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07/07/2000
Shay FOR
SALE ! $200,000
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Shay s/n 3118 is currently stored at Colorado Springs, Colorado
where it is being offered for sale by its owner, Marc Lamoreaux of Waterville, Kansas.
The narrow gauge locomotive was originally built for the Good Roads Construction
Company of Leachville, Arkansas
"The 4th NB-65 truck box has been repaired. The steam cylinder
casting of the air pump has been rebored on a vertical lathe built in
1914. All the wheelsets are done and the front truck has been further
assembled. This has been a time consuming process. Lots of bars and bolt
holes that have to line-up!! We are now in the process of further
assembling the rear truck. The next step is to start the repair of the old
cast frame brackets and then reconstruct the frame."
Front
Truck
Wheel
Set
Scott Wickert Shay #23 "The Rebirth" -
Contributions Needed! -... srw@localaccess.com
"We have repaired 3 of the (NB-65) truck boxes and currently
working on the 4th box. They have taken much more time than expected
to repair. They were very heavily worn. One of the boxes must
have had a bearing break and fell out while operating because the journal
had worn 1.5" into the truck box! It required some creative
thinking to repair. The gear rims that bolt onto the wheels are also
ready for installation. They did require some welding. I have taken
the 4 wheel sets to the MRSR shop at Mineral, WA. One wheel set is
done. Once the wheels are back to our shop the trucks will be
further assembled. We will place wood blocks where the bearings go
until we can have the bearings cast. We have also started work on
the air pump that we located in the stream last year. The pump has
been completely disassembled. The center casting has been repaired,
work has begun on the steam and air cylinder castings. Both will
require boring. It is amazing how well the pump survived for sitting in a
stream bank since 1942 when it was torched off the engine! It
will still be a massive undertaking to complete! I hope to
have pictures posted of a near complete 1880's Shay truck soon."
Scott Wickert Shay #23 "The Rebirth" -
Contributions Needed! -... srw@localaccess.com
"Experience a rare chance to ride
behind all thee of the major geared locomotives. We are the only railroad
that can offer you the chance to see an operating Shay, Heisler and Climax
on the same train! This day long excursion will feature photo-runbys and a
chance to photograph all three engines in action. The tentative fare for
this trip is $99 per person."
"Special event schedule and fares subject to change without notice. Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad reserves the right to substitute motive power and/or equipment as required."
"Since the last report we have repaired the rear frame bolster center plate and fabricated a new center plate for the front frame bolster. We have completed the fabrication of the 2
(NA-46) pedestal boxes and 4 (NA-48) inside boxes. Much of the brake rigging to the trucks has also been repaired and fabricated as needed. We are now in the process of
repairing the (NB-65) truck boxes, they go on the RH side of the trucks. They are in rough shape and will probably take a month to repair all four of them. We are also repairing the
41 teeth gear rims that bolt onto the wheels. The new I-beam for the frame bolsters has been cut to size and most of the rivet holes are drilled."
Scott Wickert Shay #23 "The Rebirth" -
Contributions Needed! -... srw@localaccess.com
Center Plates
These are the front & rear frame bolster center plates. The center plate on the right is the one we located in the middle of the stream with a metal detector in Sept. '99, it goes to the
rear frame bolster. It needed some repair, including welding up the old holes and redrilling. The center plate on the left we fabricated for the front bolster. The original front center
plate was to far gone to repair.
Inside Boxes
Front - (upper photo)
Back - (lower photo)
These are the (NA-48) inside boxes which we made. They were a somewhat complicating fabrication. The "back view" photo shows where the bearing sits and waste packing will go
below it. The other photo shows- the tops which have lubrication slots for oiling the journal and 2" tubing that keeps the pedestal springs (6" OD springs) in the proper location. The
front of each box has a tube that is tapped for a 3/4" bolt (which goes against the thrust plate on the bearing for adjustment).
Pedestal Box
Here is one of the two newly fabricated (NA-46) pedestal boxes. They stand 21" tall and are very heavy!
Pedestal box cap
We fabricated 4 of these (NA-47) pedestal box caps. They are 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" and hold the inside box in place. The holes on the cap correspond to the holes and thrust bolt on the
inside box.
Front
Truck
Wheel
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