Coordinates: +37.67424, -119.78640 37°40'27" N, 119°47'11" W
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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
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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
Posted July 17, 2020, by Colin Marshall (colinmarshall444 [at] msn [dot] com)
How come I photographed this locomotive in Wales in the late 50's or early 60's. I seem to remember photographing it in Snowdonia, but there is no history of it travelling to the UK.