Legacy Shay Meadow River Logging Company 1950's Version

I think that's the first time I ever saw a Shay pulling a vista dome car!

Guns,
   Unfortunately it is one of the only cars that will allow the limited swing to work correctly, on the Shays short coupler, until I can get the K-line swivel installed or come up with another car that works, I will need to run it next to the engine.  Got to admit
it is not to my liking at all.  Right now I am trying to engineer a way to get one of the old longer Atlas couplers to work on the Lionel Burro Logging Crane Car, so I can couple it directly to the Shay Engine.
Got rid of the vista for ya Guns and reworked the Shay to pull the logging consist correctly.
PCRR/Dave

That's more like it Dave!  

You need a crane when you get to the top of the hill.  The vista dome did look odd behind the Shay, you have to admit that.   Of course, the loggers were happy that they had a comfortable ride to the jobsite.

Guns,

   I figured I would take some heat for the Vista, it did look a might strange!

The little Burro logging Crane is a 50's Lionel original, and it even looks good with the Shay's gold lettering.  Waiting on the Rockwell X2 to modify the Shays back stairs to allow the coupler arm to have a much greater swing pattern.  I did not like the K-Line swivel, it still did not allow for the swing needed for the Burro Logging Crane Car, so I do a little engineering of my own, to make things perfect when the x2 arrives.  For now I just removed the back stairs from the Shay.

PCRR/Dave 

It's a shame you have to go to those lengths.  I have a TMCC one that I haven't really got much running time on, I may have to do something to it as well for tighter curves.  It runs great on the O72 curves, but I wonder about something like O48...

Guns,

   Depending on the rolling stock you are pulling it works well on 048, however if you are using a short wheel base Crane Car like the old Lionel Burro logging Crane it's still a problem, got to much engineer in me to put up with what I know can be made perfect and run on tight 036 curves.  Most of my stuff is 048 and bigger but I have 2 places where the 036 does exist, now I can whip thru these corners no problem.  I am in the process of altering the back steps, so the coupler will swing clear to the outside railing.

Till I get the stairs altered I just removed them, most people don't even know they are missing.  The old solid steel cars float along behind the Shay now, smooth as glass.

PCRR/Dave

I'll be watching for your mods.

Why not run an old transfer caboose between the Shay and the crane.  I think that would workout just fine.

WM,

   That's a great idea, but I do not own one of those cars. Got the problems solved now.

PCRR/Dave