US Sugar 90th Anniversary Harvest With Steam Engine 148

Clewiston, FL – Today, U.S. Sugar kicked off the company’s 90th Anniversary of its annual sugarcane harvest with its newest tradition-- historic steam locomotive No. 148 hauled the first string of railcars loaded with sugarcane into the area mill. As the steam engine made its way to U.S. Sugar’s mill, it stopped briefly for Pastors Jeff Smith of Clewiston’s First United Methodist Church and Fred Gamble of True Vine Church in Harlem to lead members of the community in a prayer for local farmers and for a safe harvest.

To watch the pastors’ remarks, you can view them on U.S. Sugar’s Facebook page.

Hundreds of local residents turned out along the route to watch the historic steam locomotive make its run along the local tracks to bring in the first load of sugarcane. Even more people showed up during the multi-hour public availability that U.S. Sugar arranged for viewing and photos with its popular #148 steam locomotive.

U.S. Sugar is located in Clewiston, known as “America’s Sweetest Town,” near the shores of Lake Okeechobee. The company was founded in 1931 by Charles Stewart Mott, a visionary leader who hailed from a long line of farmers. Since the beginning, the company’s success has been rooted in traditional farming values and respect for the land.