Lima Machine Works

Photo Credit:
Wexford County Museum collection

Shop Number 155	-	Built for: J. E. Potts Salt & Lbr. Co.
{122nd Lima Built Shay}

Built: 7-31-1886	Class: A 11-2	Trucks: 2	Cylinders: [#-Dia. x Stroke] 2 - 8x8
Gear Ratio: 2.05	Wheel Dia.: 26"	Gauge: 36"	Boiler: [Style - Dia.] ST.- 34"
Boiler Pressure: In Lbs. (PSI) 150	Tractive Effort: 4,920 Lbs.	Factor of Adhesion: 5.05	Maximum Safe Speed: 13.9
Fuel Type: Coal	Fuel Capacity: 1 Ton	Water Capacity: 730 Gallons	Empty Weight: As built 26,920
Owners: J.E. Potts Salt & Lbr. Co., Au Sable & Northern RR, Potts, MI (1892) H. M. Loud & Sons Lumbering Co., Au Sable & Northwestern RR, McKinley, MI (1898) A. B. Klise Lbr. Co., Sturgeon Bay RR #1, Sturgeon Bay, MI A. B. Klise Lbr. Co. #1, Gilchrist, MI
Disposition: Scrapped
Additional Notes: Mill was at Au Sable, railroad shop was at Potts which was renamed McKinley in 1892