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The Shay locomotive was designed to be used in a resource setting. Resource railways are one type of industrial line constructed to permit the removal of natural resources from remote areas to either processing centres or more centralized transfer points. The mining and forestry industries are two fields best known for their early reliance on railways to transport raw natural resources from remote areas. In the British Columbia forestry industry, railways were used to transport timber up until the 1950s, when they were replaced by logging roads and trucks.Forestry railways were comparatively short-lived lines that were built cheaply and frequently below the standards of mainline railways. The tracks were characterized by sharp curves and steep grades that matched local terrain and the logging company's limited budget rather than rigid railway standards. These lines served as feeders to more central loading areas where the rough logs that had been transported on simple log cars were loaded onto more substantial flat cars pulled by conventional locomotives or moved by water to mills for processing. http://www.sciencetech.technom...

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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TheJuggalohomie4life (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
how can u hate steam
SR722 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The irony of the description actually made me laugh; shays were designed for the exact opposite of everything listed: steep grades, tight curves, and slow speeds, often on ridiculously rough track. They had a fairly limited range too, and were often equipped with siphon hoses to fill-up the tender from nearby streams and rivers.
Classicalguy12 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@Cockroach2008 if you dislike steam so much, then why do you watch and comment on nearly every steam locomotive video on YouTube?
Classicalguy12 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@jathom26 Why?
jathom26 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
hate steam
gp40mc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
looks to be standard gauge
mbabist01 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@gp40mc Not only for logging, but also mining, and, for one east coast railroad, as a switcher. Now, is this one standard or narrow gauge? I couldn't tell. Nice seeing one!
sbd650 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It is fantastic!Locomotive with vertical triple expansion machine! All-wheel transmission including all-wheel coal-tender!Best regards from Belgrade, Serbia!
joshuareamazing (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
hahah shay carl?! you what you what?!
durangoandsilverton (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
you got the descriction wrong. look up shay on the internet or in wiki

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