Western Railroad Discussion > Lima Shay

This Lima Shay is located in Redding at the Paul Bunyon Forrest.

HArold
http://www.hrccomputing.com

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Thanks, this is the first time I've seen a photo of her at this "new" locoation. Nice little T boiler Shay, one of the oldest ones still around. Was on display for years in Camino near Placerville.

Hey! She's cute!

Glad to see she's under a roof - I hope it's long enough to shelter the car and load, too. Can't tell from the picture.

BTW, isn't "Lima Shay" redundant??????

The roof just covers the loco and not the load.

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Enjoy


Harold
http://hrccomputing.com/shay.htm

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If it is a Shay it is from Lima, no where else.

Nice to see it has been saved and is better protected.

There was also the Willamette Shay..built by Willamette Iron and Steel.
Roger B

up833 Wrote:
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> There was also the Willamette Shay..built by
> Willamette Iron and Steel.
> Roger B

While Willamette's where build on some obsolete or expired Shay patents. They were Willamette's not Shay's.

J.

sd75mac Wrote:
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> Enjoy
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> Harold
> http://hrccomputing.com/shay.htm

Their sign is in error as the last owner/user of this locomotive was the n.g. Michigan-Cal Lbr. Co., not the standard gauge Camino, Placerville & Lake Tahoe. CP & LT carried Mich-Cals finished goods down to the SP connection in Placerville. And as an aside, they used a pair of Shays in steam days, the newer one of which is on display in Travel Town.
Tom


PS Lest I be taken to task for this small error, I should add that this little Shay was apparently once steamed by Hal Wilmunder for his CC & N tourist line in Camino. This was well after her career for Mich-Cal. I was told this by a very reliable source who is still with us.