The other day, I was puttering around on fancast and came across a western show that was on TV in the 2003 season called Peacemakers. I was still overseas when this was on and I never saw it on re-runs. But I like westerns so it caught my attention. In the show "intro", each clip has a steam engine that looks like a Heisler but I can't be sure. It appears to be used in all the railroad clips, too. So, you 19th century experts, take a look when you have time and let us know, for certain, what type of steam engine it is.
Thanks.

Well, that shot of the train is way too short for me to make a definite judgment, especially from that angle.

Is there a "Pause" button for that site? I couldn't find one.

It is a two truck Shay.

I concur, based on the small size of the front engineer window and the raised running board adjacent to the cab. But I have been unable to locate an image of a currently operable Shay with that stack.

Roaring Camp perhaps?

Yeah, I was just going to say that, judging by the offset boiler and raised catwalk in front of the engineer's window, it's a Shay.

Bob Blomberg

Hey, thanks guys.

Steve - the pause icon is in the lower left corner of the screen.

According to IMDB the show was filmed in Vancouver, BC (like every other TV show - ever notice all the planets on Stargate or Battlestar look like Western Canada?) - I'd guess the engine used would be this one:

http://www.shaylocomotives.com...lima3354/sn-3262.htm

or maybe this one:

http://www.shaylocomotives.com...lima3354/sn-2475.htm

from the surviving shay page:

http://www.shaylocomotives.com...ng/SLc-Survivors.htm

(unless, of course, they just used "stock footage")

BTW - looks like a pretty cool show...

That WAS a great show (1 season), but Hollywood only wants to feed us garbage. Everyone I talked to about "Peacemakers" liked it. So another good show with a good cast got thrown away. And yes, I thought it was a shay, also.

Dennis