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3/4 front view of Shay train engine.

85. 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.

86. 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.
In 1900 Samuel Slaymaker, a timber broker, set up a construction camp at the mouth of Leatherbark Creek (the present site of the Cass Scenic Railroad shops).

87. Slaymaker, Samuel E.

IDNO:
000480
Title:
Slaymaker, Samuel E.
Date:
undated
Description:
In 1900 Samuel Slaymaker, a timber broker, set up a construction camp at the mouth of Leatherbark Creek (the present site of the Cass Scenic Railroad shops).
Loader placing logs onto a Greenbrier and Elk Car.

88. West Virginia Spruce Lumber Company No. 1 Loader

IDNO:
000481
Title:
West Virginia Spruce Lumber Company No. 1 Loader
Date:
undated
Description:
Loader placing logs onto a Greenbrier and Elk Car.
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.'

89. 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.'
'Cheat Bridge W.Va. near Rt. 250. 1st house, Clyde Folks; 2nd house (high porch), C.P. Gillepsie. Harlan's mother on porch, with motor car on tracks.'

90. Houses in Cheat Bridge, W. Va.

IDNO:
000486
Title:
Houses in Cheat Bridge, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'Cheat Bridge W.Va. near Rt. 250. 1st house, Clyde Folks; 2nd house (high porch), C.P. Gillepsie. Harlan's mother on porch, with motor car on tracks.'
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

91. 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).

92. 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.

93. 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?

94. 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.

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.