Lima Locomotive & Machine Co.
Photo Credit:
Left: George R. Kadelak collection
Right: South Custer Historical Society collection (1915)
 
Shop Number 1551 - Built for: White Knob Copper Co.
{992nd Lima Built Shay}
Built:
12-12-1905
Class:
B
23-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
3 - 9 x 8
Gear Ratio:
3.071
Wheel Dia.:
26.5"
Gauge:
36"
Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
W.T. - 34"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
160
 Tractive Effort:
13,517 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
3.99
 Maximum
Safe Speed:
10.3
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
1.5 Tons
Water Capacity:
850 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
43,500
Owners:
White Knob Copper & Development Co. #1, Mackay, ID
MacBeth Lease, Inc. #1551, Mackay, ID
(1907) Empire Copper Co. #1551, Mackay, ID
(12-1921) Western Machinery Co. (D), Salt Lake City, UT
Walter A. Zelnicker Supply Co. (D), St. Louis, MO
(6-24-1922) Grant Smith & Co. #101, Kirkwood, MO
(12-23-1924) For sale
Sprague & Nicely Construction Co., Dundee, MO
(9-27-1927) Sprague & Nicely Construction Co., Kansas City, MO
Disposition: Scrapped
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