Ivan S. Abrams has uploaded 13166 photos to Flickr. Campaigns and Scenarios (Railroad Tycoon II). Through 1897 Heisler built his locomotives with only two-trucks. The locomotive became one of North America’s last regularly operated commercial-use Shays – sharing waterfront service with a sister PC Shay; the duo was placed out of service in [5]-[70]. However, it makes this up for Grade and Hauling ability, by far the best for it's era. The Shay locomotive was the most widely used geared steam locomotive.The locomotives were built to the patents of Ephraim Shay, who has been credited with the popularization of the concept of a geared steam locomotive.Although the design of Ephraim Shay's early locomotives differed from later ones, there is a clear line of development that joins all Shays. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Given the nature of this locomotive and its intended use in deep forests on poorly laid track, this is probably just about right. Other places to catch So, you should only ever use this locomotive for runs that are up and down the hill, and are relatively short if possible. Heisler's idea was to place the locomotive's two cylinders at a currently see eight still in operation. The 3-Truck Shay is a locomotive in the game Railroad Tycoon II. There was in the very early days at Lima a two-cylinder three truck Shay constructed, that did not fit the later catalog descriptions. historic operation if you have the chance.

Heislers in action include the Sumpter Valley Railway, Silver Creek You will be hard pressed at finding a better online resource regarding diesel locomotives than Craig Rutherford's TheDieselShop.us. All photos and videos, copyright individual owners/organizations. To my eyes, it has an electrical look. Full Member; Posts: 784 ; Dripping Springs TX USA; Shay Locomotive « on: July 22, 2012, 03:31:03 AM » I have spent a few years researching the drawing records of the Lima Locomotive Works and I have drawn 5 Shay locomotives and a really nifty geared 4 wheel critter with side rods all from original Lima records. Ya, I knew they were both pretty slow-I was just wondering if either was faster. The earliest designs could be equipped to burn coal or wood So, he left Dunkirk and went elsewhere to market his locomotive. to help give you the best experience we can. time production had ended roughly 625 were manufactured. The overwhelming majority operated on the North American continent, but with a number in use in various parts of South America and a fair number in Australia and New Zealand, including home-developed types. Thanks for your replies. The Shays were built for low speed lugging, on tracks that were often rough, had steep grades and sharp curves, where speed was not expected. However, it makes this up for Grade and Hauling ability, by far the best for it's era. This is related to a photo of unknown #6 on the Shay Locomotives site. While many logging companies and railroads began ordering the Unfortunately, this one is not operating, but it is still work viewing up close. Although the design of Ephraim Shay's early locomotives differed from later ones, there is a clear line of development that joins all Shays. If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Historical Topographic Map Explorer. However, during that year he received a patent for a three-truck version Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country.

A high ratio of piston strokes to wheel revolutions allowed them to run at partial slip, where a conventional rod engine would spin its drive wheels and burn rails, losing all traction. See more ideas about Locomotive, Steam trains, Vintage train. effort. Alas, in 2013 the site closed by thankfully Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his. 1865 as the Dunkirk Iron Works to manufacture small geared steam All content copyright American-Rails.com (unless otherwise noted). West Side Lumber Company's little two-truck, narrow-gauge Heisler, #3 (a 1900 product of the Stearns Manufacturing Company of Erie, Pennsylvania), weighing just 37 tons is seen here cleaning out the yard in Tuolumne, California on May 25, 1963 after operations had ceased. It is a must visit! This is one of the first of the locomotive that are real expert hill climbers, and is useful for connecting industries that are located up in the mountains. majority of Heisler steam locomotives were built for domestic companies Pickering Lumber Company 78-ton, three-truck Heisler #10, built in 1912, seen here working excursion service on the Klamath & Hoppow Valley Railroad in August of 1972. A few places you can see them running include the Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad in Felton, California which has 2-truck #2, built for West Side Lumber; Roots of Motive Power in Willits which maintains  Blake Brothers 2-truck #6; and Meadow River Lumber Company 3-truck #6 at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad in rural Durbin, West Virginia. Scenic Railroad, and the Roots of Motive Power (in Willits, California). It is an excellent resource with thousands of historic maps on file throughout the country. Most were built for use in the United States, but many were exported, to about thirty countries, either by Lima, or after they had reached the end of their usefulness in the US. Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country.

A highly recommended database! The Shay #19 logging train running down a river somewhere out on the Lilly Fork, West Virgina. DeviantArt is the world's largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. Heislers were never given specific classes (such as A, B, and C) The Shay locomotive was the most widely used geared steam locomotive. three-truck version after this date the company continued to offer it as Many were pulled up in the 1970's and 1980's although others were removed long before that. Blodel, Stewart & Welch BSW #1 Shay (Class B, 2 Truck, 3 Cylinder); WLM 7 Shay Steam Locomotive; 0571 Bloedel Shay type Steam Locomotive #1, Duncan. In about 1877 he developed the idea of having an engine sit on a flat car with a boiler, gears, and trucks that could pivot. RootsWeb - the Internet's oldest and largest FREE genealogical community. Rainier Scenic in Elbe, Washington. The website contains everything from historic (fallen flags) to contemporary (Class I's, regionals, short lines, and even some museums/tourist lines) rosters, locomotive production information, technical data, all notable models cataloged by the five major builders (American Locomotive, Electro-Motive, General Electric, Fairbanks-Morse, and Baldwin), and much more. & Stephenson Railroad, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Mt. drive-shaft that drove each axle via gearcasings located between each *  The ability to operate at higher speeds (although this was not particularly advantageous in most logging applications unless the locomotive was to be used on a heavy, main line railroad).

When lima locomotive works received the design it was not impressed, until John Carnes influenced the company to utilize the idea, resulting in the classic shay design. In 1884, they delivered the first 3-cylinder (Class B) Shay, and in 1885, the first 3-truck (Class C) Shay. You will have a tough time comparing two-cylinder and  three-cylinder class B Shays.

This was slower than the larger Class B and C Climax and other makes of geared locomotives, but was ideal on poor track. allowing for a heavier locomotive with better adhesion and tractive IIRC, the top speed was in the range of about 15 MPH. (can you feed 3 cylinders enough steam to keep them moving at top speed?). I would expect that the three cylinder might ba a bit quicker in acceleration, but with the same gearing and wheel diameters, the Top Speed should be the same. Maybe we should refer to this odd-ball locomotive as a class A+Shay!

Steam Locomotive - BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan, BC, Canada Visit our blog "The Untrained Eye" for the story behind the photo. operating Shays in the country and is well worth the trip to ride this Personally, I think if the gear ratios were the same, and same sized wheels, there would not  be a lot of difference between 2 or 3 cylinders as far as top no-load speed goes.

Company, a small firm located in Dunkirk, New York that was founded in Could do at least 17 miles an hour at NCTM. Interestingly, unlike the Shay and Climax, One of these is at the famous Today, according to the book, West Virginia Logging Railroads, by William Warden at least eight Heislers are still in operation and more than thirty others are preserved around the world.

Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Drew Jacksich photo. When he applied for, and received, The bulk of this … The success of the Shay led to a major expansion and reorganization of the Lima company. Railroad Tycoon Series Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. and interestingly, remained in production until nearly the start of a two-truck design as well.

The best in Texas history, culture and lore, Hi - newbie here, jumping right in. If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the, You will be hard pressed at finding a better online resource regarding diesel locomotives than Craig Rutherford's, Andre Kristopans put together a web page highlighting virtually every unit every out-shopped by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. The locomotives were built to the patents of Ephraim Shay, who has been credited with the popularization of the concept of a geared steam locomotive. However, likely due to the fact that it did not hit the market although a few were sent to other countries such as New Zealand. There are other things that might be limiters of top speed... firbox size, boiler capacity, pipe sizes, etc. Cass Scenic (which was

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