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Little River Redwood Co. No. 4 (Shay C-70-3)
Camino, Placerville & Lake Tahoe No. 2
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United States | 1922
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Camino, Placerville & Lake Tahoe No. 2
Camino, Placerville & Lake Tahoe No. 2
Guy L. Dunscombe

The Shay with the works number 3172 was a 70-ton three-truck model that was built without a specific order for the Lima stock and completed on June 5, 1922. It was then sold to the Little River Redwood Co. at Crannell, California and became their No. 4. This company became Hammond & Little River Redwood in the early thirties, but soon sold the locomotive to the Camino, Placerville & Lake Tahoe where it became Number 2.

This company already operated a 65-ton three-truck Shay they had bought from the El Dorado Lumber Co. in 1912. No. 2 was later joined by the identical Shay No. 2847 that had originally been built for the Finkbine Lumber Co. in 1916. But this one was only used to supply spare parts for No. 2 and was scrapped in April 1951. Four years later, No. 2 came to Travel Town in Los Angeles, California. There it is on display until today.

General
Built1922
ManufacturerLima
Wheel arr.0-4-4-4-0T (Shay) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Empty weight139,000 lbs
Water capacity3,000 us gal
Fuel capacity10,000 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Power Plant
Driver diameter36 in
Boiler pressure200 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylindersthree, 12 x 15 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Top speed19 mph
Starting effort30,375 lbf
Calculated Values
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