GWR 75         
Great Western Railway 75 stored at Loveland, Colorado on August 26, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 75 was built for the Great Western Sugar Company by Baldwin in 1907 (c/n 31778) and worked in the Loveland, Colorado area hauling sugar cane and molasse until retired in 1965. It was sold to the Intermountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, who then turned around and sold the locomotive to Everett Rohrer (a retired UP Engineer) in 1966 and used for over 35 movies as well as excursion work, until his death in 1999. It was sold to Heber Valley Historic Railroad in April 1999, where it resides as of the date of this uplaod date.
Date: 8/26/1965 Location: Loveland, CO   Map Show Loveland on a rail map Views: 933 Collection Of:   Chuck Zeiler
Locomotives: GWR 75(2-8-0)    Author:  Chuck Zeiler
GWR 75
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam This picture is part of album:  Z files
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Roy Schaeffer General Just a friendly FYI from a B&R Lovelander - No sugar cane --Was all sugar beets in them days!! 5/11/2020 3:24:05 PM

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