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Just completed my version of Shay #5 from the Cass Scenic Railroad in West
Virginia.
Shay #5 was build in 1905 by the Lima Locomotive Works.
It is still in use today on its original line. This makes it one of the
oldest engines still in use on its original line, and the second oldest shay
in existance.
The shay contains four engines. One on each truck (I could not use regular
wheels because of the truck design) and one 9 volt motor that runs the
pistons. The motor is geared down so the pistons are slower and more realistic.
The train is acutally about 10 wide at it widest. But most of the train is 8
wide. It is a massive engine, but pretty close to scale with the wheels.
You can take a look at.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=10708
or at
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=10666
If you want to take a look at the real engine
http://www.cassrailroad.com/shay5.html
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
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| (...) Nifty! Has anyone else done a Shay recently? Or a Heisler or Climax??? (22 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) realistic. (...) I got some pictures of one of these shaft drive locos at a rail museum in BC when I was there (near Squamish, from memory). I'm not sure if it was a Shay or not - I'll have to check my notes. Had plans to build one sometime. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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