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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.'

169. Big Cut One Mile from Spruce, W. Va. on the Elk River.

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.'
Lima Shay c/n 3156 (192 tons) BH 1921 Class c 150, Rebuilt Cass shops Class 'D' 192 sitting on siding at Cass after final retirement in 1945? Scrapped Cass, W.Va. in 1951 or 55? (Shay behind believed to be No. 13 c/n 1586 Class 'D' 150) BH 1906. Gear Ratio 1 to 2.45.

170. Shay No. 12. Standing Ready to be Junked (Left Side View).

IDNO:
000487
Title:
Shay No. 12. Standing Ready to be Junked (Left Side View).
Date:
undated
Description:
Lima Shay c/n 3156 (192 tons) BH 1921 Class c 150, Rebuilt Cass shops Class 'D' 192 sitting on siding at Cass after final retirement in 1945? Scrapped Cass, W.Va. in 1951 or 55? (Shay behind believed to be No. 13 c/n 1586 Class 'D' 150) BH 1906. Gear Ratio 1 to 2.45.
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

171. 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
Shay No. 12 of the Greenbrier, Cheat, and Elk Railroad Company (top) and Shay No. 3 of the Raine Lumber Company (bottom).

172. 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.

173. 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.
Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company, Nicholas County.

174. Loggers Operating a Log Crane

IDNO:
000495
Title:
Loggers Operating a Log Crane
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company, Nicholas County.
Men stand on a Shay locomotive hauling a train of cars filled with logs.

175. Shay Logging Train and Crew

IDNO:
000500
Title:
Shay Logging Train and Crew
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Men stand on a Shay locomotive hauling a train of cars filled with logs.
North Fork Lumber Co. No. 3? could be Cheat and Elk.

176. 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.

177. 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.

178. 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.
Hesiler No. 6 train engine on tracks.

179. 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

180. 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