The Carnegie Illinois Steelworks Corp. plant at the Gary Steel Works operated this 1943 ALF model B601CO. It had a 1000 GPM pump and a 200 gallon tank. It carried ALF serial # L-1918. It was in service there until the mid 60’s.
From the collection of Wayne Stuart
This from Wayne Stuart for #throwbackthursday
The Carnegie Illinois Steelworks Corp. plant at the Gary Steel Works operated this 1943 ALF model B601CO. It had a 1000 GPM pump and a 200 gallon tank. It carried ALF serial # L-1918. It was in service there until the mid 60’s.
From the collection of Wayne Stuart
#1 by Rusty on July 20, 2017 - 6:07 PM
This is not really Gary Fire Dept History. It is however history of the United States Steel Gary Works Fire Dept. US Steel Gary Works has a Fire Dept with a long history of protecting the workers and the other assets of US Steel. I believe they run two firehouses with 2 engines, 2 Ambulances, 1 Squad, and 1 Ladder.
#2 by Crabby Milton on July 20, 2017 - 5:32 PM
ALF took an awful chance to discontinue those conventional apparatus chassis but at the time it paid off when they concentrated on the cab forward.