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3/4 front view of Shay train engine with man standing on the front end.

85. Shay Locomotive

IDNO:
000472
Title:
Shay Locomotive
Date:
undated
Description:
3/4 front view of Shay train engine with man standing on the front end.
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.

86. Shay No. 1 (Slanting Cylinders)

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.
3/4 front view of Shay No. 13 train engine at a water tank.

87. Shay No. 13 at Cass, W. Va. Water Tank

IDNO:
000475
Title:
Shay No. 13 at Cass, W. Va. Water Tank
Date:
undated
Description:
3/4 front view of Shay No. 13 train engine at a water tank.
3/4 front view of Shay train engine.

88. Shay Locomotive

IDNO:
000476
Title:
Shay Locomotive
Date:
undated
Description:
3/4 front view of Shay train engine.
Two train engines pushing passenger cars up hill.

89. Shay No. 4 and One Other Shay with Crowded Train on the Cass Scenic Railroad

IDNO:
000479
Title:
Shay No. 4 and One Other Shay with Crowded Train on the Cass Scenic Railroad
Date:
undated
Description:
Two train engines pushing passenger cars up hill.
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.'

90. 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.

91. 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

92. 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).

93. 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.

94. 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.
North Fork Lumber Co. No. 3? could be Cheat and Elk.

95. 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.

96. 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.