Prior to 1884, all the Shays Lima produced weighed 10 to 15 short tons (8.9 to 13.4 long tons; 9.1 to 13.6 t) each and had just two cylinders. In 1884, they delivered the first 3-cylinder (Class B) …

2024年1月1日 · On the three truck models, an additional tender with its own single driving truck was added to the basic two truck locomotive frame. With the four truck model, the tender was …

2024年11月6日 · Notable milestones included the introduction of a three-cylinder Shay locomotive in 1884 and the debut of the first three-truck Shay locomotive by Lima a year later.

The Willamette locomotive was a geared steam locomotive of the Shay locomotive type, built by the Willamette Iron and Steel Works of Portland, Oregon. After key patents on the Shay …

The Shay locomotive was the most widely used geared steam locomotive. The locomotives were built to the patents of Ephraim Shay, who has been credited with the popularization of the …

2025年2月10日 · Believing that part of the solution was to have a locomotive with power-driven trucks that would pivot like a freight car, Shay designed a prototype and later commissioned …

Get ready to move logs, ore and other heavy loads in style behind this detailed replica of the classic Shay steam loco. A favorite with mining, logging and construction railroads, the go …

J. Neils Lumber Company 5 is a three-truck Shay steam locomotive built by Lima in 1929. IRM volunteers have restored it to operation.

Allen Models has acquired Kenneth Schroeder's Shay locomotive business. The Schroeder Shay castings can be used to produce a 50-ton class "B" two truck, three cylinder shay or a 60-ton …

These powered flexible trucks allow the Shay to operate on curves more than three times sharper than conventional steam locomotives. The gearing, while limiting speed, allowed the …