Shay Locomotive At The World Forestry Center

[allenra530]

The Shay, Heisler and Climax geared locomotives were built to haul heavy loads up steep grades on temporary track laid to get to stands of timber. Once the trees were cut, there was no need to keep the track there, so they would tear it up and lay it somewhere else. The roadbed was temporary as well and didn't have to be very good. They were also used in open pit mines where the track was moved as the ore was mined.

[MyFoodsRtouching]

she's had good luck with them fires, ain't she?

[DicksPC]

A very unique designed engine, Thank four the tour of it ! Dick

[bcschmerker]

Lima Locomotive Works, Inc., had so wide a range of seam models, that a major line could potentially use Class D Shays (two trucks under the main frame and two under the water tender) in the yards to assemble trains, trailer-boosted 2-10-4's on the main line for revenue freight, and trailer-boosted 4-8-4's on the main line for mail and passengers. The Shays had outstanding slow-speed control.

[hiesler]

Nice Shay, its in a very good condition for how long it has been sitting there.

Despite having two models of a shay on my logging themed model railroad, I have never seen one in real life due to living in England.

[dumbass65]

borderlands rule

[tonytiger75]

I saw this engine back in the early 90ies just before OMSI moved out of the old building.

It looks to be in a bit better shape then when I saw it, the left side of the cab had rotted and fallen off and there was no cover over it.

I guess they just left that side off and put the ramp over to it, much safer then what I climed in there, wish they could put it back in steam.

[anmoose]

That's a fine old engine, and it looks like it's being well cared for. There aren't many of them left. I remember seeing some Shays on coal mining runs in WVa, hauling coal from the mines out to the main lines, where the Mallets and Berkshires would take over.

[Chris9017]

West Virgina shays are still running today in a Railroad line called the Cass Scenic. They own several shays, a Heisler which is operational as a back up engine, and a Climax which is being rebuilt. The railroad is open from the Spring until November.

[anmoose]

I rode the Cass in years past, but I've been out of touch. I knew they were still running, but that's about all. It's great to know that they've been continuing to add and restore engines. They're part of the mountain heritage, and nearly extinct. Thanks for the update!

[BeanMeister22]

It is a small world. I grew up in Portland, but I was born on the east coast.

[biggydman]

That's a train. This has to be Beanmeister stock footage or else your snow melts quickly!  My whole family is railroaders!! My wife's family too! We are the only people who don't garner an income from a train. If it wasn't for my career in exotic dance- we'd be broke!

[BeanMeister22]

This was filmed yesterday, New Years Eve. Snow melts very quickly around here with all the 40 deg rainy weather we get:)

[biggydman]

Holy Bovine! Around here we get our first snow in October and it's white on the ground until late April!!

[MrHollick]

You are the most prolific video maker I have ever seen with new an interesting content every time!!

[BeanMeister22]

Thanks, I'm still searching for a style; that explains the variety of my channel.

Also, I have about 10 more videos that I need to get edited and uploaded today:)

[PlasmaDude47]

What a great video and train, wow 25 years brings back a lot of memories doesn't it:) I favored this video too!

[BeanMeister22]

Thanks, I've been meaning to get up there and film this train for a few months now, so I'm glad that I was finally able to share it with everyone. And yes, time sure flies when

[PlasmaDude47]

Welcome, yeah time does fly, where'd it all go, lol!

[TrueBlueAustralian]

A very unique engine.! Thank you for the technical info. But it sounds so strange they made it gear drive because the line was so bad.?

[BeanMeister22]

That's what I thought too. Don't fix the track, just design a new engine:) I had never even considered that there could be major design differences in steam locomotives. My experience with trains, has been only been loading tank cars and hopper cars; my knowledge of the engines that pull these rail cars is very limited.

[f2535]

As far as fixing the track, these locomotives were used to haul the logs to the camp/mill. Most of the time the track was temporarly laid out on a hilside, this resulting in uneven track and steep climbs. Bringing in equipment to make a level track bed out of where these locomotives went would have been to time consuming and not cost effective. because all the wheels were powered, the shay could climb where other locomotives would slip!

[SantaFe158]

@BeanMeister22 Logging railroads weren't meant to be permanent, therefore the tracks weren't really laid with much care. The gears just made the locomotive more powerful, it was the dual/triple truck design with a flexible drive-shaft that allowed them to negotiate the rough track.

[hiesler]

@TrueBlueAustralian They were also designed to go up steep hills, so the gears had the same effect as a car in first gear. This also made them very slow with a top speed of around 15mph.

[PoeticLioness]

Thanks for sharing

[edenbainbridge]

the angry elf has a cute striped onesie on :)

xoexo

[anthrit]

Nice history lesson, that thing is cool looking.

[BeanMeister22]

Thanks