California \ El Dorado Lime & Mineral Co \ Locomotive Roster
Locomotive Roster.
Narrow Gauge Locomotives
| Number |
Type |
Builder |
Bldr.# |
Built |
Dispositon |
| 1 (?) |
Shay, 2 Truck |
Lima |
#1785 |
09-21-1906 |
Scrapped |
36" Gauge.
Built for Union Construction Co. Stanislaus RY #1, Vallecito (Sonora), CA
Sold to Standard Lumber Co., Sonora, CA, 7-20-1908,
believed to have been used on their Deer Creek RR, Sonora, CA
Converted to oil burner
U. S. Reclamation Service, Sacramento, CA. 1917 (see note below)
Used by El Dorado Lime & Mineral Co., Bullard, CA, 1917-1923
Returned to Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, CA, 1923
For sale, 1923
Probably scrapped in the mid 1920’s
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| 2 (?) |
Shay, 2 Truck |
Lima |
#1823 |
04-05-1907 |
Scrapped |
36" Gauge.
Built for D. H. McEwen Lumber, for Cazadero Lumber Co. #1, Cazadero, CA
To U. S. Reclamation Service, Sacramento, CA 1917
Used by El Dorado Lime & Mineral Co., Bullard, CA, 1917-1923
Returned to Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, CA 1923
For sale 1923
Probably scrapped in the mid 1920’s
Notes: This is the first shay built with cast steel side frame trucks. |
| ? |
DL-2 Special |
Plymouth |
#1565 |
09-06-1923 |
Scrapped |
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36" Gauge.
Equipped with Climax TU engine.
Built for El Dorado Lime & Mineral Co., Bullard CA
Reports say, leased to US Reclamation Services in 1920’s
Returned to El Dorado Lime & Mineral Co.
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Note: The relationship between the US Reclamation Services and El Dorado Lime & Mineral and ownership of the two shay locomotives, and the first Plymouth is not understood. US Reclamation had a Sacramento office, and was involved in a number of smaller projects in the area.
Standard Gauge Locomotives
| Number |
Type |
Builder |
Bldr.# |
Built |
Dispositon |
| (?) |
DLH-2 |
Plymouth |
#3524 |
07-16-1933 |
Scrapped |
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Standard Gauge.
Hercules TXA Engine.
Built for Stone & Webster Engineering, Rock Island Dam, Washington.
To H. T. Neal Machinery Co (dealer) San Francisco.
To El Dorado Limestone Co., Shingle Springs, CA, 06/1935.
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| (?) |
ML6-3 |
Plymouth |
#4156 |
03-28-1941 |
Privately Owned |
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Standard Gauge.
LeRoi RXIS engine.
Built for US Army #7689, Quartermaster Corps #2038, used at Camp Roberts, CA.
For sale by War Assets Administration, 03/1947.
To A. Teichert & Sons, Sacramento, 12/21/1948.
To El Dorado Limestone, Shingle Springs, 06/04/1952.
To Olney Land and Cattle Co. Maxwell CA, for display.
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