Lima Locomotive & Machine Co.

Photo Credit:
Mike & Bill Bauer collection
Shop Number 530 - Built for: Hall & Kaul Lbr. Co.
{480th Lima Built Shay}
Built:
5-29-1897
Class:
B
45-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
3 - 11 x 12
Gear Ratio:
2.21
Wheel Dia.:
32"
Gauge:
std
Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
W.T. - 44"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
180
 Tractive Effort:
20,306 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
4.28
 Maximum
Safe Speed:
17.2
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
3.25 Tons
Water Capacity:
1,200 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
67,000
Owners:
Hall & Kaul Lbr. Co., #23, St. Mary's, PA
(1899) Kaul & Hall Lbr. Co., Inc., #71 (1911 renumbered) #171, St. Mary's, PA
Northwestern Equip. Co.(D), Portland, OR
Reedsport Lbr. Co., Reedsport, OR
(1-23-1925) Winchester Bay Lbr. Co. #1, Reedsport, OR
(3-26-1927) Condemmed but still around 12-5-1928
Disposition: Scrapped
Additional Notes:
Hall & Kaul Lbr. Co. later Kaul & Hall Lbr. Co. Inc., was never the owner of the St. Marys & Southwestern RR, which had only one Shay for about a year. Confusion comes from the fact that the same people owned all three operations.