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Spruce town and mill.

1. Spruce, W. Va. Town and Lumber Mill

IDNO:
000533
Title:
Spruce, W. Va. Town and Lumber Mill
Date:
undated
Description:
Spruce town and mill.

2. Lumbermen Pose in front of a Building

IDNO:
000527
Title:
Lumbermen Pose in front of a Building
Date:
undated
Men walking around the remains of a wrecked Shay train engine.

3. Shay Wreck

IDNO:
000526
Title:
Shay Wreck
Date:
undated
Description:
Men walking around the remains of a wrecked Shay train engine.
Men walking around the remains of a wrecked Shay train engine.

4. Shay Wreck

IDNO:
000525
Title:
Shay Wreck
Date:
undated
Description:
Men walking around the remains of a wrecked Shay train engine.
Distant photo of a Shay engine and steam shovel in between the cut in mountain.

5. Shay and Steam Shovel in the Big Cut

IDNO:
000522
Title:
Shay and Steam Shovel in the Big Cut
Date:
undated
Description:
Distant photo of a Shay engine and steam shovel in between the cut in mountain.
Train engine with a man standing beside it.

6. Shay No. 11 (Front 3/4 View)

IDNO:
000520
Title:
Shay No. 11 (Front 3/4 View)
Date:
undated
Description:
Train engine with a man standing beside it.
Two men standing at doorway in front of large building.

7. Loggers Posing in Front of Building

IDNO:
000519
Title:
Loggers Posing in Front of Building
Date:
undated
Description:
Two men standing at doorway in front of large building.
Shay No. 1, 'Old Barney' (the original #1) at the Spruce Shop.

8. Shay No. 1 'Old Barney'

IDNO:
000515
Title:
Shay No. 1 'Old Barney'
Date:
1910
Description:
Shay No. 1, 'Old Barney' (the original #1) at the Spruce Shop.
3/4 front view of Shay train engine No. 6.

9. Shay No. 6

IDNO:
000514
Title:
Shay No. 6
Date:
undated
Description:
3/4 front view of Shay train engine No. 6.
Shay train engine No. 8 with five men standing beside it.

10. Shay No. 8 and Crew

IDNO:
000513
Title:
Shay No. 8 and Crew
Date:
undated
Description:
Shay train engine No. 8 with five men standing beside it.
Boiler Room, chipper shed, pan room and extract plant. Looking east towards structures facing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.

11. Deer Creek Extract Plant, Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
000512
Title:
Deer Creek Extract Plant, Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1920
Description:
Boiler Room, chipper shed, pan room and extract plant. Looking east towards structures facing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
Business section of Cass, W.Va. Cass wagon fording river. Swinging bridge on the side.

12. Cass, W. Va. (Looking East at Business Section)

IDNO:
000511
Title:
Cass, W. Va. (Looking East at Business Section)
Date:
undated
Description:
Business section of Cass, W.Va. Cass wagon fording river. Swinging bridge on the side.
3/4 front view of Shay train engine No. 8. Five men standing beside the train engine.

13. Shay No. 8 and Crew.

IDNO:
000510
Title:
Shay No. 8 and Crew.
Date:
undated
Description:
3/4 front view of Shay train engine No. 8. Five men standing beside the train engine.
West Virginia Spruce Lumber Co. American Log Loader, Model C, No. 2. On loader says 'Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad 39' on car. Says 'Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad' on engine. Log loader, engineer, John Geraw; Engine 2, engineer Lewis Collins; Fireman, Robert Dean.

14. Shay No. 2 and Loader No. 2

IDNO:
000509
Title:
Shay No. 2 and Loader No. 2
Date:
undated
Description:
West Virginia Spruce Lumber Co. American Log Loader, Model C, No. 2. On loader says 'Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad 39' on car. Says 'Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad' on engine. Log loader, engineer, John Geraw; Engine 2, engineer Lewis Collins; Fireman, Robert Dean.
'Controls inside the cab of a Shay look like this. Shown are train and engine brake controls, reverse bar, water injector, and throttle and water-gauge cocks. Visitors are welcome to visit the cab between 'runs' and they do!'

15. Shay Engine Controls

IDNO:
000508
Title:
Shay Engine Controls
Date:
undated
Description:
'Controls inside the cab of a Shay look like this. Shown are train and engine brake controls, reverse bar, water injector, and throttle and water-gauge cocks. Visitors are welcome to visit the cab between 'runs' and they do!'
Lima Pacific Coast Shay c/n 3320 BH 1928 in Cass Shops 8/2/1971 cylinders 13 x 16 -36 wheels. Shay in Cass Shop left hand front 3/4. Arrived Cass 1971. Sold: Mayo Lbr. Co. No. 4. Paldi B.C. 702601928; Lake Logging Co. No. 5 Cowichan Lake B.C. 2-43; Western Forest Industries No. 5, Honeymoon Bay B.C. 12/46; Railway Appliance Research Ltd. No. 144, North Vancouver B.C. 1-64

16. Lima Pacific Coast Shay

IDNO:
000507
Title:
Lima Pacific Coast Shay
Date:
ca. 1971
Description:
Lima Pacific Coast Shay c/n 3320 BH 1928 in Cass Shops 8/2/1971 cylinders 13 x 16 -36 wheels. Shay in Cass Shop left hand front 3/4. Arrived Cass 1971. Sold: Mayo Lbr. Co. No. 4. Paldi B.C. 702601928; Lake Logging Co. No. 5 Cowichan Lake B.C. 2-43; Western Forest Industries No. 5, Honeymoon Bay B.C. 12/46; Railway Appliance Research Ltd. No. 144, North Vancouver B.C. 1-64
Hesiler No. 6 train engine on tracks.

17. Heisler No. 6 at Cass Depot, Cass Scenic Railroad

IDNO:
000506
Title:
Heisler No. 6 at Cass Depot, Cass Scenic Railroad
Date:
1969/08
Description:
Hesiler No. 6 train engine on tracks.
The 'Cass Symphony' plays spritely folk and logging camp tunes to the delight of a Sunday afternoon audience on the railroad station platform of the Cass Scenic Railroad. This informal group is composed of ex-loggers.

18. Cass Symphony

IDNO:
000505
Title:
Cass Symphony
Date:
undated
Description:
The 'Cass Symphony' plays spritely folk and logging camp tunes to the delight of a Sunday afternoon audience on the railroad station platform of the Cass Scenic Railroad. This informal group is composed of ex-loggers.
"W.Va. Spruce Lumber Company. American Log Loader, Model C, No. 2" on loader. "Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad 39" on car. "Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad" on engine. Log loader, engineer, John Geraw. Engine 2, engineer, Lewis Collins. Fireman, Robert Dean.

19. Shay No. 2 and Loader No. 2

IDNO:
000504
Title:
Shay No. 2 and Loader No. 2
Date:
undated
Description:
"W.Va. Spruce Lumber Company. American Log Loader, Model C, No. 2" on loader. "Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad 39" on car. "Greenbrier and Elk River Railroad" on engine. Log loader, engineer, John Geraw. Engine 2, engineer, Lewis Collins. Fireman, Robert Dean.
Unlike standard steam engines every wheel of the Shay engine and tender is a drive wheel no wheel can spin unless they all spin, thus giving the Shay tremendous power. Vertical cylinders and the crankshaft make multiple power strokes per revolution of the gear driven wheels for a smooth, even flow of power to negotiate steep grades with heavy loads effortlessly.

20. Shay Engine (Close Up of Gears)

IDNO:
000503
Title:
Shay Engine (Close Up of Gears)
Date:
undated
Description:
Unlike standard steam engines every wheel of the Shay engine and tender is a drive wheel no wheel can spin unless they all spin, thus giving the Shay tremendous power. Vertical cylinders and the crankshaft make multiple power strokes per revolution of the gear driven wheels for a smooth, even flow of power to negotiate steep grades with heavy loads effortlessly.
North Fork Lumber Co. No. 3? could be Cheat and Elk.

21. Shay No. 3 in Woods with Loader and Crew

IDNO:
000502
Title:
Shay No. 3 in Woods with Loader and Crew
Date:
undated
Description:
North Fork Lumber Co. No. 3? could be Cheat and Elk.
Standing right to left in the woods: 1. Geo Cromet 2. Ralph Riddle 3. Pat Lannan 4. Fred Lannan 5. -- Sitting right to left: 6. Charley Sealey 7. Larnce? Bradley 8. Andy Berriel 9. Jess Tuesey?

22. Loggers Dressed Up inTheir Best

IDNO:
000501
Title:
Loggers Dressed Up inTheir Best
Date:
undated
Description:
Standing right to left in the woods: 1. Geo Cromet 2. Ralph Riddle 3. Pat Lannan 4. Fred Lannan 5. -- Sitting right to left: 6. Charley Sealey 7. Larnce? Bradley 8. Andy Berriel 9. Jess Tuesey?
Marion steam shovel and Shay No. 10 in Big Cut, one mile from Spruce on Elk River. Shay No. 10 is giving the shovel water. Robert Dean of Sayre, Pa. says on back of original pix that he hauled there from start to finish.

23. Shay No. 10 and Marion Steam Shovel in the Big Cut.

IDNO:
000491
Title:
Shay No. 10 and Marion Steam Shovel in the Big Cut.
Date:
undated
Description:
Marion steam shovel and Shay No. 10 in Big Cut, one mile from Spruce on Elk River. Shay No. 10 is giving the shovel water. Robert Dean of Sayre, Pa. says on back of original pix that he hauled there from start to finish.
Shay No. 12 of the Greenbrier, Cheat, and Elk Railroad Company (top) and Shay No. 3 of the Raine Lumber Company (bottom).

24. Shay No. 3 and 12, Builder's Photographs

IDNO:
000490
Title:
Shay No. 3 and 12, Builder's Photographs
Date:
undated
Description:
Shay No. 12 of the Greenbrier, Cheat, and Elk Railroad Company (top) and Shay No. 3 of the Raine Lumber Company (bottom).