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Northwest Steel & Wire # 11
Title:  Northwest Steel & Wire # 11
Description:  An 0-8-0 built in 1929. It's ex-GTW 8375 bought for scrap but used for switching scrap to the furnances.
Photo Date:  8/19/1964  Upload Date: 8/13/2007 8:36:19 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NSW 11(0-8-0)
Views:  755   Comments: 0
Northwest Steel & Wire # 11
Title:  Northwest Steel & Wire # 11
Description:  An 0-8-0 built in 1924. It's ex-GTW 8311 bought for scrap but used for switching scrap to the furnances.
Photo Date:  8/19/1964  Upload Date: 8/13/2007 8:36:20 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NSW 11(0-8-0)
Views:  883   Comments: 0
Northwestern Steel and Wire 12
Title:  Northwestern Steel and Wire 12
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/1978  Upload Date: 9/20/2012 9:40:35 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NSW 12(0-8-0)
Views:  622   Comments: 4
Northwestern Steel and Wire 12
Title:  Northwestern Steel and Wire 12
Description:  Northwestern Steel and Wire 12
Photo Date:  3/30/1978  Upload Date: 11/20/2012 7:22:10 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NSW 12(0-8-0)
Views:  634   Comments: 4
Northwestern Steel and Wire 12
Title:  Northwestern Steel and Wire 12
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/1978  Upload Date: 6/10/2014 1:24:11 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NSW 12(0-8-0)
Views:  257   Comments: 3
Northwestern Steel and Wire 12
Title:  Northwestern Steel and Wire 12
Description:  The NS&W was the last industry to use steam locomotives in regular service.
Photo Date:  3/30/1978  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 7:00:17 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NSW 12(0-8-0)
Views:  650   Comments: 3
Northwest Steel & Wire #73
Title:  Northwest Steel & Wire #73
Description:  Built BLW in 1929. It's ex-GTW 8373 bought for scrap but used for switching scrap to the furnances.
Photo Date:  8/19/1964  Upload Date: 8/13/2007 8:44:52 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NSW 73(0-8-0)
Views:  766   Comments: 0
Northwest Steel & Wire #73
Title:  Northwest Steel & Wire #73
Description:  Built BLW in 1929. It's ex-GTW 8373 bought for scrap but used for switching scrap to the furnances.
Photo Date:  12/28/1964  Upload Date: 8/13/2007 8:44:53 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NSW 73(0-8-0)
Views:  754   Comments: 0
NSW 0-8-0 #73 - Northwest Steel & Wire Co
Title:  NSW 0-8-0 #73 - Northwest Steel & Wire Co
Description:  This former GTW #8373 has the distinct record as the last steam locomotive switcher used at the steel yard on December 3, 1980. Befittingly it was donated to the town of Sterling, IL and now sits outside the home of owner Paul W. Dillon. Photo by C.W. Burns.
Photo Date:  6/1/1967  Upload Date: 11/23/2015 9:40:57 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NSW 73(0-8-0)
Views:  782   Comments: 0
NSW 0-8-0 #73 - Northwest Steel & Wire
Title:  NSW 0-8-0 #73 - Northwest Steel & Wire
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  7/1/1979  Upload Date: 1/8/2017 4:42:00 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NSW 73(0-8-0)
Views:  957   Comments: 3
NWSW 73
Title:  NWSW 73
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2012  Upload Date: 9/27/2012 3:45:52 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Zachary Walters
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NSW 73(0-8-0)
Views:  463   Comments: 0
GTW 8373
Title:  GTW 8373
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:05:32 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8373(0-8-0) NSW 73(0-8-0)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
GTW 8373
Title:  GTW 8373
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:10:02 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8373(0-8-0) NSW 73(0-8-0)
Views:  69   Comments: 0
GTW 8373
Title:  GTW 8373
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:23:12 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8373(0-8-0) NSW 73(0-8-0)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
GTW 8373
Title:  GTW 8373
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:25:31 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8373(0-8-0) NSW 73(0-8-0)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
NWSW 74, Baldwin P-5 0-8-0 Steam Engine, ex GTW 8374,
Title:  NWSW 74, Baldwin P-5 0-8-0 Steam Engine, ex GTW 8374,
Description:  NWSW 74, Baldwin P-5 0-8-0 Steam Engine, ex GTW 8374, at Galt Illinois
Photo Date:  7/3/1995  Upload Date: 10/2/2021 5:23:14 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  Paul Rome
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0) NSW 74(0-8-0)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
NWSW 74, Baldwin P-5 0-8-0 Steam Engine, ex GTW 8374,
Title:  NWSW 74, Baldwin P-5 0-8-0 Steam Engine, ex GTW 8374,
Description:  NWSW 74, Baldwin P-5 0-8-0 Steam Engine, ex GTW 8374, at Galt Illinois
Photo Date:  7/3/1995  Upload Date: 10/2/2021 5:24:58 PM
Location:  Galt, IL
Author:  Paul Rome
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 8374(0-8-0) NSW 74(0-8-0)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
NSW 0-8-0 #76
Title:  NSW 0-8-0 #76
Description:  Built by Baldwin in 1929 for the Grand Truck Western as their 8376, the loco was retired in 1958 but purchased by Northwestern Steel and Wire to serve them until 1980. Although no relation to Illinois Central, it does look the part sitting next to the Amboy depot.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 6/12/2018 6:49:27 AM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  431   Comments: 1
NSW 0-8-0 #76
Title:  NSW 0-8-0 #76
Description:  The face of a worker - first for the Grand Trunk Western (#8376), then for the Northwestern Steel and Wire (#76), and finally window dressing for the Amboy IC depot.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 6/12/2018 6:49:32 AM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
NSW 0-8-0 #76
Title:  NSW 0-8-0 #76
Description:  Another view of the 1929 Baldwin switcher originally built for the Grand Trunk Western and later served the Northwestern Steel and Wire Company. Now it is a static display next to the Illinois Central Amboy depot in an area that once contained a large yard for the IC Northern Division.
Photo Date:  5/25/2008  Upload Date: 6/12/2018 6:49:38 AM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  456   Comments: 0
GTW 8376
Title:  GTW 8376
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:26:43 PM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8376(0-8-0) NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  72   Comments: 0
GTW 8376
Title:  GTW 8376
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:42:13 PM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8376(0-8-0) NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  66   Comments: 0
GTW 8376
Title:  GTW 8376
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:44:40 PM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8376(0-8-0) NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  62   Comments: 0
GTW 8376
Title:  GTW 8376
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:50:10 PM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8376(0-8-0) NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
GTW 8376
Title:  GTW 8376
Description:  On display next to the IC depot.
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 9/11/2021 1:12:26 AM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8376(0-8-0) NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  194   Comments: 0
GTW 8376
Title:  GTW 8376
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:51:18 PM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8376(0-8-0) NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
Amboy IC Depot
Title:  Amboy IC Depot
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:52:33 PM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8376(0-8-0) NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  62   Comments: 0
GTW 8376
Title:  GTW 8376
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2021  Upload Date: 12/26/2021 5:53:32 PM
Location:  Amboy, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Steam,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  GTW 8376(0-8-0) NSW 76(0-8-0)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
Northwest Steel & Wire #79
Title:  Northwest Steel & Wire #79
Description:  Built BLW in 1929. It's ex-GTW 8379 bought for scrap but used for switching scrap to the furnances.
Photo Date:  6/25/1966  Upload Date: 8/13/2007 8:44:54 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NSW 79(0-8-0)
Views:  706   Comments: 0
CNW 1657
Title:  CNW 1657
Description:  CNW 1657 moving NSW 0-8-0 #79 towards it's resting place at the Dillon Home Museum.
Photo Date:  1/1/1982  Upload Date: 12/15/2007 4:23:37 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Larry Gholson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNW 1657(GP7) NSW 79(0-8-0)
Views:  1219   Comments: 1
NS&W 80
Title:  NS&W 80
Description:  Northwestern Steel & Wire 80 (ex-GTW 8080) at Sterling, Illinois on August 27, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/27/1966  Upload Date: 8/13/2013 1:26:42 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NSW 80(0-8-0)
Views:  451   Comments: 0
Northwest Steel & Wire #80
Title:  Northwest Steel & Wire #80
Description:  Built BLW in 1929. It's ex-GTW 8380 bought for scrap but used for switching scrap to the furnances.
Photo Date:  12/31/1966  Upload Date: 8/13/2007 8:44:56 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NSW 80(0-8-0)
Views:  714   Comments: 0
Northwest Steel & Wire #80
Title:  Northwest Steel & Wire #80
Description:  Built BLW in 1929. It's ex-GTW 8380 bought for scrap but used for switching scrap to the furnances.
Photo Date:  12/31/1966  Upload Date: 8/13/2007 8:44:57 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NSW 80(0-8-0)
Views:  762   Comments: 0
Northwest Steel & Wire #80
Title:  Northwest Steel & Wire #80
Description:  Built BLW in 1929. It's ex-GTW 8380 bought for scrap but used for switching scrap to the furnances.
Photo Date:  12/31/1966  Upload Date: 8/13/2007 8:44:58 AM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NSW 80(0-8-0)
Views:  738   Comments: 1

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