6 - s/n 347 Built 05/26/1891 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 10" cylinders ~ 29½" drivers ~ 35 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Campbell Lumber Co., operated near Campbelltown, West Virginia The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection ~ Negative #K0516
	Brookville Railroad #2 - s/n 438 Built 05/30/1893 ~ Std. gauge ~ 10" x 10" cylinders ~ 30" drivers ~ 28 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Cook & Graham Lumber Co., operated near Brookville, Pennsylvania The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ General Negative Collection ~ Negative #02884
	Blue Jay Lumber Co. #5 - s/n 223 Built 11/06/1888 ~ Std. gauge ~ 8" x 8" cylinders ~ 26.5" drivers ~ 20 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Blue Jay, West Virginia The photos are from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Collection with the following IDs: top ~ Negative #K0329 bottom ~ Negative #K0320
	Puget Sound & Cascade Railway #5 - s/n 2315 Built 05/02/1910 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 60 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Clear Lake Lumber Co., operated near Clear Lake, Washington
	Josserand Brothers ~ s/n unknown Built ?? ~ 36" gauge ~ ?? cylinders ~ ?? drivers ~ ?? tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class A ~ vertical boiler The locomotive, named "Maggie", operated for the brothers, Frank & Peter, on wooden rails near Josserand, Texas. The photo was published in East Texas Logging Railroads
	Lamont Lumber Co. ~ s/n unknown Built ?? ~ ?? gauge ~ ?? cylinders ~ ?? drivers ~ ?? tons ~ 2 trucks ~ Class A ~ vertical boiler The locomotive operated on wooden rails near Lamont, Texas. The photo was published in East Texas Logging Railroads
	Asaph Railroad #2 - s/n 756 Built 02/02/1903 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by Campbell & Hagenbach, operated near Asaph, Pennsylvania. It was named "Chas. I. James" Top photo is from the Randy Bennett Collection.
	Asaph Railroad #1 - s/n 243 Built 07/15/1889 ~ Std gauge ~ 10" x 10" cylinders ~ 28" drivers ~ 28 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by Campbell & Hagenbach, operated near Asaph, Pennsylvania. Top photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. ~ Negative #K0502
	Brookville Railroad #3 - s/n 465 Built 06/22/1894 ~ Std gauge ~ 10" x 10" cylinders ~ 29" drivers ~ 28 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by A. W. Cook & Co., operated near Brookville, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. ~ Negative #K0728
	Allegheny & Kinzua Railroad #10 - s/n 360 Built 08/26/1891 ~ Std gauge ~ 14" x 12" cylinders ~ 33" drivers ~ 65 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Allegheny Lumber Co., operated near Bradford, Pennsylvania. It was named "Allegheny" The photo is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ~ Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. ~ Negative #K0005
	Marysville & Arlington Railway #2 - s/n 2266 Built 01/18/1910 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 60 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Ebey Logging Co., operated near Arlington, Washington The photo is from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_L-0603 The text accompanying the photo notes the locomotive's road number was #2. A close up view of the locomotive's road number plate agrees. However, per George R. Kadelak, the Lima Field Service Department Cards note the road number was #4. George shared his research and opinion on the pictured locomotive and the road number contradiction: "I did some digging and found that the Lima Spec Sheet, Numerical Record, & West Coast Spec Sheet, shows 2266 as rd# 2. Dan Ranger list 2266 as rd# 2. Koch book list 2266 as #2. . . . . . Also the style of the tank is a style used on 60-2 class shays which 2266 is. There fore I stand with it is s/n 2266."
	Hamilton Logging Co. #4 - s/n 2618 Built 11/29/1912 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 60 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Hamilton, Washington The photos are from the Jeffrey McCalib Collection We thank George R. Kadelak for the identification of the locomotive in these photos.
	Lyman Timber Co. #5 - s/n 3143 Built 09/29/1920 ~ Std gauge ~ 13" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 80 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Hamilton, Washington The photo is from the Jeffrey McCalib Collection
	Carlisle Lumber Co. #2 - s/n 461 Built 05/24/1894 ~ Std ~ 15" x 14" cylinders ~ 38 ⅞" drivers ~ 80 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Onalaska, Washington. It later ran with the #800 road number for the company. See just below. The photo is from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_L-1972
	Carlisle Lumber Co. #800 - s/n 461 Built 05/24/1894 ~ Std ~ 15" x 14" cylinders ~ 38 ⅞" drivers ~ 80 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Onalaska, Washington. It previously ran with the #2 road number for the company. See just above. The photo is from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_L-2237
	Knight, A. W. & Co. #2 - s/n 959 Built 11/10/1904 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 12" ~ 36" drivers ~ 55 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Maple Falls, Washington The photos are from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection the following IDs: top ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_L-0778 bottom ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_LL-1727
	Scanlon, M. J. Lumber Co. #2 - s/n 3212 Built 05/21/1923 ~ 36" gauge ~ 10" x 12" cylinders ~ 29½" drivers ~ 42 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Massack, California. The company's owner was Michael Joseph Scanlon.
	Ozette Timber Co. #1 - s/n 3100 Built 08/23/1920 ~ Std. gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" trucks ~ 60 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Lake Ozette, Washington The photo is from the Taylor Rush Collection
	Crescent Logging Co. #1 - s/n 3100 Built 08/23/1920 ~ Std. gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" trucks ~ 60 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Piedmont, Washington
	Crosby & Rosa Lumber Co. - s/n 3197 Built 12/26/1922 ~ Std. gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 60 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Blodgett, Mississippi
	Oeste de Minas Railway #300 - s/n 3183 Built 08/15/1922 - 39 ⅜ gauge ~ 12" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 70 tons ~ 3 trucks The railway, also known as Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas (EFOM), was located between Barra Mansa, State of Rio de Janeiro and Augusto Pestana, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The photo is from the Eduardo José de Jesus Coelho Collection and published on page 66 of his book "Locomotivas Articuldas as Gigantes da era do vapor no Brasil"
	Moore Shipbuilding & Dock Co. - s/n 3017 Built 11/16/1918 ~ Std. gauge ~ 8" x 10" cylinders ~ 29" drivers ~ 28 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Oakland, California
	Boise-Payette Lumber Co. #2 - s/n 2862 Built 09/15/1916 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 15" ~ 36" drivers ~ 70 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated on the company's Intermountain Railway. The photo is from the Hugh Hartman Collection
	Tatum Lumber Co. #5 - s/n 3027 Built 03/03/1919 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 60 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Bonhomie, Mississippi
	Fairservice-Gierin Timber Co. Ltd. #2 - s/n 3308 Built 02-26-1927 ~ Std. gauge ~ 11" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 50 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near "Mile 70" of the Canadian National Railway, British Columbia, Canada
	Weed Lumber Co. #779 - s/n 779 Built 11/19/1903 ~ Std gauge ~ 14½" x 12" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 85 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Long-Bell Lumber Co., operated near Weed, California
	Winchester & Western Railroad #4 - s/n 3247 Built 12/31/1923 ~ Std gauge ~ 12" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 70 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive, owned by the Winchester & Western Railroad Co., operated near Winchester, Virginia
	Piqua Handle & Manufacturing Co. #1- s/n 2951 Built 10/16/1917 ~ Std gauge ~ 10" x 10" cylinders ~ 29" drivers ~36 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Jacks Spur, Michigan. The photo is from the Bill DeVoe Collection
	Mayo Lumber Co. Ltd. #4 - s/n 3320 Built 07/26/1928 ~ Std gauge ~ 13" x 15" cylinders ~ 36" drivers ~ 3 trucks ~ a Pacific Coast Shay The locomotive operated near Paldi, Britich Columbia, Canada The photo is from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_L-2721_1-2
	Braden Copper Co. #5 - s/n 2257 Built 12/28/1909 ~ 30" gauge ~ 10" x 12" cylinders ~ 29½" drivers ~ 42 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive operated near Rancagua, Chile The photo is from the Flickr.com user "La Estacion del Tren" (The Train Station) Collection
	Long-Bell Lumber Co. #11 - s/n 1736 Built 10/13/1906 ~ Std. gauge ~ 12" x 12" cylinders ~ 32" drivers ~ 60 tons ~ 3 trucks The locomotive operated near Doucette, Texas The photo is from the Miller Hawthorn Collection
	Mack, W. B. Lumber Co. #338 - s/n 338 Built 02/20/1891 ~ Std. gauge ~ (2) 7" x 12" cylinders ~ 26" drivers ~ 15 tons ~ 2 trucks The locomotive, named "W. B. Mack", operated near Hoquiam, Washington The photo is from the Washington State Archives ~ John T. Labbe Collection ~ ID = AR255-114-0-1_LL-1475
	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