The "Nyack" was built in 1878 at Buffalo, New York by the Northern Transportation Company, later known as the New York and Erie Rail Road Line. She operated between Buffalo and Duluth, Minnesota until 1892. The "Nyack" was purchased by Crobsy Transportation Company in 1894 and ran between Grand Haven, Michigan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She burned on December 30, 1915 at Muskegon, Michigan, where she was being overhauled.