By Martin E. Hansen It was in this month of August 100 years ago that Lima Shay construction number #3233 first rolled out of the Lima Locomotive Works plant in Lima, Ohio. The next hundred years would see this Shay not only go through several owners, but would also see her travel across the country …
By Martin E. Hansen By now many of you may have read that the Oregon Historical Society has selected Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation to be the new owner of the Mount Emily Shay #1. This concludes a nearly two-year process of deaccessioning the Shay by OHS and introduces the next chapter for this 99-year-old product …
The SP&S 700 won a significant grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust to help near conclusion of the famous steam locomotive’s boiler rebuild. The 700 is maintained by volunteers from the Pacific Railroad Preservation association. To read more on this significant achievement see sps700.org. Congratulations to all concerned. Keep up with 700 updates by reading …
A wonderful video about the Southern Pacific 4449 and volunteer crew produced by the Mid-Valley Media Group in December, 2015. Always worth another view!
Stephen Sedaker, long-time volunteer with the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association, provides a new update on the SP&S 700 boiler inspection in a new article published on Trains.com.