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March 5, 2021
Bob - I've attached an image of NWS&W No. 5 from the Chuck Zeiler Collection that shows an ex-C&NW USRA 0-6-0. Notice the reinforced coal bunker walls on the tender. The image was taken at NWS&W in Sterling, IL, but unfortunately is not dated.
All I have for reference is a 1965 edition of "Northwestern Steam Power" by C.T. Knudsen. The 0-6-0 appears to be either a C&NW Class M-2 or M-3 USRA 0-6-0.
I do not know how familiar you are with NWS&W or C&NW steam power, but when NWS&W purchased a number of the CB&Q Class G-5 USRA 0-6-0's for scrap in 1954, they evidently "kitbashed" several that were still serviceable for use as mill switchers.
These CB&Q 0-6-0's then replaced a number of worn out ex-C&NW USRA 0-6-0's. It appears that NWS&W used tenders from the retired C&NW 0-6-0's, as well as headlights, other mechanical parts (being USRA design, all were more-or-less interchangeable) and possibly smoke box doors.
The ex-CB&Q 0-6-0's served as mill switchers up until the early 1960s when they were in turn replaced by a number of ex-GTW 0-8-0's that had been purchased for scrap. The 0-8-0's served NWS&W up until the end of steam operations and were extensively photographed in service.
Since it was NWS&W practice in renumbering the ex-CB&Q 0-6-0 mill switchers to keep the last numeral of their original road number and painting out the preceding numerals, it's likely that NWS&W 5's last numeral was also "5" with its original C&NW road number.
If anyone in this Group is knowledgeable with C&NW steam power and can identify their 0-6-0's that were sold to NWS&W for scrap and then later used as mill switchers, I'd enjoy hearing their comments - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 3/5/2021 9:29:19 AM Central Standard Time, clipperw@gmail.com writes:
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