Lima Locomotive Works - Wikipedia Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) was an American firm that manufactured railroad locomotives from the 1870s through the 1950s The company's name is derived from the location of its main manufacturing plant in Lima, Ohio ( ˈlaɪmə LY-mə[1])
Lima Locomotive Works: History, Location, Factory, Demolition The company began as the Lima Machine Works and it was Ephraim Shay's venerable geared locomotive design in the 1870s that ultimately led Lima to producing steam locomotives as its primary product of sale
The History of Lima Locomotive Works, Lima, Ohio - Steam Giants Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) began its history in 1869 as a machine works company that initially built equipment for farms and sawmills Named for its location in Lima, Ohio, some of the sawmill equipment was powered by steam engines
Lima Locomotive Works in World War Two The Lima Locomotive Works, like several other American manufacturers of steam locomotives, was picked by the U S Army to produce tanks and self-propelled guns during World War Two
Lima Locomotive Works (1869-1981) - Clio The Lima Locomotive Works was one of the main three locomotive manufacturers in the United States Founded in 1869, it began moving production to this site in the 1890s
Lima Locomotive Works Historical Marker One of America's largest steam locomotive builders, the Lima Locomotive Works, built 7,752 locomotives between 1879 and 1951 It rose to success building the patented Shay geared locomotive, an innovative design that became the standard for railroad logging
Lima Locomotive Works - JSTOR photograph of a remarkably primitive six wheel locomotive clearly marked Lima Machine Works was found several years ago at the Trans-portation Library, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) It was not otherwise identified but we believe it to be the first or at least one of the first produced by Lima It is reproduced elsewhere in these pages
The End of an Era: Lima Locomotive Works and the Last Steam Locomotive . . . On May 13, 1949, a significant yet understated event marked the end of an era in American railroad history The Lima Locomotive Works, a renowned builder during the golden age of steam locomotives, shipped its last steam engine, Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 #779
Towns and Nature: Lima, OH: Crane Locomotive Works - Blogger The Lima Locomotive Works plant in Lima, Ohio, birthplace of hundreds of advanced “Super-Power” steam locomotives, occupied a triangular site on the city’s south side between B O and Nickel Plate lines
Pere Marquette 1225 - Wikipedia No 1225 is an N-1 class 2-8-4 steam locomotive built in October 1941 by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio (LLW) at a cost of $ 200,000 for the Pere Marquette Railway (PM) [1]