Lima Machine Works

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Shop Number 97 - Built for: Andrew Brown
{71st Lima Built Shay}
Built:
1-7-1884
Class:
A
18-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
2 - 10x10
Gear Ratio:
2.211
Wheel Dia.:
30"
Gauge:
42"
Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
Boot - 48"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
100
 Tractive Effort:
5,528 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
5.59
 Maximum
Safe Speed:
16.2
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
1 Ton
Water Capacity:
825 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
23,500
Owners:
Andrew Brown, Grayson, KY, For:
Carter Caves & Olive Hill RR, Carter Caves, KY
Disposition: Scrapped
Additional Notes:
Ordered under name of Bull's Eye Spring Narrow Gauge Railroad which was not built until 1885.
No record of this Shay leaving Carter Caves.