About the Shay WM #6
The Shay WM No. 6 was called the "Big Six" (Western Maryland No. 6). This engine was the last and second largest Shay ever produced by Lima. It was ordered in May 1944, and it was completed nearly a year later in April 1945). It was built for use on Western Maryland’s Chaffee Branch (Garrett County, Md.)
Shop Number 3354
Built for: Western
Maryland Railway
Built: 05-14-1945
Class: C 150-3
Trucks: 3
Cylinders: [#-Dia. x Stroke] 3
- 17 x 18
Gear Ratio: 2.45
Wheel Dia.: 48"
Gauge: std
Boiler: [Style - Dia.] E.W.T. - 62.375"
Fuel Type: Coal
Fuel Capacity: 9 Tons
Water Capacity: 6000 Gallons
Empty Weight: As built, 269,960
Owners: Western Maryland Ry Co.,
Western Maryland Ry #6, Elkins, WV, (9-1950) Retired from
service; (7-4-1953) Baltimore & Ohio Transportation
Museum #6; Mount Clare Roundhouse, Baltimore, MD; (8-1980)
Leased to: State of West Virginia, Cass Scenic RR #6, Cass,
WV; (1990) Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, Inc.,
Baltimore, MD;
(7-1984) Operational, Cass Scenic RR #6, Cass, WV