Shay Locomotive Lot Michael Koch SIGNED Limited HC/DJ + Lima Locomotive for Sale

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Shay Locomotive Lot Michael Koch SIGNED Limited HC/DJ + Lima Locomotive For Sale

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Shay Locomotive Lot Michael Koch SIGNED Limited HC/DJ + Lima Locomotive:
$149.99

Shay Locomotive Lot Michael Koch SIGNED Limited HC/DJ

sale is for three Shay related publications. First is the definitive volume by Michael Koch, signed & limited, this # 4326. The book is in near fine condition. The jacket is very good with one closed tear. Published by World Press 1971. Illustrated with b&w photos plus 6 full page paintings by Richard Ward.

The other two books are by Lima Locomotive Works. These are reproductions of older catalogs. 1919 Shay Locomotive Catalog & 1921 Shay Repair Parts Catalog. These are both in fine condition.

The complete history of the Shay locomotive, built by Lima Machine Works of Ohio. Ephraim Shay reasoned that if a small but powerful locomotive could be built to withstand the punishment of temporary trackage, loggers and lumbermen could tap otherwise inaccessible tracts of timber in any season of the year. The lumber industry was in its hey-day and after several years, Shay developed a unique, gear-driven locomotive with vertical pistons that could pull heavy loads up difficult grades and was simple to repair in the woods. Eventually Shay\'s locomotives came to be used wherever huge loads had to be moved over rough terrain. They found much use in the mining industry as well. The last Shay locomotive was built in 1945 and many are still in use today. Includes a complete history of the Shay and of the Lima Locomotive Works, a biography of Ephraim Shay, discussion of the Shay\'s competitors, a list of all the Shays ever constructed, and a list of Willamette locomotives.