Lima Locomotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works was an American firm that manufactured railroad locomotives from the 1870s through the 1950s. The company took the most distinctive part of its name from its main shop's location in Lima, Ohio (/ˈlaɪmə/ LY-mə). The shops were located between the Erie Railroad main line, the Baltimore & Ohio's Cincinnati-Toledo main line and the Nickel Plate Road main line and shops.
Lima builder's plate, 1918 | |
| Industry | locomotive manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Lima Machine Works |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Fate | Merged with Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1951 |
| Successor | Lima-Hamilton Corporation (July 1947) |
| Headquarters | , United States |
The company is best known for producing the Shay geared logging steam locomotive, developed by Ephraim Shay, and for William E. Woodard's "Super Power" advanced steam locomotive concept – exemplified by the prototype 2-8-4 Berkshire, Lima demonstrator A-1. In World War II the Lima plant produced the M4A1 version of the M4 Sherman tank.
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