Lima Locomotive & Machine Co.
Photo Credit:
Left: by Charles Grant collection
Right: by George Deshner (1905)
Shop Number 523 - Built for: Blanchard & Twitchell Co.
{473rd Lima Built Shay}
Built:
11-10-1896
Class:
B
45-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
3 - 11 x 12
Gear Ratio:
2.529
Wheel Dia.:
33.187"
Gauge:
std
Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
W.T. - 44"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
180
 Tractive Effort:
22,448 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
4.24
 Maximum
Safe Speed:
15.6
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
3.25 Tons
Water Capacity:
1,800 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
75,000
Owners:
Blanchard & Twitchell Co., Success Pond RR #6 "BYRON", Berlin, NH
(3-4-1898) Hastings Lbr. Co., Wild River RR #3, Hastings, ME
White River RR, Woodstock, VT
Watson Lands Lbr. Co. #3 later #4, Mayburg, PA
Mayburg Supply Co., Mayburg, PA
(1-24-1921) Salmon Creek Lbr. Co., Sheffield and Tionesta #4, Kellettville, PA
Disposition: (1941) Scrapped
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