Feather River No. 2

Feather River Railway No. 2 is a three-truck Shay-type steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1922 for the Hutchinson Lumber Company in Oroville, CA.
Shay No. 2 was used to haul logs trains for the lumber company's Feather River Railway from 1922 until 1966.
When the Feather River transitioned from steam to diesel-electric motive power, the No. 2 along with Shays No. 1 and No. 3 became standby power.
In 1964, the Pacific Locomotive Association chartered Shays 2 and 3 for a final railfan excursion down the eighteen mile line from the mill at Feather Falls to the Western Pacific interchange and return.
The railroad was abandoned in 1967, after flooding of a portion of its line by Oroville Dam, thereafter Shay No. 2 was donated to the State of California.
In 1975, Shay No. 2 was leased to the Sierra Railroad and moved to Jamestown, California, where it was rebuilt for tourist excursion service.
Today, the locomotive remains at Railtown 1897 in Jamestown, however the locomotive is out of service awaiting restoration.
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Shay locomotives
Category:American locomotives
Category:Lima locomotives
Category:Built in 1922
Category:Locomotives
Category:Logging locomotives
Category:Preserved locomotives
Category:Railtown State Historic Park
Category:American steam locomotives
Category:Preserved steam locomotives
Category:Excursion locomotives