Lima Locomotive Works, Inc.
Photo Credit:
Left: from Jerry Ledford collection
- Right: from Little River Railroad Museum collection
Shop Number 2890 - Built for: Babcock Lbr. and Land Co.
{2,329th Lima Built Shay}
Built:
2-3-1917
Class:
C
70-3
Trucks:
3
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
3 - 13 x 15
Gear Ratio:
3.071
Wheel Dia.:
34"
Gauge:
std.
Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
E.W.T. - 50.187"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
225
 Tractive Effort:
42,464 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
3.99
 Maximum
Safe Speed:
18.0
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
5 Tons
Water Capacity:
3,000 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
137,400
Owners:
Davis Supply Co.(D), Pittsburgh, PA
Babcock Lbr. and Land Co., Citico & Grand Fork RR #2890, Citico, TN
(1927) Bond-Woolf & Co. #2890, Alcoa, TN, not used
(6-24-1935) Little River Lbr. Co., Little River RR #2890, Townsend, TN
Disposition: (1940) Scrapped
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