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Where is this Shay running?
MyFoodsRtouching 9 months ago
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tacfoley 6 months ago
they were used to climb 18 degree grades and pull cut logs, modern trains couldn't then and cant now do what a shay could do
ffxstc 11 months ago
Nice shot of the Shay's drivetrain. It's fun being near or on a consist being pulled by a Shay when it's up near full speed. The roar coming out the stack at about 15 MPH is awesome! Not very fast as others have stated, but you can surely experience the ample low geared torque. Would be nice to give credit to the road you were filming. YMSPRR?
Momentbar 1 year ago
i love the shays...and from what i know about em, they were used mainly in the steeper terrain of the west lol
dustystix76 1 year ago
It was a great technical advance over "rod" locomotives. I'm surprised it didn't completely replace them after Shay's patents expired. But by then, diesel engines had been developed
luridplanet 1 year ago
@luridplanet For all the power the Shay system had, it was very slow. The main Railways were always looking for ways to go faster.
Tamalain 1 year ago
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I live in Harbor Springs Michigan where Mr.Shay lived and worked. His unique brick hexagonal house still stands, but little or no effort seems evident to memorialize him at all. He designed and built a steam yacht of riveted steel with a very unusual and progressive hull form that until a few years ago lain on its side rusting in a nearby inlet. This Town was a little jewel that has been taken over by greedy developers looking to cash in and little else matters. I hate them.
jamesandrew2000 1 year ago
Cool video, but I'd like to ask, does the Shay have swiveling bogies? If so, how does the linkage work??
Thanks in advance.
microblah 2 years ago
yep they do, the drive shafts down the sides have expansion joints. that's the square box tubes you see. the round ones are the u joints, but the boxes allow them to change in length depending on which way it's turning or if it is on uneven track.
kleetus92 2 years ago
More like an external crankshaft running to the wheel gears. Didn't see these things running very fast down the track.
cumminsdiesel1234567 2 years ago
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MotherlodeChannel 2 years ago
The only way to travel, nice to see the 'sidewinder' action
Peter
pugwashsecond 5 years ago 2
Incredible engines!
Johnskiismore 5 years ago 2
I'm very glad to have been able to see 'the works' of one of these incredible machines - thanks!
Jim
JimTLonW6 5 years ago 2
i love Shay locomotives
mikes47jeep 5 years ago
me too :D
1skiinIan 4 years ago