Lima Locomotive Works, Inc.
Photo Credit:
Left: British Columbia Archives
Right: Martin E. Hansen collection (5-26-1953)
Shop Number 3243 - Built for: Merrill & Ring Lbr. Co. Ltd.
{2,660th Lima Built Shay}
Built:
12-13-1923
Class:
B
50-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
3 - 11 x 12
Gear Ratio:
2.211
Wheel Dia.:
32"
Gauge:
std.
Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
E.W.T. - 44.375"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
200
 Tractive Effort:
22,563 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
5.14
 Maximum
Safe Speed:
17.2
Fuel Type:
Wood
Fuel Capacity:
2 Cords
Water Capacity:
1,750 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
98,000
Owners:
Merrill & Ring Lbr. Co. Ltd., #3, Squamish, BC, CAN
(5-28-1942) Comox Log. & RY Co. Ltd. #14, Ladysmith, BC, CAN
Disposition: (1954) Scrapped*
Additional Notes: shipped to Vancouver, BC, CAN
*in 1951 the boiler went to sn-3289, now at National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, Ont. CAN