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McCloud River Railroad Company Locomotive #16:1 Lima 3-Truck Shay Built- 2/15/1911 c/n- 2401 Drivers- 36" Cylinders- 14.5x15 Weight- 180,000 lbs. Boiler pressure- 200 lbs. Tractive effort- 40,450 lbs. |
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The McCloud River management made an exception to whatever prohibitions it had in place against any more geared steam locomotives stemming from the disastrous experience with the Heislers when it got into the Black Fox Mountain country. Unlike the #2, however, the three truck Shay by 1911 was a very well proven design, and the two Shays served McCloud well for thirteen years before their slow speed and newer power coming on line prompted McCloud to sell them. |
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McCloud River Railroad Shay #16. Photo courtesy of Heritage Junction Museum of McCloud, Inc. |
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Shay #16 working in the woods. Photograph courtesy of Heritage Junction Museum of McCloud, Inc. |
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The crew gathers around the cab of the #16 after its conversion to oil. Photograph courtesy of Heritage Junction Museum of McCloud, Inc. |
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The field service card from Lima Locomotive works covering McCloud River Shays #16 and #17 from the Glen Comstock collection. |
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| The former McCloud #16 as Fruit Growers Supply Company #4, taken on the FGS logging railroad out of Susanville, CA. Photo by Clark Kinsey and is from the Jimmy Bryant collection. |
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| One final photo of the former McCloud River #16:1. Jerry Lamper collection. |
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