Meadow River Lumber Co. Shay - 2 truck No. 1
Scranton, PA, United States 		Location: Steamtown National Historical Site
Status: Restoration
Posted: Sep 3, 2025 @ 11:09:15 by Matthew Gardner
You may change my previous note. After speaking to a shop mechanic there, this engine is in fact being MECHANICALLY restored. They claim it will be done by 2027! This will be quite a feat for the place considering their history. They want 10 coaches to be in service before they get a mainline engine in service. Also, the first mainline engine will be 2317, and not 3713.
Posted: Sep 23, 2024 @ 14:09:37 by Matthew Gardner
This engine has recently entered the shop for an evaluation for its condition as well as a cosmetic restoration.
Posted: Nov 11, 2013 @ 03:11:07 by ILFORD
Status Derelict June 2013
Posted: Aug 22, 2004 @ 16:08:47 by James

#1 has seen better days. While in Vermont, it was stored under a protective roof and was complete with cab and all.

In February 1982, while in Bellows Falls, VT, a building collapsed on the engine destroying its wood cab and causing other damage. This event plus a decade of neglect has resulted in the condition that the engine is now in.

 is missing the sand dome, headlight, front number plate, bell and hanger, and whistle. The boiler jacket is gone causing penetrating rust to form through the smoke box. The pilot beam is entirely rotten and the front draft gear has torn loose. Hand rails and ladders are either missing or in poor condition, as are the running boards. The tender also has a number of structural problems. The front and rear wood breast beams and coupler pockets are rotten, causing the couplers to sag. The wood deck supporting the cistern needs replacing. The tender's rear headlight is missing. In short, the engine and tender are in poor condition.