Shay locomotive

The three Shay locomotives that worked the line were maintained here.

Of the types, the Shay locomotive was the most numerous and best known.

Shay locomotives provided the power on this mountainous spur line.

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The Shay locomotive was built for steep grades, heavy loads and tight turns.

This is one of 77 Shay locomotives preserved in the United States.

With maple strips on pine rails, the origins of the Shay locomotive were put to use.

It was worked by two shay locomotives.

The short line used geared Shay locomotives.

The first Shay locomotive was built in 1880 and was such a success that many people in the lumber industry wanted one.

The Shay locomotive was the most widely used geared steam locomotive.

Two years later he invented the Shay Locomotive.

Shay locomotives are unusual in that they have a crank shaft running down the side, powering all wheels.

The railroad primarily operated with Shay locomotives.

Eventually the railway acquired 20 Shay locomotives.

As with Class C Shay locomotives, the tender rode on the third truck.

The railroad used an oil fueled Shay Locomotive that hauled two flatcars of lumber.

This locomotive is reputedly the largest narrow gauge Shay locomotive ever constructed.

Shay locomotives were often known as sidewinders or stemwinders for their side-mounted drive shafts.

The railroad principally used geared Shay locomotives to negotiate its dangerous winding curves and steep 4 percent grades.

The railway had only one locomotive, a Shay locomotive, well suited to steep grades and low-quality track.

The Heisler locomotive's gearing was inside the frame and thus protected, unlike that of a Shay locomotive.

This railroad features a 3-truck Shay locomotive from the West Side Lumber Company railway.

Regular service is typically handled by the railroad's two Shay locomotives, with occasional appearances by the Heisler.

Lima-built Shay locomotive from the Ali-shan railway in Taiwan, although it has not yet been restored.