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Thread #47950 Message #717358
Posted By: catspaw49
25-May-02 - 06:54 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Damned Old Piney Mountains (C Johnson)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ya damned old piny mountains....
A "shay" was a narrow gauge railroad steam locomotive used in logging and ming to bring the logs/coal/etc to the main rail line. They were small engines with a combination tender and cab adjoining the boiler.