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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 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.announce.moc)
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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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| (...) (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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| (...) If the shafts ran down the side, it was a Shay (thus earning it the moniker "sidewinder"). If the shafts ran down the centerline, it was either a Heisler or a Climax (this all assumes it was one of the big three, I there were actually a couple (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| Ross Crawford wrote in message ... (...) BC (...) Shay or (...) don't (...) Maybe the BC Forest Museum at Duncan, on Vancouver Island? I seem to remember they have a Shay, but I might be wrong. Their website is (URL) but it's pretty poor, no decent (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| There are quite a few good pictures at the Cass Railroad Site www.cassrailroad.com The cass scenic railroad has several shays, a climax and a hiesler. The web site has pictures of most of thier engines. There is also several books out on cass' (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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