Shay Locomotive Cab Ride - Westside Lumber 12

[@donaldvincent]

As a life long lover of Shay locomotives this is awesome. Thanks for posting.

[@Zman_fnaf]

I love these types of steam locomotives.

[@kellingc]

Cool dtufg. I've always wanted to see the cab operations of a Shay. Thank you for posting.

[@algroves08]

Haha

[@brendanstrains9725]

Nice cab ride Shays are my favorite locomotives. It is amazing to see how one runs in the cab.

[@beowulf3075]

Great video friend, makes you think how the railroad men worked so damn hard, imagine in the snow, blizzards, night time, they did it, hats off to them.

[@bockscar43]

That's one noisy job, a labor of love. Thanks

[@bpeachee]

Great video. Glad to see the #12 still up and running. I rode behind her on the original Westside Lumber tracks in 1971, then again when the Westside was running in the late 70's early 80's.

[@mrshea924]

I rode behind her on the Georgetown Loop in 2000.

[@wi11y1960]

I love it, engineer notches up the jacobs bar right out of the station. Uses the jacob bar for the throttle, while throttle itself is maybe only 5%.

[@2010windmill]

Great concentration to follow the engine crew's work. Lots of busy work to keep them running properly; certainly not a 1 person job! Reminds me of when in 7th grade, I'd stay in the basement running my Lionel trains in every possible configuration and complication way past the time when my folks asked me to come up. I'd still be down there with the lights out at 10:30 after the evening news, watching the head lights shadows on the walls. I didn't think the Shay crew wanted to stop ever.

[@hughezzell10000]

Lucky ride. Thanks for the video

[@kleetus92]

Nice video of the guys working together to keep the fire tight. Not quite the same animal with coal fired. Thank you!

[@Trainmaster1907]

I was out there this summer and it's sad to see how far gone this is. Lucky I got a cab ride when it was working

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Nice teamwork there and a great video too.

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

Thanks for the ride Skip. Music to my ears.

[@john72ss]

why would 6 people dislike this? prius drivers???

[@atillatumer1146]

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[@john72ss]

I thought you would never ask! no.

[@KLTrainz]

25 people are against oil burners

[@BCSchmerker]

This vid shows the full extent of the coordination necessary between driver and fireman on a steam locomotive rolling the high iron. Lima engineers did help the crew of a Shay with monitoring reverser/cut-off settings in a manner little used with conventional steamers such as the 4-8-4 Super-Power dual-role road engines: A functional stroke indicator is slaved to the #3 slide valve on the engine proper, ahead of the driver.

[@jerrywestaway9316]

The Side Winder Express :-)

[@radoliz2]

Beautiful video! It was an amazing ride! The engineers had to work together to keep her running I see. I can only imagine if they were gonna be pulling a steep grade how they would have to gauge it even closer to keep from stalling on the grade. I'm so jealous that you got to ride and I didn't...lol

[@edwardcdaves]

as usual enjoyed ur vid skipw, I enjoyed watching teamwork between engineer and fireman

[@goosubux]

The Shays are cool! I was born in the same city that Shay Locomotives were built.

[@buntik1687]

Absolutely fascinating video!

[@aperturemicah]

Ive been riding on this engine countless times. That engineer's name is Randy - one of the best that work there.

[@northeastrailwayproductions]

What an awesome job

[@TIEPILOT0815]

Great Video!!! I love the Shay locomotive! I have a Shay from Bachmann in H0.

[@reitoe]

This is a fantastic video. Thank you.

[@ChiefKandiyohi]

It would be cool to have a voice over version of the video; where the engineer and fireman explain what they're doing.

[@LtHawk77]

Thats an understatement about #14, one busted / condemned axle and few other parts. #14 needs work.

[@JohnHorvath42]

Great catch!!!

[@ZEZERBING]

boy, it would be hard to txt when operating this thing.

[@MB_Videos1]

Actually not all that hard I have two videos of me operating steam locomotive on my channel check them out be sure to subscribe and like the videos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2Sck5ummtegrK8

[@sabeth17]

Excellent video!!! Thanks for making it!! :-)

[@SkipW]

@canyondogh yes it is a rather short loop as 2 laps take around 15-20 min to run

[@pedrinhocoringao]

Muito massa esse video. Parece que as pessoas trabalhavam por prazer e, não porque eram obrigadas. Meu pai e irmãos, todos trabalharam com essa locomotivas.

[@Azwarrior94]

and what is that thing up near the brakes moving up and down as the locomotive moves?(from your angle it seems to be near the brake levers but it seems to be more near the reverser lever)

[@voidjavelin23]

thats the auto lubricator

[@rileyodonald3034]

Wow! This is awesome

[@Railfanable]

Is that the lubricator bouncing up and down in the cab?

[@trainsbangsandautomobiles824]

Sure looks like it

[@SkipW]

@mafarnz Shay 14 has some minor glitches, and I have video outside and from the caboose will try to get it up this week

[@elonmust7470]

What is the long lever going into the boiler for? They jeep jiggling it.

[@MrGupt24]

its the regulator lever, kinda similar to throttles in cars

[@Strasburg1991]

after 14 is restored, i wonder what steamer would be next??

[@mafarnz]

I didn't know #12 was operational, is there anything at the museum that doesn't run? Cool video, do you have any footage from the outside?

[@romansiayt1115]

I love steam locomotives

[@billalbion]

Is this a geared loco with horizontal in line cylinders?

[@salemcripple]

What is that thing moving in front of the driver?

[@niterider460]

The Shay consisted of 2 or 3 vertical steam cylinders positioned on the right side of the engine just forward of the crew cab. The piston rods were attached to a "crank shaft" similar to that used in today's automobile engines. Attached to either end of the "crank shaft" were drive shafts that extended to a gear box on the outside of each wheel. The left side had no gearing or cylinders. The boiler is located off center and to the left of center of the entire frame. This was necessary for the location of the cylinders.

[@adfgfds]

salemcripple That is the automatic lubricator. The box that its attached to is where the lube is stored.

[@BornAgain77757]

Enthralling Video; What is the box to the right beyond and just under the long lever handle with the lever moving in an up and down moment? and please don't say one of the first autopilots, or ECU designs.

[@916toy]

David Williams lubricator

[@BornAgain77757]

Lord toofast...Thanks, Mechanical lubricator makes sense, last question, this particular in cab lubricator what might be a few of the lubrication points? Just curious.

[@916toy]

David Williams they hit a few key points in the engine. like the throttle and the main rods. most of. those shays are hand oiled.

[@BornAgain77757]

Thanks, I was unaware of those facts, throttle and the main rods.

[@Railfanable]

What is that little thing, by the engineer, that is moving up and down? Never seen one of those before.

[@FragaGeddon]

I have a feeling it's like a counter. Probably counts the amount strokes of the piston, kinda like a odometer on a car. I could be total wrong though.

[@Railfanable]

Ah! Interesting concept.

[@midgetcogger]

***** ive been on a few steamer before and i believe it looks like it could be an automatic oilier

[@jdgallaway81]

***** That is the automatic lubricator. Each rotation of the crankshaft will operate the pump one time, providing a constant supply of oil to the cylinders. On a normal (non-shay) engine these are usually located up front near the steamchest and operate off the valve link or the crosshead.

[@Railfanable]

Ah. Thanks for info.😊

[@thomaspinto1111]

Wut is the little arm going up and down in front of the engineer?

[@voidjavelin23]

possibly lubricator

[@Thehoelogdog]

What is the top speed of these shay's?

[@SkipW]

Speed of a train handled by this locomotive was approximately 12 miles per hour on good track. Operations on spurs in the woods might involve grades from flat to over 11%. On the steep grades of up to 11%, this locomotive was designed to push two empty steel logging cars uphill at a speed of about 6 miles per hour.

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

I just love Shays and Heislers and Climaxes. They may not be fast but they are a hell a lot of fun..........just look at all the valves. Ha ha

[@Thehoelogdog]

such a busy machine. LOL

[@thebrantfordrailfan]

how loud is the whistle when you're in the cab?

[@MichiganRailProductions]

TheBrantfordRailfan I was lucky enough to operate Flagg Coal #75 last summer for my birthday, and surprisingly, the whistle is quieter sounding inside the cab than outside the cab.

[@tylergoss8832]

How do you ride cab rides

[@AZWMKWofficialstarNinjaGeneral]

+Tyler Goss just have to Ask someone who works for the Railroad i got a cab ride from a family friend who works for the northfolk and southern

[@ralfie8801]

AZW512MKW (official 3 star Ninja General) hurricane andrew Norfolk & Southern

[@MegaGeorge1948]

All wheel drive before there was all wheel drive!

[@cidavieira9695]

Vc ta toito quanda coisa

[@SkipW]

@gjhgjh Might be the Only time it is fired up this year

[@GR10Productions]

They should attach a cord to the whistle lever

[@hankclingingsmith8707]

WAY COOL

[@captvictor]

Haulin ass at 8 mph....lol

[@Midland1072Productions]

@1339LARS that would be the throttle.

[@stereopolice]

It takes two computers to run that thing.

[@Jwirlwind]

you should pan the camera back so you won't have to keep moving it.

[@paulverizzo6199]

It takes four hands to handle a whopper.............. no autopilots here.

[@johnleach7879]

I love Shays, but, Mgawd, Rube Goldberg must be spinning overtime.

[@erickwardwell962]

Coal fired seems original.........

[@ลุงมีโนนสูง]

ทำไมวิ่งช้าจัง

[@ranaabidr507]

nica

[@aliakyuz3589]

havalı korna

[@marcoszanirato9240]

puta merda nada ver c os sistemas de hj né? puta trabalhão dos dois operadores... e os makinistas de hj em dia ainda reclamam do sistema que operam nas ferrovias de hj..com sistemas de homem morto e com todas as tecnologias de segurança disponiveis nos trens de hj. faltou um cbl nessa locomotiva pra tracejar o trecho kkkkk

[@Azwarrior94]

I hate to say this about a steam locomotive, but the Shay Locomotive is the one class of steam trains I actually dislike.

[@bsau145a6]

@StormYT Me too