Lima Machine Works

Photo Credit:
Railroading in the Carolina Sandhills: Vol. 3
Shop Number 289 - Built for: Leavitt & Leavitt
{253rd Lima Built Shay}
Built:
3-8-1890
Class:
A
13-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
2 - 7x12
Gear Ratio:
3.071
Wheel Dia.:
26"
Gauge:
36"
Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
Boot - 36"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
150
 Tractive Effort:
7,813 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
3.39
Maximum
Safe Speed:
10.1
Fuel Type:
Wood
Fuel Capacity:
0.75 Cord
Water Capacity:
486 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
22,500
Owners:
Leavitt & Leavitt #4, Aberdeen, NC
(1893) Aberdeen & Rockfish RR #4, Aberdeen, NC
(1895) Page Lbr. Co., Aberdeen & West End RR, Aberdeen, NC
(2-19-1897) Allred & Son, Aberdeen, NC
Milton L. Jones, Aberdeen, NC
(9-16-1897) Bruton & McGehee Co., Candor, NC
Milton L. Jones, Aberdeen, NC
(12-22-1899) Walter W. Mills, Vestal, NC
Disposition: Scrapped
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