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| View Original: | Locomotive No. 4 literally blows off steam at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park in Cass, West Virginia LCCN2015634270.tif.tiff (0x0) | |||
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| Keywords: Locomotive No. 4 literally blows off steam at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park in Cass, West Virginia LCCN2015634270.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 055 ; Credit line West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Forms part of West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Designed to climb the steepest grades swing around hairpin curves and negotiate frail temporary tracks this direct-gear Shay logging locomotive pulled incredibly heavy loads from woods to mill in the early 1900s Unlike standard steam locomotives Shays and the similarly designed Climax and Heisler engines also run at the park are driven by direct gearing to each and every wheel Power was all-important in the days of widespread lumber harvesting when West Virginia led the nation with more than 3 000 miles of logging railroad lines All that are left as of 2015 are 11 miles at Cass restored as a tourist route up the mountains 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015634270 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/34200/34254a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 34254 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 34254 38 27 0323 0 N 79 55 3844 0 W alt 1438 2_source exif_heading 349 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||