Lima Locomotive & Machine Co.

Photo Credit: Steve Hauff collection – from the late Lloyd Graham
Shop Number 1924 - Built for: Northwestern States Portland Cement Co.
Built:
05-18-1907
Class:
B
28-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Diam x Stroke]
3 - 8 x 12
Gear Ratio:
3.071
Wheel Diam:
28"
Gauge:
std
Boiler:
[Style - Diam.]
W.T. - 36"
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
1.75 Tons
Water Capacity:
1000 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
49,100
Owners:
Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. #2, Mason City, IA
(6-7-1943) Deckert & McDowell Construction Co., Rosemont, MN
(1944) Deckert & McDowell Construction Co. #SS-141, Wheaton, IL
Disposition: (1947) Scrapped at Wheaton
Additional Notes: Some sources state this Shay was built with two 8x12 cylinders. Lima records show three 8x12 cylinders. However the Shay reported with this sn was photographed both in Iowa and at Wheaton, IL in 1944, as subsequent owner Deckert & McDowell Construction Co.'s #SS-141. At that time it appeared to be a 33-2 type Shay, equipped with three 10x10 cylinders. The Shay was brought to Wheaton for use on a ballasting contract, but was never used in Illinois and was scrapped at Wheaton, IL.

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