a new wheel arrangement, the 4-8-6. This would have allowed an even larger firebox than the 4-8-4. No example of the type was built, however. From 1949 to 1951 Lima-Hamilton produced a total of 175 diesel locomotives, in 7 different models. In 1951, Lima-Hamilton merged with Baldwin Locomotive Works to form Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH). The Lima-Hamilton line of diesels was discontinued, in favor of Baldwin's existing line. Though Lima and Baldwin had been known for high-quality steam locomotives, their line of diesel-electric locomotives was unable to compete with EMD, Alco, and GE. BLH left the locomotive business in 1956. For a time, Clark Equipment Company manufactured Lima-brand construction cranes in the old plant. Most of the company's records and builder's drawings have been transferred and are housed in the California State Railroad Museum's library in Sacramento, California. Preserved Lima steam locomotives Many Lima-built steam locomotives are preserved across the United States. Numerous Lima-built engines are still operational, especially Shay-type locomotives. Shays are operated at the Colorado Railroad Museum, the Cass Scenic Railroad, the Georgetown Loop Railroad, the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad, and the Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad. Other widely known preserved Lima-built steam locomotives include Southern Pacific 4449, Nickel Plate Road 765, Pere Marquette 1225, Chesapeake and Ohio 614, Texas and Pacific 610, Atlanta and West Point 290, Boston and Maine 3713, Tioga Lumber Company Shay C/N 1568 in Harrod, Ohio, and Chesapeake & Ohio 1601 - an Allegheny locomotive displayed indoors at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Lima-built USATC S160 Class 5197 is preserved at the Churnet Valley Railway in Staffordshire, UK. In Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary, Alberta operates a 0-6-0 Switcher Locomotive CPR 2024. Built in 1944 by lima. It was originally US Army 4076 and was never owned by Canadian Pacific Railway. Timeline 1877: Lima Machine Works is established to produce agricultural and sawmill equipment. 1878: Lima Machine Works builds the first Shay type locomotive. 1892: Lima Machine Works reorganizes and emerges as Lima Locomotive & Machine Company. 1911: Lima begins manufacturing locomotives for Class I railroads. 1912: Another reorganization and Lima emerges as Lima Locomotive Corporation. 1916: Joel Coffin purchases Lima; the company is renamed Lima Locomotive Works. 1922: Woodard's 2-8-2 NYC 8000, ancestor of "Super Power", is delivered. 1925: Woodard's A-1, the prototype "Super Power" Berkshire type, takes to the rails. 1942: Lima Locomotive Works was first company