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The locomotive that could climb nearly vertical tracks
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Looking like it was assembled by a wildly intoxicated blacksmith, the Shay locomotive shoved its boiler entirely to the left to make room for exposed gears on the right. It topped out at a pathetic walking pace, but this geared mechanical freak could drag thousands of tons of freshly cut redwoods up nearly vertical, terrifyingly uneven logging tracks without slipping.
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