Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6
Also known as: Engine (Locomotive) No. 6, Shay No. 6
CA 140, El Portal, California
CA 140, El Portal, California
Historic steam locomotive
Photos
HHRR No 6 side view
Photo taken by Eric Polk
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
Description
No. 6 was built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1921. It use by the Hetch Hetchy RR in the construction of the O'Shaughnessy Dam across Hetch Hetchy Valley. When the dam was completed, the locomotive was sold to the Pickering Lumber Corporation where it was used until 1958. It was later moved to El Portal where it is now displayed on the abandon Yosemite Valley Railroad.National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1978
- Reference number
- 78000360
- Architectural style
- Other architectural type; 3T Shay Locomotive
- Area of significance
- Transportation
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- Structure
- Historic function
- Rail-related
- Current function
- Museum
- Period of significance
- 1900-1924
- Significant year
- 1921
Update Log
- October 12, 2017: New photo from Jim Allen
- October 11, 2017: Updated by Jim Allen: expanded description
- October 11, 2017: New photos from Jim Allen
- December 22, 2015: Updated by Eric Polk: Updated coordinates.
- December 22, 2015: Updated by Eric Polk: Added overview and description
Related landmarks
- Bagby Stationhouse, Water Tanks and Turntable (Adjacent)
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose No. 15 (Adjacent)
Sources
- Eric Polk
- Jim Allen
- National Register database - Reference number 78000360 (Search for documents)
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