{"id":403,"date":"2016-03-02T01:06:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T06:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sgmcrr.com\/?p=403"},"modified":"2020-12-04T17:32:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:32:40","slug":"a-shay-is-born-making-the-leap-to-7-12-gauge-railroading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgmcrr.com\/?p=403","title":{"rendered":"A Shay is Born! Leaping to 7-1\/2&#8243; Gauge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"474\" data-attachment-id=\"943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sgmcrr.com\/?attachment_id=943\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/img_8175.jpg?fit=470%2C474&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"470,474\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8175\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/img_8175.jpg?fit=470%2C474&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/img_8175.jpg?resize=470%2C474\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/img_8175.jpg?w=470&amp;ssl=1 470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/img_8175.jpg?resize=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/img_8175.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After having the opportunity to run John Buckwalter&#8217;s beautiful 2-1\/2&#8243; scale, 7-1\/2&#8243; gauge, 20-ton, 2-cylinder live steam Shay, I decided to build one too. Once I got it in my head that this was going to happen, I bought the plans and castings from John and began the search for the machinery to build the locomotive.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Read my ongoing build blog here: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stockbridgelocomotiveworks.com\">StockbridgeLocomotiveWorks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" data-attachment-id=\"404\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sgmcrr.com\/?attachment_id=404\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_7737.png?fit=2208%2C1242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2208,1242\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"img_7737\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_7737.png?fit=1000%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_7737.png?resize=1000%2C563\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_7737.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_7737.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_7737.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_7737.png?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sgmcrr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_7737.png?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Here is John Buckwalter on the Shay that started it all. <br><em>Big Boots &amp; Western Railroad<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After having the opportunity to run John Buckwalter&#8217;s beautiful 2-1\/2&#8243; scale, 7-1\/2&#8243; gauge, 20-ton, 2-cylinder live steam Shay, I decided to build one too. 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