Lima Locomotive Works, Inc.

Photo Credit:
Fred Hill collection
Shop Number 3008 - Built for: Spruce Production Division (U. S. Army)
{2,441st Lima Built Shay}
Built:
8-27-1918
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. - 50.125"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
200
 Tractive Effort:
30,375 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
5.12
 Maximum
Safe Speed:
19.0
Fuel Type:
Oil
Fuel Capacity:
1,200 Gals.
Water Capacity:
3,000 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
128,100
Owners:
Hofius Steel & Equip.Co. (D), Seattle, WA
Spruce Production Division (U. S. Army) #700, Siemscarey, WA
Siems, Carey-H. S. Kerbaugh Corp.*, Clallam County RR #700 [SPRR#1], Siemscarey, WA
(10-1918) Spruce Production Corp. (U.S. Army), Siemscarey, WA
(12-1918) Sent to Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver, WA; For sale
(6-30-1919) George Palmer Lbr. Co., La Grande, OR
(by 3-21-1923) Bowman-Hicks Lbr. Co. #4, Maxville, OR
(10-16-1939) Alaska Junk Co. (D), Portland, OR
Boiler to L. H. L. Lbr. Co., Carlton, OR
Disposition: Scrapped
Additional Notes: (7-22-1918) Ordered as a B-42 and changed to a C-70.
*Cost-plus contractor for Spruce Production Division (U. S. Army)
SPRR #1 was Spruce Production RR #, the designation used by Spruce Production Division