Technical Data
Builder | Lima Locomotive & Machine Co. |
---|---|
Number | 789 |
Date | October 1903 |
Type | 3-truck Shay |
Cylinders | 14.5 x 12 |
Drivers | 35 inches |
Boiler Pressure | 180 PSI |
Gross Weight | 80 tons |
Tractive Effort | 29,100lbs |
History
- Built new as Sierra Railway #12, Jamestown, CA
- Standard Lumber Co. #12, Standard, CA, 1912
- Pickering Lumber Co. #12, Standard, CA
- Sold to Connell Bros. Trucking Co., private owner, Stockton, CA for potential resale to Cuba
- Acquired by PLA May 1966
- In service Castro Point Railway 1985
- Participated in Expo 86, Vancouver, Canada
- Stored serviceable in 1986, needs FRA 15-year inspection
- Moved to Niles Canyon January 8, 2005
- Stored, Brightside, CA.
Note: This is the oldest operable 3-truck Shay in the world and the fourth oldest Shay in existence.
Visit Steam Department website
![](https://www.ncry.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NCRy_PLA_CastroPoint_JimMaurerPhotos_1984_18-1024x672.jpg)
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Visit the NCRy Blog post with more images from Mr. Maurer’s 1984 visit to the Castro Point Railway.
![](https://www.ncry.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pickering12_CastroPoint_HWise_BWiseCollection_Dec86_-1024x760.jpg)
![](https://www.ncry.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/850300-Shay-12-CPRy-HenryLuna_ed1_sharpen_1600px-1024x717.jpg)
Photo by: Henry Luna – Collection of the Niles Canyon Railway