Lima Locomotive & Machine Co.

Photo Credit:
No Photo At This Time
Shop Number 2034 - Built for: W. M. Ritter Lbr. Co.
{1,473rd Lima Built Shay}
Built:
11-23-1907
Class:
C
70-3
Trucks:
3
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
3 - 12 x 15
Gear Ratio:
2.25
Wheel Dia.:
36"
Gauge:
std..
 Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
E.W.T. - 46"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
200
 Tractive Effort:
30,375 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
4.73
 Maximum
Safe Speed:
19.0
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
5 Tons
Water Capacity:
3,000 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
112,600
Owners:
W. M. Ritter Lbr. Co. , Smoky Mountain RY #25 "RALEIGH", Proctor, NC
(9-1923) W. M. Ritter Lbr. Co. #25, Rainbow Springs, NC
Disposition: (c1940) Dismantled and parts sent to New River, TN operation
Additional Notes: Shipped to: Raleigh, WV
This Shay was photographed 10-1938 still in steam at Rainbow Springs, NC. The probable date for it being dismantled is 1940.