| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | F | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GRR | Augusta Museum of History, Augusta, GA | display | Lima #5004, 1915 | |
| 1604 | H-8 | 2-6-6-6 | 4'-8½" | C&O | B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD | display | Lima #7824, 1941 | From Russell, KY, then the Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA. One of only two surviving C&O Alleghenies, the other one being C&O 1601 at the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI. Damaged by a flood in 1985. |
| 1 | 80 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Greenbrier Cheat & Elk) | B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD | display | Lima #1519, 1905 | From the Cass Scenic Railroad in Cass, WV. Traded to the B&O Railroad Museum in 1980 in exchange for WM Shay 6. |
| Shay | 4'-8½" | Buried under Hwy 70 near the Belden powerhouse in the Feather River Canyon, Belden, CA | buried | Lima | Possibly the same as one rumored to be buried in Delleker off Hwy 70 at the site of an old mill. | |||
| 757 | S2 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum, Bellevue, OH | restoration | Lima #8665, 1944 | From the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA. Arrived in Bellevue, OH on February 14, 2019. Reunited with sister NKP Berkshire locomotive 765 in early October 2021. Cosmetic restoration only. |
| 4018 (20030) | USRAl | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SLSF (PRR) | Sloss Furnaces National Historical Landmark, Birmingham, AL | display | Lima #5872, 1919 | From the Alabama State Fairgrounds. |
| 639 | H-6d | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | Miller Park, Bloomington, IL | display | Lima #6642, 1923 | |
| 12 (6) | 10 ton | Shay2Tr | 24" | Colbert Lime Rock Asphalt Co. (Good Roads Construction) | Foster Brook and State Line RR, Bradford, PA | private operational | Lima #3118, 05/1920 | Abandoned in woods near Cherokee, AL. To Rossville, GA, then restored in Waterville, KS, then to High Country Railroad, Golden, CO, then stored in Colorado Springs, CO. |
| 4046 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | AL By-Products | Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Calera, AL | display | Lima #8380, 1944 | ||
| 9 (6) | 70-3 | Climax3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Moore, Keppel & Co.) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Climax #1551, 1919 | Restored to operation in September 2019. Only operating Climax3Tr type in the USA. |
| 6 | 162 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (WM) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #3354, 05/1945 | Nicknamed Big 6. Acquired from the B&O Railroad Museum in trade for GC&E Shay 1 in 1980. Restored to operation in May 1981. Taken out of service in Oct 2018. Returned to operation on Sep 3, 2023. Largest surviving Shay. |
| 7 (3) | 70-3 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Meadow River Lumber Co (Raine Lumber) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | stored | Lima #3131, 1920 | Operated until 1970. Boiler replacements failed. Stored disassembled. |
| 36 (5) | C-70 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Brimstone RR (W.M. Carney Mill) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | stored | Lima #2804, 01/1916 | From the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Chattanooga, TN. |
| 1926 (10) | 70-3 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Graham County (Tallahassee Power) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | stored | Lima #3299, 05/1926 | From New Centerville, PA. Used as a parts source. |
| 2 (4) | 98 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Mayo Lumber Co) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #3320, 1928 | |
| 3 | 80-3 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Agnew Lumber Co) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | display | Lima #3142, 12/1920 | From Snoqualmie, WA. Retired from operation in 1994. |
| 11 (3) | 116 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Feather River) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #3221, 1923 | |
| 4 (5) | 80 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Mower Lumber Co) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #3189, 12/1922 | |
| 5 | 90 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Greenbrier & Elk River) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #1503, 11/1905 | Official state steam locomotive of West Virginia. Oldest operating Shay. |
| 23 | 28 ton | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Stimson Mill Co | Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Centralia, WA | restoration | Lima #169, 1887 | From Chehalis, WA, then Tillamook, OR. |
| 610 | As | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | TVRM (USATC) | TVRM Soule Shops, Chattanooga, TN | stored | Baldwin Lima Hamilton #75503, 03/1952 | Last commercially built steam locomotive in USA. Restored to operation in 1990. Previously operated in November 2010. Restoration back to operation postponed until a spot opens up in the shop. |
| 35 | C-70 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Brimstone RR | Silverbend Farms, Clarksburg, CA | private dismantled | Lima #2366, 1910 | Sold to the Eskbank Rail Heritage Centre, Lithgow, NSW, AUS. To be shipped to Australia. |
| 65 (3) | 23-2 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Kirby Lumber Co (R.E. Trabue) | Red River, Colfax, LA | sunk | Lima #1579, 1905 | |
| 1 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | F.H. Stoltz Land & Lumber (Somers Lumber) | Depot Park, Columbia Falls, MT | display | Lima #2769, 1914 | ||
| 755 | S2 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | Conneaut Station, Conneaut, OH | display | Lima #8663, 1944 | |
| 1 | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Southern New York RY (Barclay Chemical) | Corry Historical Museum, Corry, PA | display | Climax #1681, 1927 | ||
| 4 | A-15 | Climax2Tr | 36" | Wild Goose | R.A.I.L.S., Corry, PA | restoration | Climax #313, 1902 | Was abandoned near Council, AK for about 60 years. Complete rebuild to operation underway. |
| 606 (5846) | S-160 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Norfolk & Western (USATC) | Crewe Railroad Museum, Crewe, VA | display | Lima #8784, 04/1945 | From Falling Springs Station, Covington, VA. |
| 8 (15) | 50-2 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Lowville & Beaver River (Crosby Lumber & Mfg) | RHSNNY, Croghan, NY | display | Lima #2977, 1918 | From Eureka Springs, AR. |
| 0-4-0F | 4'-8½" | NCR | Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, OH | display | Lima #1087, 11/1909 | Named Rubicon. | ||
| 0-4-0F | 4'-8½" | NCR | Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, OH | display | Lima #1310, 06/1913 | Named Dayton. From Southeastern Railway Museum, Duluth, GA. | ||
| 1601 | H-8 | 2-6-6-6 | 4'-8½" | C&O | Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI | display | Lima #7821, 1941 | One of only two surviving C&O Alleghenies, the other one being C&O 1604 at the B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD. |
| Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Siskiyou Lumber? | west of, Dorris, CA | abandoned | Lima | |||
| 290 | USRAh | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | A&WP | Southeastern Railway Museum, Duluth, GA | stored | Lima #7008, 1926 | Featured in 'Fried Green Tomatoes' (1991). Restored to operation in 1989 and replaced S&A 4-6-2 750 in excursion service. Retired from excursion service in Dec 1992. Cosmetic restoration put on hold indefinitely with no obvious place to display it. |
| 3 | 55 ton | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Middle Fork RR (Moore, Keppel & Co.) | Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Durbin, WV | stored | Climax, 11/1910 | Named Durbin Rocket. From CT Trolley Museum, East Windsor, CT, later West Virginia Railroad Museum. Awaiting mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. Temporarily replaced by Cass Scenic Railroad Heisler 6 and stored in the Cass yard in Cass, WV. |
| 6 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC (HH) | El Portal Transportation Museum, El Portal, CA | display | Lima #3170, 1921 | ||
| 6 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | J Neils Lumber | Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad, Escanaba, MI | stored | Lima #2938, 1917 | Owned by John Larkin, owner of the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad. It is unclear if restoration efforts have begun or if it will be restored at all. | |
| 4420 (1271) | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | UP | UP Roundhouse, Evanston, WY | restoration | Lima #1414, 1914 | Moved to the Evanston Roundhouse in December 2020. Restoration to operation is planned. | |
| 6 | Shay2Tr | 36" | Ely Thomas Lumber | NJ Museum of Transportation, Farmingdale, NJ | stored | Lima #3314, 1927 | ||
| 5 (3) | Climax2Tr | 48" | WM Ritter (ERM&LC) | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | display | Climax #1692, 1928 | Named Bloomsburg. This was the last Climax engine ever built and the last one to be retired from commercial service in 1956. It was originally standard gauge but converted to 4 foot gauge for the Carroll Park & Western Railroad in Bloomsburg, PA. | |
| 1 (2593) | 42-2 | Shay2Tr | 36" | CPC | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | operational | Lima #2593, 1912 | Named Dixiana. |
| 6 (7) | 32-2 | Shay2Tr | 36" | WMRL&Co (Elk & Little Kanawha) | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | display | Lima #2519, 02/1912 | From George Morrison, Maryville, TN. |
| 7 (4) | 60-3 | Shay3Tr | 36" | WSL (B&PRY) | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | operational | Lima #2465, 1911 | Named Sonora. |
| 12 | Shay3Tr | 36" | GL (WSL) | Yosemite Mt. Sugar Pine RR, Fish Camp, CA | restoration | Lima #3302, 1926 | Appeared in Great American Train Rides I. From the Georgetown Loop RR, Georgetown, CO, then the Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO. Previously operated in 2009. To be restored to operating condition. | |
| 10 | 70-3 PC | Shay3Tr | 36" | WSL | Yosemite Mt. Sugar Pine RR, Fish Camp, CA | operational | Lima #3315, 1928 | |
| 15 (9) | 50-2 | Shay3Tr | 36" | WSL | Yosemite Mt. Sugar Pine RR, Fish Camp, CA | operational | Lima #2645, 1913 | |
| 10 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Rayonier (Hofius Steel) | Tillicum Park, Forks, WA | display | Lima #3348, 1930 | ||
| 1227 | S-11 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | CA Western Railroad, Fort Bragg, CA | restoration | Lima #1494, 1914 | From the Golden Gate Railroad Museum, Sunol, CA, then Oakdale, CA. Being cosmetically restored for display at the California-Western depot. |
| 5 (3) | 2-6-2 | 36" | Argent Lumber | Ardenwood Railroad, Fremont, CA | stored | Lima #1116, 1910 | From the Nevada County NG Railroad Museum, Nevada City, CA. Owned by members of the NCNGRM. | |
| 607 (5187) | S-160 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | USATC | US Army Transportation Museum, Ft. Eustis, VA | display | Lima #8846, 1945 | |
| 3 (2) | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Ely Thomas Lumber (Eakin Lumber) | Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, Galeton, PA | display | Lima #2598, 1912 | ||
| 1 | A | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Cabin Creek Lumber (Cascade Lumber) | Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Garibaldi, OR | restoration | Climax #804, 1907 | Moved from Cabin Creek, WA to Tillamook, OR in 2024. Being restored to burn coal by the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Tillamook, OR. |
| 4455 | S-6 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | UP | Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO | display | Lima #5992, 1920 | |
| 14 | Shay3Tr | 36" | GL (WSL) | Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO | display | Lima #2835, 1916 | From the Georgetown Loop RR, Georgetown, CO. Previously operated in 2009. Currently owned by Lindsey and Rosa Ashby. Underwent a cosmetic restoration between early January and late February 2022. Up for sale as of 2023. | |
| 13 (1) | 33 ton | Shay2Tr | 36" | McClure Lumber (Linville River) | North Fork Lumber, Goshen, VA | stored | Lima #949, 11/1904 | Only surviving Linville River locomotive. From McClure, VA. Diesel conversion. Owned by Will Harris. |
| 8 | Shay3Tr | 36" | Royal Gorge Route (WSL) | Moffat Road Railroad Museum, Granby, CO | display | Lima #3176, 1922 | From Georgetown, CO, then the Royal Gorge Depot, Canon City, CO. | |
| 1223 | N-1 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | PM | North Harbor Drive, Grand Haven, MI | display | Lima #7837, 1941 | Formerly displayed at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit, MI. Moved to Grand Haven in 1981. |
| 5 | Shay2Tr | 36" | Ely Thomas Lumber | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Lima #2940, 1917 | ||
| 2 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | WTCarter Lumber (Behring) | Shay Park, Harbor Springs, MI | display | Lima #2005, 1907 | From Nacogdoches, TX. Relocation work began Oct 6, 2021 and completed in 2025. | |
| 19 | 65 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | GA Pacific | Veterans Park, Harrod, OH | display | Lima #1568, 1905 | |
| 7 | Shay3Tr | 36" | Oregon Lumber (New Mexico Lumber) | Hesston Steam Museum, Hesston, IN | operational | Lima #3345, 11/1929 | ||
| 2 | 90-3 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Sierra (Feather River) | Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, CA | display | Lima #3177, 1922 | Restored to operation in 1979. Taken out of service in 2010. Placed on display while awaiting mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
| 7 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC | Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, CA | display | Lima #3286 | ||
| 112 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Conasauga Lumber | Three Rivers Rambler, Knoxville, TN | display | Lima #3241, 1923 | Previously displayed in Texas City, then the Galveston Railroad Museum. It was sold in 2020 to the Guld & Ohio Railway. To be returned to service. | |
| 3 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Rayonier (Polson Logging) | Albany & Eastern Railroad, Lebanon, OR | restoration | Lima #2305, 1910 | From Mineral, WA, then Tillamook, OR, and maybe Chiloquin, OR. To be restored to operating condition. | |
| 4 (11) | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | J Neils Lumber (Thompson, Greer & Co.) | Heritage Museum, Libby, MT | restoration | Lima #1643, 03/1906 | Named Ole Four Spot. To be returned to operational condition. | |
| 10 | 24 ton | Shay2Tr | 36" | Lima Stone Co | Allen County Historical Society Complex, Lima, OH | display | Lima #3288, 08/1925 | Partially scrapped and abandoned after retirement, but then fully restored by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1956. |
| 779 | S3 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | Lincoln Park, Lima, OH | display | Lima #9380, 1949 | Last steam locomotive built by Lima. |
| 6 | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Beebe River | WMCRR, Clark's Trading Post, Lincoln, NH | operational | Climax #1603, 1921 | ||
| 5 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | East Branch & Lincoln (Beebe River) | WMCRR, Clark's Trading Post, Lincoln, NH | display | Lima #3066, 1919 | ||
| 2755 | K-4 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | C&O | Chief Logan State Park, Logan, WV | display | Lima #9262, 1947 | Placed on the National Register of Historical Places on September 28, 2006. |
| 112 | C-70 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Meridian Lumber | Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA | abandoned | Lima #3273, 1924 | Located in the woods just north of the museum grounds. Most of the locomotive has been scrapped. Only parts remain. |
| 5 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Long Bell Lumber | Civic Center, Longview, WA | display | Lima #3249, 1924 | ||
| 2 (4) | 70-3 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Camino-Placerville & Lake Tahoe | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Lima #3172, 1922 | |
| 29 | S | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | D&NE (USATC) | Prairie Village, Madison, SD | operational | Lima #8381, 1944 | Operates one weekend per month during the summer. |
| 103 (2) | 48 ton | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Rutledge Lumber Co | Lines Creek Historical Trail, Marble Creek, ID | abandoned | Climax #916, 1909 | |
| 10 | Climax3Tr | 4'-8½" | Hillcrest Lumber | Mineral Shops, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Mineral, WA | stored | Climax #1693, 1928 | Was operational, but is now placed in storage due to the closure of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad in May 2020. | |
| 11 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC | Mineral Shops, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Mineral, WA | stored | Lima #3327, 1929 | Was operational until 2001. Now placed in storage due to the closure of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad in May 2020. | |
| 1285 | S-14 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | El Estero Park, Monterey, CA | display | Lima #6753, 1924 | |
| 9 | Shay3Tr | 36" | Midwest Central (WSL) | Midwest Central Railroad, Mt Pleasant, IA | operational | Lima #3199, 1923 | Loaned to the Georgetown Loop RR from 2012 to 2019. Returned from the Georgetown Loop RR in early 2019. Taken out of service in August 2022 due to mechanical issues. Returned to operation on August 23, 2025. | |
| 11 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Crosby Lumber & Mfg | Duncan Park, Natchez, MS | display | Lima #3197, 1922 | ||
| 765 | S2 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | FWRHS, Edgerton Rd, New Haven, IN | operational | Lima #8673, 1944 | Restored to operation in 1979. Taken out of service in 1993. Returned to operation in 2006. Masqueraded as C&O 2765 in October 1993 and NKP 767 in September 2016. |
| 767 (1970) | M-1 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | RPCX (L&N) | FWRHS, Edgerton Rd, New Haven, IN | operational | Lima #9364, 05/1949 | Tender only (40966). From the Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven, KY. Donated by the Seaboard System in 1984. Used as an auxiliary water tender for NKP 765. |
| 2756 | K-4 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | C&O | Huntington Park, Newport News, VA | display | Lima #9263, 1947 | Donated to the city of Newport News and placed in Huntington Park in 1963. |
| A | Climax2Tr | 36" | Pioneer Mining & Ditch (Wild Goose) | Nome, AK | abandoned parts | Climax #399?, 1903 | To the Friends of the Tanana Valley Railroad? | |
| 9 (122) | 36 ton | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Goodman Lumber Co | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | display | Lima #2143, 1909 | |
| 902207 (3129) | P-10 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | OSL (UP) | Utah State Railroad Museum, Ogden, UT | display | Lima #1444, 10/1914 | Tender only. |
| 3 | Shay2Tr | 36" | Pioche Pacific | Craig Kinnerman, Olympia, WA | private restoration | Lima #2194, 07/1909 | From Hacienda Hotel & Casino, Boulder City, NV; then Tuolumne, CA. | |
| 1 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Hutchinson Lumber (Feather River) | Hewitt Park, Oroville, CA | display | Lima #3169, 1931 | Located way in the back, atop of some stairs, behind some bushes. | |
| 1225 | N-1 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | PM | Steam Railroading Institute, Owosso, MI | operational | Lima #7839, 1941 | Test fired in 1985. Restored to operation in 1988. Appeared in 'The Polar Express' (2004 movie). Taken out of service for a running gear overhaul in early 2022. Returned to operation on October 25, 2023. |
| 1518 (1932) | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | IC | Kentucky Ave and Water St, Paducah, KY | display | Lima #6524, 1923 | Became the last IC steam locomotive in service. | |
| 610 | I1a | 2-10-4 | 4'-8½" | T&P | Texas State Railroad, Palestine, TX | display | Lima #7237, 1927 | American Freedom Train Pulled the American Freedom Train in 1976 and ran excursions from 1977 to 1982 for the Southern Railway. |
| 1 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Crosby Forest | Chamber of Commerce Park, Picayune, MS | display | Lima #3281, 1925 | ||
| 3 (7) | Climax2Tr | 36" | Champion Fiber | Cradle of Forestry, Pisgah National Forest, NC | display | Climax #1323, 1915 | ||
| 4 | Shay2Tr | 36" | Diamond & Caldor | El Dorado Historical Museum, Placerville, CA | display | Lima #1896, 1907 | Owned by El Dorado Western Railway Foundation. Was rebuilt except for the boiler. Cosmetic restoration completed in 2024. | |
| 3 | Climax3Tr | 4'-8½" | FruitGrowers | RailGiants Train Museum, Pomona, CA | display | Climax #932, 1909 | ||
| 1 (110) | 28 ton | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Allen Cooperage (Long Bell Lumber) | in swamp near Allen, Port Gibson, MS | abandoned | Lima #431, 03/1893 | Reportedly abandoned in the swamp in 1929. It has never been found. Could be a rumor. |
| 4449 | GS-4 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | SP | Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, OR | operational | Lima #7817, 1941 | American Freedom Train Restored to operation in 1975. Pulled the American Freedom Train from 1975 to 1976. Featured in 'Tough Guys' (1986). Taken out of service in 2013. Returned to operation in late 2015. |
| 1 | 80 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Mt Emily Lumber | Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, OR | overhaul | Lima #3233, 1923 | From Portland, OR, then Cass Scenic, WV, then Prineville, OR. To be placed in service at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, OR. Undergoing 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
| 1 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Stimson Mill Co | World Forestry Center, Portland, OR | display | Lima #2172, 1909 | photo & info | |
| 2 | 13-2 | Shay2Tr | 36" | MI-CA Lumber (Hart & Horn) | Turtle Bay Park & Museum, 800 Auditorium Dr, Redding, CA | display | Lima #122, 1884 | |
| 2 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | LA Cypress Lumber Co. | unknown, Reedsburg, WI | unknown | Lima #1027, 1906 | Oldest known Lima rod locomotive in existence. From North Freedom, WI. Now privately owned. Disposition is unknown. May be stored or being restored. | |
| Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Garyville & Northern | canal E. of Hwy 61, Reserve, LA | sunk | Lima | |||
| 624 | H-6e | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | Brooks Construction, Rich Valley, IN | dismantled | Lima #6314, 1922 | From the Hammond Park Dept, Hammond, IN. To be cosmetically restored by the Fort Wayne RR Historical Society. |
| 3937 | B | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Soniat & DeBlieux (Southern Iron & Equipment) | The Retreat at Artesian Lakes, Romayor, TX | display | Climax #x28, 1893 | x28 Built as 36' gauge. Recovered and placed on display at the resort. |
| 1229 | S-11 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Stewart Park, Roseburg, OR | display | Lima #1496, 1914 | photo & info |
| 4466 | S-6 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | UP | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Lima #6003, 1920 | Restored to operation in 1984. Retired from excursion service in 1999 due to California's ban on operating coal-fired steam locomotives. There are currently no plans on restoring back to operation. |
| 7 (1) | 50-2 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Arcata & Mad River (Lamson Logging) | Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA | stored | Lima #3014, 1918 | From Arcata, then Timber Heritage Association, Glendale. |
| 33 | 90-3 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Hammond Lumber | Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA | stored | Lima #3180, 1922 | From Arcata, then Timber Heritage Association, Glendale. |
| 759 | S2 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, PA | display | Lima #8667, 1944 | Operated mainline excursions in the 1960s and 1970s. Retired from excursion service in 1977 due to frozen and cracked boiler flues. |
| 3713 | P-4 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | B&M | Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, PA | restoration | Lima #7625, 1934 | Named Constitution. Will replace CN 3254 in excursion service when the restoration to operation is complete. |
| 1 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Meadow River | Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, PA | restoration | Lima #2317, 1910 | Cab collapsed due to weight of snow while in Vermont. Brought into the shops in 2025 to undergo cosmetic restoration but now is being restored back to operational condition for the 2027 season. | |
| 7 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Simpson Timber | city center, Shelton, WA | display | Lima #3248, 1924 | ||
| 1 | 65 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Eastern Railway Lumber (Newhouse Mines) | Northwest Railway Museum, Snoqualmie, WA | display | Lima #911, 1904 | |
| 3 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC | Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora, CA | display | Lima #2297, 1910 | ||
| 1925 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Graham County | North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, NC | restoration | Lima #3256, 1925 | Removed from display in 2023 and is being restored back to operation. To be completed in 2026. | |
| 7 | 0-4-0F | 4'-8½" | NCR | Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, MO | stored | Lima #1139, 1910 | ||
| 551 | USRAl | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | C&IM | Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, MO | display | Lima #7330, 1928 | |
| 4460 | GS-6 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | SP | Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, MO | display | Lima #8013, 1941 | Last steam locomotive to operate and pull a passenger train for the SP. |
| 8327 | P-5-c | 0-8-0 | 4'-8½" | GTW | Bandana Square, St. Paul, MN | display | Lima #7222, 1927 | |
| 7688 | H10s | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | PRR | Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA | display | Lima #5063, 1915 | Cosmetic restoration in 2018. |
| 4 | B | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | WH Mason Lumber (Moore, Keppel & Co.) | Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA | display | Climax, 1913 | Acquired by to the PA Lumber Museum, Galeton, PA. |
| 1 (2) | C | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Leetonia RR (Ely Thomas Lumber) | Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA | display | Lima #1799, 1906 | Never operated on the Leetonia. |
| 614 | J3a | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | C&O | Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg, PA | restoration | Lima #9306, 06/1948 | Iron Horse Enterprises From the B&O Railroad Museum, PA. Acquired from the B&O Railroad Museum by Ross Rowland in exchange for Reading 2101 in 1979. Restored to operation in 1980. Previously operated in early 1999. Restoration back to operation expected to be completed by 2027. |
| 763 | S-22 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, OH | display | Lima #8671, 1944 | Acquired by N&W in 1964 when NKP merged; to Wasena Park in Roanoke in 1966 for display; to Virginia Museum of Transportation; purchased by Jerry Jacobson in 2007. |
| 174 | L-1b | 4-6-4 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, OH | display | Lima #7399, 11/1929 | Retired sometime in the 1950s. The engine itself was scrapped after retirement, but the tender still survives today. Placed on outdoor static display with the museum's diesel locomotives and other rolling stock. |
| 12 | 75 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC (Sierra) | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | stored | Lima #789, 1903 | Previously used on the Castro Point Railway. Once temporarily stored at Peralta & Shinn, Fremont, CA. |
| 842 (156) | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP (T&NO) | depot, Terry, MS | display | Lima #6772, 03/1924 | From Green Bros Sand & Gravel, later Casey Jones Museum, Vaughan, MS. Erroneously numbered 841. | |
| 2147 | C-70 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Little River | Little River Railroad Museum, Townsend, TN | display | Lima #2147, 1909 | |
| 1293 | S-14 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Powers Park, Tracy Blvd, Tracy, CA | display | Lima #6761, 1924 | |
| 5 | 70t C | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | J Neils Lumber | Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL | operational | Lima #3336, 1929 | Taken out of service in 1999. Reflued and made a test run in June 2016. Returned to operation in 2018. |
| 4 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Yosemite Lumber | Sierra Nevada Logging Museum, White Pines, CA | display | Lima #3092, 1920 | From Nevada State Railroad Museum, Boulder City. Ran on compressed air in 2013. | |
| 5 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Saginaw-Manistee Lumber (Anaconda Copper) | Grand Canyon Railway Hotel, Williams, AZ | display | Lima #3203, 1923 | From the Mehmke Steam Museum, Fife, MT. | |
| 4 (38) | B | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Pacific Lumber (Holmes-Eureka Lumber) | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | restoration | Climax #1621, 1922 | Boiler is being inspected to determine if a restoration to operation is possible. |
| 7 (2) | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | KL&LC (St. Regis Paper) | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | stored | Lima #3346, 11/1929 | From Tacoma, WA. | |
| 2 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Yakutat & Southern | Y&S RoW near school, Yakutat, AK | display | Lima #1057, 1907 | Only successful locomotive to work for the Y&S Railroad. Worked there until 1949, before attempts to modernize motive power failed. Awaiting future cosmetic restoration. |
