Formed in 1886 on the Lake Erie Island of Kelley's Island, Ohio, the Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company was also known by its initials, KIL&T. It was once the world's largest producer of limestone and lime. The firm began quarry operations on Kelley's Island in 1886 and was dissolved in the early 1960s.
Company operations were located in Ohio, New York, and West Virginia. Main sites were Kelley's Island (1886-1940) and nearby Marblehead, Ohio (1890s-1955). In 1922, KIL&T built the world's largest stone crushing plant at Marblehead. It also owned many lime kilns and produced lime products.
The company operated 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Shay steam locomotives to move raw stone around its quarries until World War II. KIL&T purchased 65 new Shays from the Lima Locomotive Works (Lima, Ohio) over the years.
Shay Locomotives
edit| Number | Cylinders | Wheels | Built | Works number | Assignment | Notes[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6"x10" | 22" | 23 May 1905 | 1537 | Marion, Ohio | built as Norris & Christian Stone & Lime Company #1; scrapped 1922 | |
| 1 | 9"x8" | 26" | 10 April 1906 | 1662 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 3 | 9"x8" | 26" | 27 March 1898 | 561 | Kelley's Island, Ohio | named Norman Kelley |
| 3 | 11"x12" | 32" | 25 September 1920 | 3112 | Martin, Ohio | |
| 4 | 9"x8" | 26" | 2o May 1898 | 562 | Kelley's Island, Ohio | |
| 5 | 6"x10" | 21.5" | 13 March 1899 | 573 | Kelley's Island, Ohio | named W. M. Harsh |
| 10 | 9"x8" | 26" | 5 May 1906 | 1663 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 14 | 9"x8" | 26" | 21 April 1906 | 1664 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 25 | 9"x8" | 26.5" | 6 April 1905 | 1514 | Dover Plains, New York | |
| 26 | 9"x8" | 26.5" | 17 May 1905 | 1515 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 27 | 9"x8" | 26.5" | 26 May 1905 | 1516 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 28 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 1 May 1907 | 1852 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 29 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 3 May 1907 | 1853 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 30 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 4 May 1907 | 1854 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 31 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 10 May 1907 | 1855 | Marblehead, Ohio | named Mary Sanders |
| 32 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 20 May 1907 | 1856 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 33 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 1 April 1908 | 2045 | Sandusky, Ohio | |
| 34 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 20 May 1908 | 2046 | Cleveland, Ohio | sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Le Roy, New York |
| 35 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 20 March 1908 | 2074 | Sandusky, Ohio | |
| 36 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 20 March 1908 | 2075 | Sandusky, Ohio | sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Akron, New York |
| 37 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 20 March 1908 | 2076 | Sandusky, Ohio | |
| 38 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 1 April 1908 | 2077 | Sandusky, Ohio | |
| 39 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 15 April 1908 | 2078 | Sandusky, Ohio | |
| 40 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 15 April 1908 | 2079 | Martin, Ohio | |
| 41 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 15 April 1908 | 2080 | Sandusky, Ohio | sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Akron, New York |
| 42 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 1 June 1908 | 2081 | Kelley's Island, Ohio | |
| 43 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 1 July 1908 | 2082 | Kelley's Island, Ohio | |
| 44 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 3 July 1910 | 2263 | Clarence, New York | sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Akron, New York |
| 45 | 8"x12" | 26.5" | 3 July 1910 | 2264 | Clarence, New York | sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Winchester, Massachusetts; later moved to Akron, New York |
| 53 | 8"x12" | 27.5" | 22 March 1911 | 2429 | Marblehead, Ohio | sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Akron, New York |
| 54 | 8"x12" | 27.5" | 22 March 1911 | 2430 | Clarence, New York | sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Akron, New York |
| 55 | 8"x12" | 27.5" | 27 June 1912 | 2541 | Sandusky, Ohio | |
| 56 | 8"x12" | 27.5" | 9 May 1913 | 2638 | Kelley's Island, Ohio | |
| 57 | 8"x12" | 27.5" | 3 May 1913 | 2677 | Kelley's Island, Ohio | |
| 58 | 8"x12" | 27.5" | 16 May 1914 | 2721 | Sandusky, Ohio | |
| 59 | 8"x12" | 27.5" | 23 May 1914 | 2775 | Sandusky, Ohio | |
| 62 | 8"x12" | 27.5" | 3 March 1916 | 2851 | White Rock, Ohio | |
| 63 | 8"x12" | 27.5" | 3 March 1916 | 2852 | White Rock, Ohio | |
| 64 | 8"x8" | 27.5" | 17 February 1917 | 2898 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 65 | 8"x8" | 27.5" | 17 February 1917 | 2899 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 66 | 8"x8" | 27.5" | 22 February 1917 | 2900 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 67 | 8"x8" | 27.5" | 23 February 1917 | 2901 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 68 | 8"x8" | 27.5" | 27 February 1917 | 2902 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 69 | 8"x8" | 27.5" | 3 March 1917 | 2903 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 70 | 8"x8" | 27.5" | 10 March 1917 | 2904 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 71 | 8"x8" | 27.5" | 19 March 1917 | 2917 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 72 | 8"x8" | 27.5" | 19 March 1917 | 2918 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 73 | 8"x8" | 27.5" | 19 March 1917 | 2919 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 74 | 8"x8" | 29" | 30 June 1923 | 3218 | Marblehead, Ohio | |
| 75 | 8"x8" | 29" | 2 July 1923 | 3219 | Marblehead, Ohio |
Notes
edit- ^ Koch, Michael (1971). The Shay Locomotive Titan of the Timber. The World Press. pp. 415–457.
References
edit- Fick, Dean K. (2003). The Lakeside and Marblehead Railroad, second edition revised and enlarged. Davenport, Iowa: Montevallo Historical Press. ISBN 0-9658624-2-9.
- Rainey, Lee (December 1986 – February 1987). "Lake Erie Limestone Carriers". Railroad Model Craftsman.