Lima Machine Works

Photo Credit:
by Thomas E. Burg

Shop Number 137	-	Built for: George W. Pratt
{105th Lima Built Shay}

Built: 10-13-1885	Class: A 11-2	Trucks: 2	Cylinders: [#-Dia. x Stroke] 2 - 8x8
Gear Ratio: 2.176	Wheel Dia.: 26"	Gauge: std.	Boiler: [Style - Dia.] WT.- 30"
Boiler Pressure: In Lbs. (PSI) 150	Tractive Effort: 4,821 Lbs.	Factor of Adhesion: 7.48	Maximum Safe Speed: 14.2
Fuel Type: Coal	Fuel Capacity: 1 Ton	Water Capacity: 730 Gallons	Empty Weight: As built 28,780
Owners: George W. Pratt, Wolf & Wisconsin RR, Pelican Lake, WI (1-15-1889) Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western RY, Pelican Lake, WI (1889) Wisconsin Valley Lbr., Harrison, WI J. R. Droney Lbr. Co., Watoga, WV
Disposition: Scrapped
Additional Notes: There is a photo of a Class-B Shay lettered S.V.& S-L RR #1, which is not sn-137, though it had previously been assumed to be sn-137 rebuilt as a Class-B Shay. ?? (c1899) Lima Locomotive Works (B), Lima, OH; rebuilding after a wreck ?? (1899) South Vandalia & State Line RR #1, South Vandalia, NY