Re: Shays at Railfair 99

benquirk Wrote:
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> The two shays at Railfair 99 were Mount Emily #1
> and Graham County #1925. These two faces of off in
> the tongue in cheek “shay races”.
>
> Mount Emily 1 was Cass 3 from 1972 to 1992 on a
> long term lease. Martin Hansen put together a
> great article on her history and new future:
> [orhf.org]
> k-to-portland-with-orhf-as-its-permanent-owner-and
> -home/

The late Jack Holst gave me his railfan's tour of Portland in summer of 1967 when I was on leave from the USAF,
One of the many locomotives that he showed me was the Mt. Emily 1 which was stored outside near the station.