NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - It is the end of an era spanning nearly fifty years: the Shay locomotive outside of the Stephen F. Austin forestry building is set to make a final journey as it leaves the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The narrow-gauge locomotive was once the prevalent working machine of the logging industry; designed for the rigors of work, ...

LIMA — The Allen County Museum will celebrate the 100th birthday of its Shay Locomotive from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 at the museum, 620 W. Market St., Lima. Train enthusiasts can buy tickets to ...

These Shay trains are all very similar, using coal and steam for locomotion with 200 pounds of boiler pressure. Newer models like the Shay No. 6, built in 1945, were much heavier, weighing in at ...

In a photograph dated April 26, 1908, with arms crossed and a stern expression, a young Howard Folker, conductor and engineer, stood with a railroad crew in front of the Shay No. 7 steam engine that ...