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jtrain
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Larry,
Williamette's technically aren't shays. As Alwin linked to, they were an improvement on the design. All were built in Portland and were used exclusively in the Northwest of the US.
The #7 in the wiki page was used at Bonner/Milltown, Montana (just east of Missoula) at a large lumber mill at the mouth of the Blackfoot River. The Lumber mill is still in use and the grade this engine worked on is still present as a spur from the mill to the BNSF mainline. Past the mill, the grade is visible along the Blackfoot River opposite the road for several miles, including the remains of a few trestles.
What's great is that this engine is still on display and you can walk right up to it any time.
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W C Greene
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Yes, very cool. My only problem is that I can't afford the kits , the amount of time it takes to build, the space they require on the layout, and when would I find time to run trains? Otherwise, I would love to make models of all those beautiful tracked machines. Surely a lifetime project.
Thanks Jose, for another neat find.
Woodie
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I've always wondered why a railroad/mine would order left hand Shays.
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W C Greene
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Duane, the mining concern that ordered the Shays was owned by Englishmen. Now, does that make sense? Or maybe they just wanted to have something nobody else had. Such a model could be built without too much hassle, I have thought about it.
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Si, it wasn't too hard to increase the width, the blade supports are mounted to the track supports so when you widen those, the blade parts widen "automatically". The blade was easy with some sheet styrene, I'm gonna weather and make it look well used so I didn't take too much time making flush joints. The rest of the dozer will be pretty well maintained but there will be dirt on the tracks. I cut the hood sides open and put in an old motor but the blade parts pretty much hide the extra work. Knowing that now, I wouldn't make the effort. Oh well. Generally I am happy with the way she looks, photos of the finished job will follow. And no this has caused me to adapt an old Mogollon structure into a...a...tractor repair shop!
Look at what you've done...made me work on something!
The old Airfix bus is cool. Have fun!
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