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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

145. Shay No. 3 on Wooden Trestle with Load of Logs.

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
Loader placing logs on lumber cars.

146. Mower Lumber Company Loader & Engine at Landing.

IDNO:
000489
Title:
Mower Lumber Company Loader & Engine at Landing.
Date:
1945/11/10
Description:
Loader placing logs on lumber cars.
Shay No. 12 of the Greenbrier, Cheat, and Elk Railroad Company (top) and Shay No. 3 of the Raine Lumber Company (bottom).

147. Shay No. 3 and 12, Builder's Photographs

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).
Marion steam shovel and Shay No. 10 in Big Cut, one mile from Spruce on Elk River. Shay No. 10 is giving the shovel water. Robert Dean of Sayre, Pa. says on back of original pix that he hauled there from start to finish.

148. Shay No. 10 and Marion Steam Shovel in the Big Cut.

IDNO:
000491
Title:
Shay No. 10 and Marion Steam Shovel in the Big Cut.
Date:
undated
Description:
Marion steam shovel and Shay No. 10 in Big Cut, one mile from Spruce on Elk River. Shay No. 10 is giving the shovel water. Robert Dean of Sayre, Pa. says on back of original pix that he hauled there from start to finish.
Standing right to left in the woods: 1. Geo Cromet 2. Ralph Riddle 3. Pat Lannan 4. Fred Lannan 5. -- Sitting right to left: 6. Charley Sealey 7. Larnce? Bradley 8. Andy Berriel 9. Jess Tuesey?

149. Loggers Dressed Up inTheir Best

IDNO:
000501
Title:
Loggers Dressed Up inTheir Best
Date:
undated
Description:
Standing right to left in the woods: 1. Geo Cromet 2. Ralph Riddle 3. Pat Lannan 4. Fred Lannan 5. -- Sitting right to left: 6. Charley Sealey 7. Larnce? Bradley 8. Andy Berriel 9. Jess Tuesey?
North Fork Lumber Co. No. 3? could be Cheat and Elk.

150. Shay No. 3 in Woods with Loader and Crew

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.
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.

151. Shay Engine (Close Up of Gears)

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.
"W.Va. Spruce Lumber Company. American Log Loader, Model C, No. 2" on loader. "Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad 39" on car. "Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad" on engine. Log loader, engineer, John Geraw. Engine 2, engineer, Lewis Collins. Fireman, Robert Dean.

152. Shay No. 2 and Loader No. 2

IDNO:
000504
Title:
Shay No. 2 and Loader No. 2
Date:
undated
Description:
"W.Va. Spruce Lumber Company. American Log Loader, Model C, No. 2" on loader. "Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad 39" on car. "Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad" on engine. Log loader, engineer, John Geraw. Engine 2, engineer, Lewis Collins. Fireman, Robert Dean.
The 'Cass Symphony' plays spritely folk and logging camp tunes to the delight of a Sunday afternoon audience on the railroad station platform of the Cass Scenic Railroad. This informal group is composed of ex-loggers.

153. Cass Symphony

IDNO:
000505
Title:
Cass Symphony
Date:
undated
Description:
The 'Cass Symphony' plays spritely folk and logging camp tunes to the delight of a Sunday afternoon audience on the railroad station platform of the Cass Scenic Railroad. This informal group is composed of ex-loggers.
Hesiler No. 6 train engine on tracks.

154. Heisler No. 6 at Cass Depot, Cass Scenic Railroad

IDNO:
000506
Title:
Heisler No. 6 at Cass Depot, Cass Scenic Railroad
Date:
1969/08
Description:
Hesiler No. 6 train engine on tracks.
Lima Pacific Coast Shay c/n 3320 BH 1928 in Cass Shops 8/2/1971 cylinders 13 x 16 -36 wheels. Shay in Cass Shop left hand front 3/4. Arrived Cass 1971. Sold: Mayo Lbr. Co. No. 4. Paldi B.C. 702601928; Lake Logging Co. No. 5 Cowichan Lake B.C. 2-43; Western Forest Industries No. 5, Honeymoon Bay B.C. 12/46; Railway Appliance Research Ltd. No. 144, North Vancouver B.C. 1-64

155. Lima Pacific Coast Shay

IDNO:
000507
Title:
Lima Pacific Coast Shay
Date:
ca. 1971
Description:
Lima Pacific Coast Shay c/n 3320 BH 1928 in Cass Shops 8/2/1971 cylinders 13 x 16 -36 wheels. Shay in Cass Shop left hand front 3/4. Arrived Cass 1971. Sold: Mayo Lbr. Co. No. 4. Paldi B.C. 702601928; Lake Logging Co. No. 5 Cowichan Lake B.C. 2-43; Western Forest Industries No. 5, Honeymoon Bay B.C. 12/46; Railway Appliance Research Ltd. No. 144, North Vancouver B.C. 1-64
'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!'

156. Shay Engine Controls

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!'