Lima Locomotive Works, Inc.

Photo Credit:
Left: by August A. Thieme (7-1954) - Right: by Glenn Dietz (11-1964)
Shop Number 3314 - Built for: Phoenix Utility Co.
{2,729th Lima Built Shay}
Built:
9-30-1927
Class:
B
32-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
3 - 8 x 12
Gear Ratio:
3.071
Wheel Dia.:
29"
Gauge:
36"
Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
E.W.T. - 37.25"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
160
 Tractive Effort:
14,639 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
4.66
 Maximum
Safe Speed:
11.2
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
1.75 Tons
Water Capacity:
1,000 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
55,300
Owners:
Phoenix Utility Co. #9, Waterville, NC
(12-18-1929) Fontana Mining Co. #9, Fontana, NC
(3-24-1931) North Carolina Exploration Co. #9, Fontana, NC
(4-5-1944) Champion Fibre & Paper Co. #9, Canton [Fire's Creek], NC
(8-6-1947) Ely-Thomas Lbr. Co. #6, Jetsville, WV
(1955) Edgar Mead, Allaire, NJ
(1955) Leased to: New Jersey Museum Of Transportation, Pine Creek RR, Allaire, NJ
Operational 1955 until 2002, now in restoration
Disposition: on display @ NJ Museum Of Trans, Allaire, NJ
Additional Notes:
SLc Survivor List