Author: Lima Locomotive Works
Publisher: [New York?] : Lima Locomotive Works
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Author: Shay Locomotive Works
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1935327283
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 87

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This books consists of a replica of two vintage catalogs from the Lima Locomotive Works. The first shows Lima's line of Shay locomotives circa 1921. The second is a spare parts catalog with maintenance information. Featuring descriptive text and photos, this book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the age of steam. In 1877, Ephraim Shay came up with a radical design for a logging locomotive that featured a side- mounted set of cylinders. These drove drive shafts, which powered the wheels of both the locomotive and tender. This ¿geared locomotive¿ offered a distinct advantage, in that the entire weight of the engine developed tractive effort. The Lima Locomotive Works of Lima, Ohio, produced the first Shay in 1880. Less than a decade later, the company was producing five different types of Shays, and shipping them throughout the world. The last Shay was built in 1945. Lima produced its last steam engine in 1949, and merged with Baldwin in 1951.

Author: Shay Locomotive Works
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1935327054
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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In 1877, Ephraim Shay designed a steam locomotive that featured a side-mounted set of cylinders. These in turn drove longitudinal shafts, which powered the wheels of both the locomotive and tender. This ¿geared locomotive¿ developed terrific tractive effort. The Lima Locomotive Works of Ohio, produced the first Shay locomotive in 1880. A little more than two decades later, when this catalog was produced, the company was producing three different classes of Shays. The last engine was built in 1945 and still operates at the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia. This reproduction catalog is a wonderful resource for the model railroader, train spotter, and rail enthusiast.

Author: Shay Locomotive Works
Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
ISBN: 9781935327929
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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In 1877, Ephraim Shay came up with a radical design for a logging locomotive that featured a side-mounted set of cylinders. These drove drive shafts, which powered the wheels of both the locomotive and tender. This "geared locomotive" offered a distinct advantage, in that the entire weight of the engine developed traction. The Lima Locomotive Works of Lima, Ohio, produced the first Shay in 1880. Less than a decade later, the company was producing five different types of Shays, and shipping them throughout the world. The last Shay was built in 1945. Lima produced its last steam engine in 1949, and merged with Baldwin in 1951. This book is a reproduction of two vintage catalogs from the Lima Locomotive Works. The first shows Lima's line of Shay locomotives circa 1921. The second is a spare parts catalog with maintenance information. Featuring descriptive text and photos, this book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the age of steam.

Author: Lima Locomotive Works
Publisher: New York : Lima Locomotive Works
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
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Author: Steve Hauff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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The geared locomotive is important in the history of logging. It mechanized the transport of logs from forest to mill. The Willamette is but a footnote with only 33 ever built. Its impact belies the small number; it brought innovations later copied by the big players: Shay and Heisler. A useful and worthy contribution to the history of rail and logging. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author: Ralph Daniel Ranger
Publisher: San Marino, Calif. : Golden West Books, c1964, 1974 printing.
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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"The geared locomotive was born of sudden need back in the 1870's and the Shay was the first and most numerous of this bizarre breed. Its sound was enough to send the unitiated scurrying into the brush, for it gave the impression of a charging monster, flying past at a mile-a-minute speed. In actuality, though, the din of steam and metal was deceptive and bore little relation to its leisurely pace. The Shay locomotive attained its peak of popularity during the 1920s and no fewer than 500 of these machines were in use on the West Coast. The famous Pacific Coast type was first introduced in 1927 as a last-ditch effort to induce the western lumber industry to continue to log vast stands by Shay locomotives." --Fron inside of book jacket

Author: Earl T. Huckle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 16

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Author: Lima Locomotive Works
Publisher: New York : Lima Locomotive Works
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Lima Locomotive Works, Incorporated
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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