Lima Locomotive & Machine Co.

Photo Credit:
by Silver Slagle
Shop Number 980 - Built for: Fosburgh Lbr. Co.
{922nd Lima Built Shay}
Built:
4-24-1905
Class:
C
65-3
Trucks:
3
Cylinders:
[#-Dia. x Stroke]
3 - 12 x 15
Gear Ratio:
2.211
Wheel Dia.:
36"
Gauge:
std.
Boiler:
[Style - Dia.]
E.W.T. - 46"
Boiler Pressure:
In Lbs. (PSI)
200
 Tractive Effort:
29,835 Lbs.
 Factor of
Adhesion:
4.73
 Maximum
Safe Speed:
19.4
Fuel Type:
Coal
Fuel Capacity:
5 Tons
Water Capacity:
3,000 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
110,000
Owners:
Fosburg Lbr. Co. #1, Fosburg, VA
(c1909) W. M. Ritter Lbr. Co., Smoky Mountain RY #2 (1st), Proctor, NC
(1919) Raleigh Lbr. Co. (W. M. Ritter Lbr. Co.), Raleigh & Southwestern RY #2 (2nd), Glen Morgan, WV
(5-1924) Raleigh Lbr. Co. #2 (2nd), Bud, WV
(1926) W. M. Ritter Lbr. Co. #2, Mullens,WV
(c1928) W. M. Ritter Lbr. Co. #980, Rainbow Springs, NC
(11-6-1930) For Sale
(by 3-31-1936) Fidelity & Casuality Co. of New York, Atlanta, GA
Disposition: Scrapped
Additional Notes: (after 3-31-1936) Reported being used at Natahala Plant, Rainbow Springs, N. C.