Steam Train Post #37: Meadow River Lumber Company 1
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Meadow River Lumber Company 1 at Steamtown National Site |
As we continued on the history train journey, we arrived at our 37th stop. With this train trip, we leave Midland Railway and once again travel across the Atlantic to Rainelle, West Virginia to visit Meadow River Lumber Company to see their number 1 shay geared locomotive.
Meadow River Lumber Company 1 Details
Railroad/Basic: Shay Locomotive
Engine: Class B Shay Locomotives
Designer: Lima Locomotive Works/John and T.W. Raines
Builder: Lima Locomotive Works
Built (Year): 1910
77 Locomotives
Withdrawn: 1960
Configuration: 2 Truck Shay
Preserved: 1 real locomotive
Further details can be found here by clicking this link =>Meadow River Lumber Company 1