Lima Locomotive Works began as a machine shop in Lima, Ohio that fabricated lumber industry equipment. They were approached to construct license built Shay locomotives, and soon found much success in this industry. Though they were never as large as Baldwin or Alco, they were known for innovative and groundbreaking designs for steam locomotives. But over time, as the market changed, Lima failed to adapt and found themselves completely shut out of the industry they'd once been so successful in.

0:00 Intro
1:10 Beginnings
5:10 Expanding Their Ambitions
8:48 Super Power
13:37 Tunnel Vision
16:47 The End
20:29 Legacy

"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/ LYmə). The shops were located between the Erie Railroad main line, the Baltimore & Ohio's CincinnatiToledo main line and the Nickel Plate Road main line and shops. The company is best known for producing the Shay geared loggingsteam locomotive, developed by Ephraim Shay, and for William E. Woodard's "Super Power" advanced steam locomotive concept – exemplified by the prototype 284 Berkshire, Lima demonstrator A1. In World War II the Lima plant produced the M4A1 version of the M4 Sherman tank."

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