How many Shay locomotives are there?
Neils and Heritage Museum Logging Railway. Shay Locomotives were built from 1878 until 1945 in many sizes configurations and gauges. These steam locomotives were used coast to coast and the world over with 3,354 locomotives manufactured by the company in the Shay pattern.
Who invented the Shay locomotive?
Ephraim Shay
He designed the first Shay locomotive and patented the type. He licensed it for manufacture through what became known as Lima Locomotive Works in Ohio; from 1882 to 1892 some 300 locomotives of this type were sold….
| Ephraim Shay | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Inventor, entrepreneur |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Henderson |
| Awards | John Scott Award (1892) |
What is the advantage of a Shay locomotive?
Shay locomotives were especially suited to logging, mining and industrial operations and could operate successfully on steep or poor quality track.
Do trains have a clutch?
Each traction motor (C) is directly geared to a pair of driving wheels. The use of electricity as the “transmission” for the locomotive is far more reliable than using a mechanical transmission and clutch. Starting a heavy train from a dead stop would burn out a clutch in a brief time.
Do trains have gearboxes?
A diesel–mechanical locomotive uses a mechanical transmission in a fashion similar to that employed in most road vehicles. This type of transmission is generally limited to low-powered, low speed shunting (switching) locomotives, lightweight multiple units and self-propelled railcars.
Is Cass railroad standard gauge?
Today, visitors ride on historic converted log cars (similar to flatcars), pushed along by a powerful geared logging locomotive. Traveling on 11 miles (18 km) of standard gauge track laid in 1901 by immigrant workers, the line traverses the steep grades of Back Allegheny Mountain.