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McCloud River Railroad Company Locomotive 1st #17 Lima 3-truck Shay Built- 2/14/1911 c/n- 2402 Drivers- 36" Cylinders- 14.5x15 Weight- 180,000 lbs. Boiler pressure- 200 lbs. Tractive effort- 40,450 lbs. |
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| The #17 and its crew at work in the woods early in its career. Jeff Moore collection. |
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| Another early view of the #17 and its crew at work. Jeff Moore collection. |
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| The #17 featured in a post card advertisement produced by the McCloud River Lumber Company about 1914. |
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| The #17 with a log train out in the woods. Heritage Junction Museum. |
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| Another shot of the #17 switching a landing in the woods. Photo courtesy of Heritage Junction Museum of McCloud, Inc. |
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| The #17 has evidently just been fueled, judging by the amount of wood piled inside the cab. Photo courtesy of Heritage Junction Museum of McCloud, Inc. |
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| This photo is of the locomotive in service as Fruit Growers Supply Company #5 on their logging railroad out of Susanville, CA. Photo is from the Jimmy Bryant papers in the University of Nevada-Reno Library, Special Collections. |
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| The former McCloud River #17:1 in 1940. Jeff Moore collection. New photo June 2024 |
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| One last photo of the former McCloud River #17:1. Jerry Lamper collection. |
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