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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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In lugnet.announce.moc, Grady Lewis Valentine writes:
> Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Nifty! Has anyone else done a Shay recently? Or a Heisler or Climax???
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Lewis Valentine wrote:
> You can take a look at.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=10708
What a beauty!
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Grady Lewis Valentine writes:
> 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
Nice work Grady.
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. But I don't
know when 8?(
I hope it turns out as good as yours!
ROSCO
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Ross Crawford wrote:
> 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. But I don't
> know when 8?(
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 other geared locomotive designs).
The heisler has a V2 configuration and the Climax has the cylinders
angled down the side of the boiler (with the first Climax actually being
somewhat different, I've not seen good pictures of one to understand
it's drive train).
Frank
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Ross Crawford wrote in message ...
> 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. But I • don't
> know when 8?(
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
http://www.bcforestmuseum.com/ but it's pretty poor, no decent pictures at
all.
Kevin
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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' shays. I have one (lots of good
pictures). If you want the information on it, let me know.
In lugnet.trains, Kevin Wilson writes:
> Ross Crawford wrote in message ...
> > 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. But I • don't
> > know when 8?(
>
> 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
> http://www.bcforestmuseum.com/ but it's pretty poor, no decent pictures at
> all.
>
> Kevin
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