This Shay was built by Lima Locomotive Works at Lima Ohio in Dec 1917 as builder no. 2958. It is a 2 truck 50 ton geared logging locomotive. It was bought new by the Woodstock Lumber Co. at Woodstock, New Hampshire in 1919. It was used as a switcher in their yard. The Woodstock Lumber Co. became the Franconia Paper Co. The Clarks bought the locomotive from the Franconia Paper Co. in 1951-52. The Shay is not currently operational.
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