The locomotive came to the center from Prineville in 2022 after the Oregon Historical Society, which had owned the Shay for decades, selected Oregon Rail Heritage Center to be its permanent home.

The Mount Emily Shay was manufactured at the Lima Locomotive Works in Ohio in the 1920s. Shays are geared steam locomotives, specifically suited for mining and timber industries.

The Harbor Springs Area Historical Society acquired the geared steam locomotive in 2021. Restoration began that same year in November, with students from the Industrial Arts Institute in Onaway ...

Smoke rises from the stack of Mount Emily Shay No. 1 in the mid-2010s near Prineville. The steam-powered locomotive, which was used for logging operations in Union County for three decades, in ...

The Harbor Springs Area Historical Society acquired the geared steam locomotive in 2021.

Among the new attractions will be an HO scale replica of old-time logging operations in the Cass, W.Va. area, complete with Shay geared steam locomotives and realistic scenery. This addition to ...

Railroad buffs rejoice: An historic locomotive has landed in Silver Plume to join the Georgetown Loop Railroad. A 1923, 80-ton Shay steam locomotive arrived in Colorado on Monday, hauled in on a ...

A 1923 80-ton Shay steam locomotive arrived in Colorado on Monday, hauled in on a semi flatbed trailer from its former home in Iowa, according to a Colorado Historical Society release.

Visitors flock to "West Virginia's Williamsburg" for a ride on the Cass Scenic Railroad. The grade can be steep —9% at some spots, with geared locomotives providing the power — but the ...

Shay’s locomotive was geared, giving it greater ability to scale and descend inclines, and had wheels and trucks that could pivot on tight turns.

With their small wheels and articulation, these geared locomotives could waddle sure-footedly over improvised, ungraded track, around tight curves and up hills that traditional rigid-frame steam ...