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

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

 and lime

Lime (mineral)

Lime is a general term for calcium-containing inorganic materials, in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides predominate. Strictly speaking, lime is calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide. It is also the name for a single mineral of the CaO composition, occurring very rarely...

. 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

Marblehead, Ohio

Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...

 (1890's-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 three-foot narrow-gauge Shay steam locomotives

Shay locomotive

The Shay locomotive was the most widely used geared steam locomotive. The locomotives were built to the patents of Ephraim Shay, who has been credited with the popularization of the concept of a geared steam locomotive...

 to move raw stone around its quarries until World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. KIL&T purchased 65 new Shays from the Lima Locomotive Works

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 shops location in Lima, Ohio. The shops were located between the Baltimore & Ohio's Cincinnati-Toledo main line...

 (Lima, Ohio) over the years.

Shay Locomotives

Number	Cylinders	Wheels	Built	Works number	Assignment	Notes
	6"x10"	22"	23 May 1905	1537	Marion, Ohio Marion, Ohio Marion is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Marion County. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio, approximately north of Columbus....	built as Norris & Christian Stone & Lime Company #1; scrapped 1922
1	9"x8"	26"	10 April 1906	1662	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
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 Martin, Ohio Martin is an unincorporated community in northeastern Clay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43445....
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 Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
14	9"x8"	26"	21 April 1906	1664	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
25	9"x8"	26.5"	6 April 1905	1514	Dover Plains, New York Dover Plains, New York Dover Plains is a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 1,996 at the 2000 census...
26	9"x8"	26.5"	17 May 1905	1515	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
27	9"x8"	26.5"	26 May 1905	1516	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
28	8"x12"	26.5"	1 May 1907	1852	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
29	8"x12"	26.5"	3 May 1907	1853	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
30	8"x12"	26.5"	4 May 1907	1854	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
31	8"x12"	26.5"	10 May 1907	1855	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...	named Mary Sanders
32	8"x12"	26.5"	20 May 1907	1856	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
33	8"x12"	26.5"	1 April 1908	2045	Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
34	8"x12"	26.5"	20 May 1908	2046	Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...	sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Le Roy, New York
35	8"x12"	26.5"	20 March 1908	2074	Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
36	8"x12"	26.5"	20 March 1908	2075	Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....	sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Akron, New York
37	8"x12"	26.5"	20 March 1908	2076	Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
38	8"x12"	26.5"	1 April 1908	2077	Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
39	8"x12"	26.5"	15 April 1908	2078	Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
40	8"x12"	26.5"	15 April 1908	2079	Martin, Ohio Martin, Ohio Martin is an unincorporated community in northeastern Clay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43445....
41	8"x12"	26.5"	15 April 1908	2080	Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....	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 Clarence, New York Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 30,673 according to the 2010 census. This represents an increase of 17.42% from the 2000 census figure . Clarence is also the name of a postal district in the south part of the town...	sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Akron, New York
45	8"x12"	26.5"	3 July 1910	2264	Clarence, New York Clarence, New York Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 30,673 according to the 2010 census. This represents an increase of 17.42% from the 2000 census figure . Clarence is also the name of a postal district in the south part of the town...	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 Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...	sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Akron, New York
54	8"x12"	27.5"	22 March 1911	2430	Clarence, New York Clarence, New York Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 30,673 according to the 2010 census. This represents an increase of 17.42% from the 2000 census figure . Clarence is also the name of a postal district in the south part of the town...	sold to General Crushed Stone Company, Akron, New York
55	8"x12"	27.5"	27 June 1912	2541	Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
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 Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
59	8"x12"	27.5"	23 May 1914	2775	Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
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 Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
65	8"x8"	27.5"	17 February 1917	2899	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
66	8"x8"	27.5"	22 February 1917	2900	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
67	8"x8"	27.5"	23 February 1917	2901	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
68	8"x8"	27.5"	27 February 1917	2902	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
69	8"x8"	27.5"	3 March 1917	2903	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
70	8"x8"	27.5"	10 March 1917	2904	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
71	8"x8"	27.5"	19 March 1917	2917	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
72	8"x8"	27.5"	19 March 1917	2918	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
73	8"x8"	27.5"	19 March 1917	2919	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
74	8"x8"	29"	30 June 1923	3218	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...
75	8"x8"	29"	2 July 1923	3219	Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay...