| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2 (4) | 98 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Mayo Lumber Co) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #3320, 1928 | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 1 (2593) | 42-2 | Shay2Tr | 36" | CPC | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | operational | Lima #2593, 1912 | Named Dixiana. |
| 7 (4) | 60-3 | Shay3Tr | 36" | WSL (B&PRY) | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | operational | Lima #2465, 1911 | Named Sonora. |
| 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 | |
| 7 | Shay3Tr | 36" | Oregon Lumber (New Mexico Lumber) | Hesston Steam Museum, Hesston, IN | operational | Lima #3345, 11/1929 | ||
| 6 | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Beebe River | WMCRR, Clark's Trading Post, Lincoln, NH | operational | Climax #1603, 1921 | ||
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
