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Steam & Excursion > What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field?Date: 01/28/15 03:25 What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: LoggerHogger Here is a test for those of you who pride yourself on your knowledge of Western steam power.
This locomotive has one very notable aspect to her that makes her very very rare and almost without equal. Who can tell us what makes this engine so very unique? Martin Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/28/15 03:28 by LoggerHogger.  Date: 01/28/15 04:10 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: rrodway Wooden door and/or cement block? Sure enjoy your postings Martin.
Rolland Date: 01/28/15 04:20 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: LoggerHogger Wood doors were typical. The box on the running board is wood too. No, there is simething else about this lokie that is very rare.
Martin Date: 01/28/15 04:39 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: Labby Don't think too many Shay's had cross compound air pumps.
Date: 01/28/15 04:51 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: LoggerHogger Actually, many Shays did have cross compounds. Look at my original post again. I chose my words carefully. Once you see that you will be on the right track - so to speak.
Martin Date: 01/28/15 05:01 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: Labby Steel frame lokie on narrow gauge track?
Date: 01/28/15 05:22 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: LoggerHogger No to the frame and gauge.
Martin Date: 01/28/15 05:45 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: tacobell This is an easy one. It doesn't have a bell!
Date: 01/28/15 05:49 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: LoggerHogger She has a bell, it is just packed away.
Martin Date: 01/28/15 06:42 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: VunderBob The first Shay without drive shafts?
Date: 01/28/15 06:42 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: CPengineer The first thing I noticed were the trucks...pretty modern for a 2 truck Shay.
Date: 01/28/15 06:46 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: wabash2800 What's above the middle truck?
Date: 01/28/15 06:49 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: LoggerHogger You guys are focusing on the wrong aspect of this engine.
Let me give you a hint. The uniqueness of this engine is probably only shared with engines that were totaled in wrecks. Martin Date: 01/28/15 06:51 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: 1939dutchman Is that a box attached to the front coupler?
Date: 01/28/15 06:55 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: LoggerHogger Nothing is attached to the front coupler.
Martin Date: 01/28/15 06:59 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: trainrider47 Sugar Pine Lumber #10 was the last 60 ton two truck built. There were only four other two truck Shays that were larger. One 70 ton and three 80 ton. None of them were built for logging railroads.
Michael Allen Date: 01/28/15 07:00 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: LoggerHogger All true facts Mike. But those are not what I am talking about here.
Martin Date: 01/28/15 07:07 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: haneckow Maybe I am just seeing this wrong- but the more I look at it... is the frame bent at a very strange angle beneath the rear of the locomotive?
Date: 01/28/15 07:08 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: trainrider47 Super heated with slide valves? Not the only one, but not common either.
Michael Allen Date: 01/28/15 07:08 Re: What Makes This Locomotive Stand Out In Her Field? Author: HotWater What makes it go? I don't see any drive shafts or universal joints.
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