Shay Locomotive - Roaring Camp RR - Felton, CA
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Squirreleen
N 37° 02.441 W 122° 03.765
10S E 583349 N 4099796
Old logging trains from the 1890s.
Waymark Code: WM447V
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2008
Views: 56
National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark
Felton, California
Heisler Locomotive, built by Stearns Manufacturing Company 1899
Shay Locomotive, Built by Lima Locomotive Works, 1912
Climax Locomotive, Built by Climax Manufacturing Company
The Shay Locomotive, patented in 1861, and its two variants—the Climax and the Heisler—employed small high-speed steam engines geared down to axles on four-wheel trucks. They were suited to slow and heavy hauling with high tractive effort on the rough and temporary tracks of the lumber and mineral industries. They hauled heavy loads through difficult terrain from about 1890 to 1960 until replaced by automotive trucks.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers-1988.
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The locomotive shown, the Dixiana, is a Shay Locomotive.
Scaled-down powerful steam locomotives carry passengers over trestles and through the redwoods, whistling and chugging along, just as they did more than a century ago. Humorous, narrated tour. Extensive grounds for picnicking at the station. In summer, a 3 hr. round-trip route also runs to Santa Cruz (The Big Trees and Pacific Route).
Location:
Roaring Camp Railroad
Felton, CA
Type of structure/site: Locomotive
Date of Construction: 1912
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Lima Locomotive Works
Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]
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