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Michael Allen

July 04, 2006 02:14PM

Steve,
That's a photo of one of the engines on the Hemlock Central, Ephraim Shay's own logging railroad in Harbor Springs, Michigan. It was 30" gauge and the three engines were built in his machine shop, not by Lima. That is probably No. 1, named "Baby". I've never seen a color picture of this before! Also, the coal bunker appears to be located in the front of the passenger car. Later photos clearly show a more conventional coal bunker and water tank. The line ran from around 1897 until 1912, when it was dismantled.
Please scan and post them all. Shay fans will be ecstatic!!

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Very Early Shay Photo PIC	Steve Thompson	July 04, 2006 12:49PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Michael Allen	July 04, 2006 02:14PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Nick Gully	July 04, 2006 02:25PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Steve Thompson	July 04, 2006 03:03PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Nick Gully	July 04, 2006 03:06PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Michael Allen	July 04, 2006 05:45PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	PRSL	July 04, 2006 08:24PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Bill Hobbs	July 04, 2006 09:34PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Steve Thompson	July 05, 2006 06:24AM
I have no problem with posting them here. NM	Don Richter	July 05, 2006 08:32AM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo LINK	James Hefner	July 05, 2006 02:09PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	dan	July 05, 2006 03:06PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo PIC	Steve Zuiderveen	July 06, 2006 11:58AM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Todd Hunter	July 05, 2006 08:31AM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Ray	July 05, 2006 12:32PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Todd Hunter	July 05, 2006 02:03PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo LINK	Ray	July 05, 2006 02:49PM
Re: Very Early Shay Photo	Todd Hunter	July 07, 2006 08:47AM

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