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By:William J Manon Jr.
Dates:2/2/2005 - 3/10/2006
Album Info:Pictured here are the surviving Steam locomotives from the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, after 20 years of hard work for the mill they were donated to the Illinois Railroad Museum by the Northwestern Steel & Wire Mill in the early 1980's.
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GTW 8374
Title:  GTW 8374
Description:  This photo was taken in the 1960s (the exact date is not known) near the east water tower at the Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. Standing is Mr. Wessels, closest to the coupler is Mr. Frye, and the Gentleman in the white shirt is unknown. The photographer is also unknown. The engine was known as NSW 74.
Photo Date:  7/1/1962  Upload Date: 3/12/2006 2:27:23 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  1118   Comments: 0
GTW 8305 alone and tender-less
Title:  GTW 8305 alone and tender-less
Description:  The 8305 has lost all her friends, at one time there were about a dozen 0-8-0 steam locomotives on this siding, now she sits alone and tender-less the last of the Northwestern Steel & Wire mill's engines left in Galt, Illinois.
Photo Date:  2/2/2005  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 5:28:04 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8305(0-8-0)
Views:  1319   Comments: 1
GTW 8374
Title:  GTW 8374
Description:  The sun shines thru the cab of this former GTW steam locomotive that sits almost forgotten near Galt, Illinois
Photo Date:  2/2/2005  Upload Date: 2/5/2006 11:20:32 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  2331   Comments: 3
GTW 8374 Forgotten & neglected
Title:  GTW 8374 Forgotten & neglected
Description:  Forgotten & neglected this little switch locomotive has watched the world pass it by for over 20 years.
Photo Date:  2/2/2005  Upload Date: 2/5/2006 11:22:39 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  1023   Comments: 0
GTW 8374
Title:  GTW 8374
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/3/2005  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 6:49:03 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  1078   Comments: 0
GTW 8373
Title:  GTW 8373
Description:  In the summer of 2005 this engine recieved a new coat of paint and a roof over it's head.
Photo Date:  5/27/2005  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 7:33:41 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8373(0-8-0)
Views:  714   Comments: 0
GTW 8374 with open smokebox
Title:  GTW 8374 with open smokebox
Description:  Using the x-ray feature on my Camera enables you to see inside the Smokebox.
Photo Date:  8/26/2005  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 7:36:45 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  809   Comments: 0
GTW 8374
Title:  GTW 8374
Description:  In the 2005 the GTW 8374 was bought by an individual from Nebraska, he has plans to cosmetically restore her for display in his home state.
Photo Date:  9/3/2005  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 7:04:23 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  1473   Comments: 0
GTW 8376 & Illinois Central Depot
Title:  GTW 8376 & Illinois Central Depot
Description:  GTW 8376 sits alongside the nicely restored Illinois Central Depot in Amboy Illinois, Stop in for Depot Days always held on Thursday-Sunday the weekend prior Labor Day Weekend.
Photo Date:  10/6/2005  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 7:28:37 PM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  GTW 8376(0-8-0)
Views:  667   Comments: 0
GTW 8376 also known as NSW #76
Title:  GTW 8376 also known as NSW #76
Description:  Built in the late 1920's she worked for GTW till the late 1950's, then sold to the Northwestern Steel & Wire mill in Sterling IL, she sat till 1976 when she was put into service till the early 1980's when she was donated to the Amboy Depot.
Photo Date:  10/6/2005  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 7:13:13 PM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8376(0-8-0)
Views:  910   Comments: 3
GTW 8374 & Tender await transportation,
Title:  GTW 8374 & Tender await transportation,
Description:  The tender has been lifted and turned 90* in preparation for loading onto a flatbed trailer, and soon the engine will also be moved to a new home in Nebraska.
Photo Date:  2/7/2006  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 7:07:48 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  884   Comments: 0
GTW 8305
Title:  GTW 8305
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/10/2006  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 9:09:53 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 8305(0-8-0)
Views:  1993   Comments: 0
GTW 8374
Title:  GTW 8374
Description:  the Boiler & Cab section of GTW 8374 awaits transportation to a new home, the KCS tender 759 (in the background) will loose it's closest trackmate today.
Photo Date:  3/10/2006  Upload Date: 3/12/2006 1:20:53 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  903   Comments: 0
GTW 8374, Checking the clearance
Title:  GTW 8374, Checking the clearance
Description:  Checking the clearance and trying to position the boiler on the center of the trailer.
Photo Date:  3/10/2006  Upload Date: 3/12/2006 1:43:08 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  575   Comments: 0
GTW 8374
Title:  GTW 8374
Description:  The Cab & Boiler section are lifted with jacks and blocks, when it is high enough the trailer is backed under and then the boiler is lowered down onto the trailer.
Photo Date:  3/10/2006  Upload Date: 3/12/2006 1:38:06 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  848   Comments: 0
GTW 8374 On the Road Again
Title:  GTW 8374 On the Road Again
Description:  On the Road Again, GTW 8374 starts the journey to Nebraska.
Photo Date:  3/10/2006  Upload Date: 3/12/2006 1:50:24 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  703   Comments: 2
GTW 8374
Title:  GTW 8374
Description:  the Cab & Boiler section of GTW 8374 sit on the scales, in the background on the right sits the running gear, and on the left background is the Tender for Kansas City Southern 2-8-8-0 No.759 in the weeds left of that is the GTW 8305.
Photo Date:  3/10/2006  Upload Date: 3/12/2006 1:47:24 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0)
Views:  993   Comments: 2
8305 Heritage
Title:  8305 Heritage
Description:  GTR is planly embossed on the from coupler area of the 8305
Photo Date:  4/20/2007  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 9:02:28 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 8305(0-8-0)
Views:  821   Comments: 0


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