Locomotives at the National Railway Museum in Green Bay, WI

 

1942 ALCO "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 (#69588)

Locomotives at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum

 

1884 Baldwin 2-6-0 (#7469)

1922 Lima Shay 3Tr in Natchez, MS

1922 Lima Shay #3197

 

1925 Lima Shay in Picayune, MS

1925 Lima Shay 2Tr (#3281)

 

1909 Lima Shay 3Tr (#2147) in Townsend, TN

 

Clark's Trading Post in Lincoln, NH

 

1919 Lima Shay #3066

1906 Baldwin 2-4-2ST #29575

Another Visit to the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD

 

1948 New Castle 0-8-0

So much more...

Trains at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg

 

1902 PRR (Juniata) 4-4-2 #929

There's more!

Trains at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA

 

1944 Lima 2-8-4

Yup

The Cass Scenic Railroad

 Oh man, what a place to visit! They had so many trains (mostly Shays!)

Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC

One of our biggest stops of this trip was to the Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. We took the train ride and saw so many trains.

The Travel Town Museum in Los Angeles, CA (Part 2)

 

Now for the second part of our visit to the Travel Town Museum in California (the first part was here). The trains in this video are:

1925 ALCO 0-6-0T (#66168)

1922 Lima Shay #3172

1918 Heisler 3Tr #1369

1921 Davenport 0-4-0 (1868)

1913 ALCO 0-4-0T (#53115)

1920 ALCO 2-8-2 (#61535)

1921 Southern Pacific 0-6-0

1904 ALCO 4-4-2 (#30005)

1902 North Shore (electric)

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1905 Lima Shay 3Tr (#1519) at the B&O Railroad Museum

Prior to 1880, lumber companies used mules to haul logs to the saw mills. In 1879, Lima Locomotive Works built the first light version of the standard freight engine design in order to haul logs. This logging locomotive design was perfected by Michigan inventor, Ephramin Shay. His gear-driven locomotive with flexible wheel base had three side-mount cylinders, which powered a long crankshaft fitted with beveled gears. The wheelbase allowed the locomotive to handle the curves and the grades of logging country, but limited the speed of the locomotive. The "Shay" locomotive was an immediate success and nicknamed the "Iron Mule." Around 2,700 "Shay" locomotives were built in a 65 year period.

1909 Lima Shay #2147 in Townsend, TN (2017)

We found this awesome little museum in Townsend, TN at 7747 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy. It is well worth the visit, and it was free! First (and most) of all, the train they had on display was a Shay, which stuck in the South mostly, I had never come across before.