Lima Locomotive Corporation

Photo Credit:
Left: Marty Edwards collection - Right: Marc Reusser collection
Shop Number 2598 - Built for: Eakin Lumber Co.
Built:
10-14-1912
Class:
C
70-3
Trucks:
3
Cylinders:
[#-Diam x Stroke]
3 - 12 x 15
Gear Ratio:
2.25
Wheel Diam:
36"
Gauge:
std
Boiler:
[Style - Diam.]
E.W.T. - 50"
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
5 Tons
Water Capacity:
3000 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
118,700
Owners:
Eakin Lumber Co. (The Erbacon & Summersville RR Co.) Erbacon & Summerville RR #2, Skyles, WV
(6-8-1927) Eakin Lumber Co. #2, Fenwick, WV
(4-21-1942) Ely Thomas Lumber Co.#3, Fenwick, WV
(1964) The Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club, Wellsboro, PA For:
(1964) Pennsylvania Lumber Museum #4, Denton Hill, PA
(1964-1970) Stored in Galeton, PA
Disposition: on display @ Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, Denton Hill, PA, which is 12 miles west of Galeton, PA
Additional Notes:
SLc Survivor List
(1964) The Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club, of Wellsboro, PA, purchased the Shay for the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum.

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