Lima Machine Works

Suspected remains near Nairn, Ontario, Canada 1952
Photo Credit: Brian Westhouse collection
Shop Number 121 - Built for: J. E. Potts Salt & Lumber Co.
Built:
09-08-1884
Class:
A
11-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Diam x Stroke]
2 - 8x8
Gear Ratio:
2.05
Wheel Diam:
24"
Gauge:
36"
Boiler:
[Style - Diam.]
Boot - 48"
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
1 Ton
Water Capacity:
660 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
16,000
Owners:
J. E. Potts Salt & Lumber Co., Au Sable & Northern RR, Potts, MI
(1892) H. M. Loud & Sons Lumbering Co., Au Sable & Northwestern RR, McKinley, MI
(12-26-1907) Au Sable & North Western RR, Au Sable, MI
(1911) Detroit & Macinac RR, Au Sable, MI
Disposition: Abandoned
Additional Notes: Mill was at Au Sable, railroad shop was at Potts which was renamed McKinley in 1892
Shays disposed of after Detroit & Macinac RR took over in 1911
May have gone to Graves, Bigwood & Co. near Nairn, Ontario, Canada

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