- Meadow River Lumber Company 1
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Meadow River Lumber Company 1 
Meadow River Lumber Company #1 on display at Steamtown USA, Bellows Falls, VT, C. 1974 Power type Steam Builder Lima Locomotive Works Serial number 2317 Model Class B Shay locomotive Build date May 1910 Configuration 0-4-4-0T UIC classification B′B′ n3t Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter 29.5 in (749 mm) Locomotive weight 86,000 lb (39.0 tonnes) Fuel type Wood Boiler pressure 180 lbf/in² (1.24 MPa) Cylinders Three, outside, vertical Cylinder size 10 × 12 in (254 × 305 mm) Tractive effort 16,900 lbf (75.2 kN) Career Sewell Valley Railroad,
Meadow River Lumber CompanyNumber 1 Current owner Steamtown National Historic Site Disposition displayed in poor condition at Steamtown 
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[1] Meadow River Lumber Company No. 1 is a Shay locomotive at Steamtown National Historic Site. It spent its entire working life in East Rainelle, West Virginia. The locomotive is in terrible condition, being heavily damaged on February 4, 1982 by the collapse of the roof of its motive power depot under snow load. It even lacks a cab.
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Categories:- Lima locomotives
- Geared steam locomotives
- Preserved steam locomotives of the United States
- 0-4-4-0T locomotives
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