Ephraim Shay
American railroad engineer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1839 to 1916 · aged 76
Ephraim Shay was an American merchant, entrepreneur and self-taught railroad engineer who worked in the state of Michigan. He designed the Shay locomotive and patented the type.
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He licensed it for manufacture through what became known as Lima Locomotive Works in Ohio; from 1882 to 1892 some 300 locomotives of this type were sold.
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1839 to 1916 · aged 76
