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Chuck Zeiler's Collection
 
4/6/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Great Western Railway Company
Model:BLW 2-8-0Built As:GWR 75 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:31778Order No:
Frame Number:Built:9/1907
Notes:to Heber Valley
Other locos with this serial:  GWR 75(2-8-0)
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GWR 75
Title:  GWR 75
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  8/26/1965  Upload Date: 7/23/2013 1:00:24 PM
Location:  Loveland, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GWR 75(2-8-0)
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