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- IDNO:
- 000473
- Title:
- Shay No. 1 (Slanting Cylinders)
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- 3/4 front view of Shay train engine No. 1. Two men sitting on the front of the engine. One man standing beside the engine. Two men in the cab of the engine.
- IDNO:
- 000476
- Title:
- Shay Locomotive
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- 3/4 front view of Shay train engine.
- IDNO:
- 000485
- Title:
- Big Cut One Mile from Spruce, W. Va. on the Elk River.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Marion Steam Shovel and Shay in Big Cut rear view at distance. 'Shovel is near the end then track is thrown in low place and shovel is brought back to start where track is now.'
- IDNO:
- 000488
- Title:
- Shay No. 3 on Wooden Trestle with Load of Logs.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Shay No. 3 train engine on a wooden trestle. Lima Shay, shop/order No. 754 W.Va. Spruce Lumber Company. (Greenbrier and Elk River No. 3) T.K.A. 65 ton - 3 Tu?k
- IDNO:
- 000490
- Title:
- Shay No. 3 and 12, Builder's Photographs
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Shay No. 12 of the Greenbrier, Cheat, and Elk Railroad Company (top) and Shay No. 3 of the Raine Lumber Company (bottom).
- IDNO:
- 000502
- Title:
- Shay No. 3 in Woods with Loader and Crew
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- North Fork Lumber Co. No. 3? could be Cheat and Elk.
- IDNO:
- 000503
- Title:
- Shay Engine (Close Up of Gears)
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Unlike standard steam engines every wheel of the Shay engine and tender is a drive wheel no wheel can spin unless they all spin, thus giving the Shay tremendous power. Vertical cylinders and the crankshaft make multiple power strokes per revolution of the gear driven wheels for a smooth, even flow of power to negotiate steep grades with heavy loads effortlessly.
- IDNO:
- 000508
- Title:
- Shay Engine Controls
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- 'Controls inside the cab of a Shay look like this. Shown are train and engine brake controls, reverse bar, water injector, and throttle and water-gauge cocks. Visitors are welcome to visit the cab between 'runs' and they do!'
- IDNO:
- 000510
- Title:
- Shay No. 8 and Crew.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- 3/4 front view of Shay train engine No. 8. Five men standing beside the train engine.
- IDNO:
- 000513
- Title:
- Shay No. 8 and Crew
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Shay train engine No. 8 with five men standing beside it.
- IDNO:
- 000514
- Title:
- Shay No. 6
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- 3/4 front view of Shay train engine No. 6.
- IDNO:
- 000520
- Title:
- Shay No. 11 (Front 3/4 View)
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Train engine with a man standing beside it.