Great Western Railroad 2-8-0 No. 75
Heber City, Utah, United States 		Location: Heber Valley Railroad
Status: Out of Service
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Posted: Jan 21, 2020 @ 21:01:33 by Erik Newland
Please change status to dismantled. Work has discontinued on the locomotive for the time being.
Posted: Dec 11, 2018 @ 16:12:01 by Erik Newland
The HVR is focusing all of its restoration efforts on 618 currently; status should be changed to either stored or dismantled, or both.
Posted: Sep 16, 2015 @ 23:09:48 by Jacob Lyman
This will be an oil burner when the restoration is finished.
Posted: Sep 12, 2015 @ 16:09:14 by Nicholas Medovich
What fuel will this locomotive burn when it is all finished
Posted: Mar 11, 2014 @ 17:03:29 by Schultz
Still needing new tender tank manufactured and firebox installed.
Posted: May 25, 2012 @ 12:05:33 by Erik
#75 has been fully-restored and is ready to be put back together, but the Heber Valley Railroad needs someone to put it back together for them.
Posted: Sep 12, 2007 @ 13:09:56 by sc 'doc' lewis
No. 75 is still apart, but slowly coming back together. Of particular note is that the smokebox has been shortened back to it's "as built by Baldwin" length. The boiler and firebox show markings of having been ultrasound tested. The cab is being rebuilt in another area of the shop.
Posted: Feb 22, 2005 @ 14:02:38 by Chris Brophy
Still under restoration.  It hass alomost evrything stripped off of it.  I does not look like it will be running for at least another year.
Posted: Aug 7, 2004 @ 14:08:27 by sc 'doc' lewis
The GW75 Train Co. was also known as the 'Movie Train', owned and operated by former UP engineer Everett Rohrer. The engine and/or the rolling stock appeared in over 35 different TV and motion picture productions. With his passing in the late 90's, his heirs (daughter and son-in-law) made the decision to sell the train in it's entirity instead of piece by piece. As noted ealier, Heber Valley Railroad Historic Authority (an agency of the State of Utah) purchased the train and moved it by truck to Heber City, UT where the engine (which had not run for nearly 7 years and had been in a sandpit for storage) was cleaned, given some minor repairs and put into service. It was one of the three engines featured as part of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. It came out of service in December 2002 and is currently undergoing a major rebuild of the boiler--with replacement of all flues, replacement of the crown/back flue sheet knuckle, and staybolt replacement. While originally estimated to be a 6 month project, funding and other priorities at the railroad have extended the project with an estimated date of completion being Dec. 2004.
Posted: May 13, 2003 @ 18:05:09 by Michael Ledingham
This locomotive and some passenger cars, which have all been featured in a number of motion pictures, were acquired by the Heber Valley Railroad in 1999.