Shay #2

[kentyler]

As part of my serial starts on designing models I went up to Redding this weekend.

This is the oldest surviving Shay.


I took about 1100 pictures... I'm working on a new modeling site and hope to use these as a "proof" of concept for my ideas.

I can post more I folks want to see them.

[sgoti]

Originally Posted by kentyler

I can post more I folks want to see them.

If? IF??!!

You can never see too many pictures of sidewinders, so yes please!

[whulsey]

Always interested in seeing steam powered anything...trucks, traction engines, locomotives, steam shovels.

Haven't been to Redding in many years. Is the Shay out at Shasta State Park?

[DWest]

Lets see 'em!

[Don Boose]

We can never have too many images of geared locomotives. This one looks like a beauty.

If you ever get out here to the other side of the USA, don't miss the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania (RR Museum of PA :: Welcome), which has a Shay, a Heisler, and a Climax displayed all in a row.

Leetonia Railway No. 1, Shay, 1906
W. H. Mason Company No. 4, Climax, 1913
Chicago Mill & Lumber Company No. 4, Heisler1918

You can see their Shay on this page, which contains links to the rosters of rolling stock and equipment at the museum: RR Museum of PA :: Rolling Stock Collection Roster

Just across the street from the museum is the Strasburg Railroad, which runs magnificently preserved early 20th century steam-powered trains through the Lancaster farmland: Strasburg Rail Road

And just a short way doen the road is the National Toy Train Museum, which has some wonderful displays (there is also a huge Pennsylvania Railroad HO-scale layout depicting typical areas of Pennsylvania in the early 1950s transition era at the museum): National Toy Train Museum

Don

Don

[kentyler]

I took a lot of detail shots... but i seem to have neglected "full views". Here are some of them

[Don Boose]

Excellent detail shots.

Good overhead image of the log buggies, too.

Don

[OhioMike]

Kellys Island Stone co. here in ohio owned more shay locomotives at one time than anyone else in the world....all thats left is a few peices of rail! Shame on them!
Great photos Kentyler.
Mike

[modellcom]

Hi,

great photographs of a great little locomotive. Here in Germany we have no Shays at any time. I´ve heard of one about a hundred years ago in Austria. Never the less, this great machines are my all time favourites. It´s sad, that there is no cardmodel of a Shay, Climax or Heisler available. Couldn´t that be a nice project for one of our great designers from Poland? A Shay in 1:25 with the known detail of their constructions - a dream would come true.

Peter

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[jmr248]

I am not sure which is the most impressive to me. The ability and know how to build steam engines as they were built through the 1950s or the ability to build ships beginning with the Monitor with a revolving turret through the battleships built prior to WW II without the assistance of computers and modern technology.

I have always like 4-4-0s and shays also.

Joe

Joe