Lima Machine Works

Photo Credit:
Mike Kirk collection
Shop Number 83 - Built for: Sherry & Briggs
{57th Lima Built Shay}
Built:
8-16-1883
Class:
A
11-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
2 - 8x8
Gear Ratio:
2.05
Wheel Dia.:
24"
Gauge:
std.
 Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
Boot.- 48"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
100
 Tractive Effort:
3,280 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
7.29
Maximum
Safe Speed:
15.1
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
1 Ton
Water Capacity:
1,428 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
14,000
Owners:
Sherry & Briggs, Wood County RR, Sherry, WI
(c1894) Daly & Sampson, Rummells, WI
(c1902) O'Day & Daly, Rummells, WI
(1903) Gilkey & Anson, Merrill, WI
(1910) Operation closed
Disposition: (after 1910) Scrapped
Additional Notes: