Subject: Re: Cumberland Coal Non-Shay geared locomotive by Lima
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 19:28:11 -0600
From: "george r. kadelak" <shayloco@comnetcom.net>
To: gearedsteam@yahoo.com

David,

Cumberland Coal is listed as Baltimore, Md. in the Lima records.
8-24-1896.
C.N. 517.  Lima also built another one for Cumberland Coal C.N. 533,
6-25-1897, 0-4-0, 5x10 cylinders.  A comment about these geared locos.
Lima also had a design for 2-7x7 style, which leads to the question are
these rod or shays?  My feelings are that they were in fact shays and not
rods.

George

David Thomas wrote:

> George,
>
> Lima  built a non-Shay type geared locomotive for the Cumberland Coal
> Company.   It was a four wheel tank loco with side rods and a T boiler.
> The cylinders were attached to the back of the boiler vertically one on
> each side of the fire door. They drove a jack shaft with spur gears to
> the rear axle. The Cal. State RR Museum has blue prints.
>
> Would you have any information on the location of Cumberland Coal or
> preferably this locomotive.  Possible leads would be helpful also.
>
> Thx
>
> Dave
>
> Geared Steam Locomotive Works
> http://www.trainweb.org/gearedsteam/