NSW 0-8-0 #73 - Northwest Steel & Wire

Name	Type	Comments	Date

John Schumann	General	Sorry Gary, I have to call you out on the last steam statement. Last actual industrial operation of a fired steam engine was actually Great Western Sugar's plant in Fort Morgan, CO, 1983. Last fireless cooker run was in Harbour Beach, MI at a plant in 1994.	1/8/2017 11:06:14 AM

Mike Maskel	General	NICE SHOT	1/8/2017 12:31:21 PM

Alan Fricker	General	Only got to see these at work once, in 1979. I was in Sterling for a job interview. Didn't get the job, but the trip was a success in my opinion!	1/8/2017 7:41:25 PM

NSW 0-8-0 #73 - Northwest Steel & Wire
Caught by an unknown photographer, NSW #73 sits in an abandoned spot while a sister unit powers up. Looks are deceiving. #73 has the distincton of being the last steam locomotive used at Northwest Steel & Wire in December of 1980 and one of the very last working industrial steam engines in the United States. #73 was then donated to the town of Sterling and placed in honor by the company owner's house.
Date: 7/1/1979	Location: Sterling, IL Map	Views: 1046	Collection Of: Gary Everhart
Locomotives: NSW 73(0-8-0)			Author: Gary Everhart

Picture Categories: Roster,Yard,Steam		This picture is part of album: Northwest Steel & Wire 0-8-0 #73

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