Details for Shay Locomotive No. 2005

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5347009350

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Marker Number 9350
Atlas Number 5347009350
Marker Title Shay Locomotive No. 2005
Index Entry Shay Locomotive No. 2005
Address 101 Old Tyler Rd.
City Nacogdoches
County Nacogdoches
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 342590
UTM Northing 3497921
Subject Codes railroads; engineering; design and construction
Marker Year 1973
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Nacogdoches Railroad Depot. Marker is N of depot at NW corner of the parking lot. The locomotive was moved to Michigan in 2021 for repairs, renovation and display by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Vertical-piston drive and direct-gear design was patented, 1880, by Ephraim Shay. This 36-ton engine was built by Lima Locomotive and Machine Co., 1907, for Behring Co. of Texas, and soon purchased by W. T. Carter and Bro. Lumber Co. Carter used it first on tram roads from forest to mills at Manning and Camden, and later on the company-owned Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad. In early 1920s, it was parked on a siding at Camden, where it remained until 1970, when it was brought here. Attached log car was used during same period by Angelina County Lumber Co. (1973)

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