[2][1], These locomotives also featured Elesco feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and mechanical stokers, and they were the first on the GTW to feature both Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed, all-weather cabs. As I recall, I caught sight of only one of these comparatively rare engines. Related photos: (No. Steamed up for the first time in October 1961, No. Their streamlining did not extend to the tender which, typical of newer Canadian National Railways power, was in the Vanderbilt style with a cylindrical water tank. Richard Leonard's Steam Locomotive Archive - Grand Trunk Western As of 2022, No. In 1948, locomotive No. The locomotive is in storage, on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Proud queens of Grand Trunk Western's steam passenger fleet were the six 4-8-4s in class U-4-b, Nos. All these Pacifics had 73-inch drivers and 25x28-inch cylinders. In August of 1923, she was renumbered #18, continuing service on the LS&I until 1962. Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango & Silverton 2681 poses in Middleton, Michigan, on the Greenville branch, in June 1954. Maryland 8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. third axles (and possibly the first, which is obscured in the Around this time, the Rock Island was on the verge of bankruptcy, and in March 1980, the railroad shut down for good. All or some of the N-4-d and N-4-d class were built as cross-compounds and converted to simple operation around 1926. Riverside, Vermont, just north of Bellows Falls. trains, plus night photo session - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Athern Genesis 2000 USRA 2-8-2 Light Mikado Grand Trunk Train Locomotive HO at the best online prices at eBay! 6325 pulled President Harry S. Truman's campaign train across Michigan on Grand Trunk rails. Above, sister No. Card on No. "Purchasing Department Sales Order they could be found, in the words of the railroad's historian, "as often Western No. Vermont. However they could be a difficult engine for a fireman, before conversion, because they had a long firebox and did not have a stoker. The Southern Pacific's Daylights and the Norfolk & Western's Class J series were outstanding examples. In the view below we see No. My photo (above, left) was used in their online promotional poster. Related photos: This broadside view of another example of the K-4-b class, No. 6039. ageofsteamroundhouse.org/events/", "RailPictures.Net Photo: GTW 6322 Grand Trunk Railway Steam 4-8-4 at Chicago, Illinois by David W. DeVault", Steamlocomotive.com webpage on the GTW 4-8-4's, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Trunk_Western_6325&oldid=1138723189, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 06:56. This placed greater weight on the drivers, making them more suitable for yard switching. Read more about this topic: Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Locomotives, If Steam has done nothing else, it has at least added a whole new Species to English Literature the bookletsthe little thrilling romances, where the Murder comes at page fifteen, and the Wedding at page fortysurely they are due to Steam?And when we travel by electricityif I may venture to develop your theorywe shall have leaflets instead of booklets, and the Murder and the Wedding will come on the same page.Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (18321898), Wisely watch for the sightOf the supernova burgeoning over the barn,Lampshine blurred in the steam of beasts, the spirits rightOasis, light incarnate.Richard Wilbur (b. At that time, the locomotive was leased to the Central Vermont Railway (CV), another American subsidiary of CN, to pull fast freight trains throughout the state of Vermont. As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. 6039 remains on static display at Scranton with very meticulous cosmetic care. tender and engine axles, but during the mid-1930s the Grand Trunk More information: Sugar Express. (It was used in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross, mentioned above.) No. No. 7531 is a class O-19 0-6-0 steam locomotive it was built by Alco in 1919 for the New England Gas and Coke Company as #4. First, the type became popular in Instead of cutting them up, the scrappers converted a number of these GTW 0-8-0s to oil burners, added auxiliary water tenders and kept them around to switch the plant until 1980. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad They were manufactured with friction bearings on all 6039 from the Canadian National Railway Company for his In addition to its eight-wheeled switchers, the Grand Trunk Western had eight 0-6-0 or six-wheeled switchers in class O. These Consolidations were members of class N-4, which had several subclasses; all were built between 1906 and 1911 for the Grand Trunk Railway. The first Grand Trunk Western trip proved to be a big success and over the next few years, No. This group had 26x30-inch cylinders, a driver diameter of 73 inches, and a boiler pressure of 210 pounds per square inch. 2664, 2665, 2669, 2671-2673, 2676 built 1907; 2666-2668, 2677-2683 built 1911. This translation tool is for your convenience only. Text and photo images2009 Richard Leonard. Weight on Drivers: 146,550 lbs. American railroad owned by the government of Canada. National Railway. Although idle, the 6325 now resides, protected from the elements in the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, OH. This engine may be seen at the head of a fast freight in Chicago's south side on John Szwajkart's video The Chicago Collection. No. Railway took delivery from the Baldwin Locomotive Works on five 4-8-2 acquired a rather ugly shielding around the stack which, fortunately, [6][1] The locomotive was also repainted with a light grey smokebox and a solid black number plate, and it was put on display at North Walpole in front of Maine Central 2-8-0 No. Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, All Rights Reserved. ripping the quiet Michigan and Indiana countrysides apart with fast 2680, the "regular" on the local freight at that time. 6325 also remains and was restored to service by the late Jerry Jacobson and the Ohio Central Railroad. heavier engine was essential to eliminate the practice. 6325 remains in the museum's collection. report to document the use and physical history of the locomotive. Mechanical Engineer Thomas H. Walker signed the Specification The GTW and CNR class U-4 locomotives exemplify, to a degree, the "upside-down bathtub" look in streamlining, as opposed to the "bullet-nose" style of the examples mentioned above. Date Built: 1910 modifications of these locomotives. Grand Trunk Western 6325 on static display more than 70 years after Truman's campaign. 5629 so they could build a new car shop where it stood. In 1946, the 6325 gained notoriety for pulling United States President Harry S. Truman's election campaign train through the state of Michigan. carrier service in the state of Vermont, and the last to survive. International.". For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. 5633, displays the web-spoke drivers that seem to have been applied only to this member of the trio. I. E. Quastler included this photo in his Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History. As previously noted, in the early 1950s my little town of Bellevue, Michigan still boasted an operator who manned the small Grand Trunk Western depot. 5030 had been involved in a notorious train wreck, that of the "Knights Templar Special" on June 5, 1923. In the summer of 1953, as mentioned above, a crane was working on the westbound track near Bellevue, and trains were being diverted to the eastbound main between Bellevue and Nichols Yard in Battle Creek. This portrait of 2-8-0 No. These (Photo: DogsRNice via CC by 4.0) Early Years for the Grand Trunk Western 6325. These coal-burning locomotives had cylinder-shaped Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed all-weather cabs. More information: 6325 moved for the first time under its own power in forty-two years. Rail History: Grand Trunk Western 4070 - YouTube Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3748 = 4083; 3750-3757 = 4084-4091. Canadian National Railway Company. 6039 is one of about 17 Grand Trunk greatly improved lateral strength and rim stiffness. Scenic Expeditions into the Secret Valley. However in 2005, the engine was sidelined after it suffered a hot driving axle bearing issue during an excursion run, it was taken out of service indefinitely were it was previously awaiting for a complete rebuild. 5030 Thirty-nine of these relatively small but handsome Class J-3-a Pacifics were delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad over a two-year period from the Baldwin Locomotive Works and the Montreal Locomotive Works starting in 1912. Hollidaysburg to Martinsburg, PA Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado Fast shipping and well packaged, Thanks. History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and No. I saw them operating there a few times, and photographed my sons Peter and Paul posing with Northwestern Steel & Wire's No. She was sent to the scrapyard in 1959. per square inch): 200 Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 69 2683 at Bellevue, from the summer of 1953, reveals the careful maintenance the Grand Trunk Western applied to even its older locomotives. Trunk Western Railway leased No. More information: railroad to survive. reinstalled. CNR and Grand Trunk Railway Steam Locomotives - Your Railway Pictures More information: 6325 ("Old 6325"[1][2]) is a class "U-3-b" 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built in 1942 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. Builder: BaldwinLocomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1] It served the Grand Trunk Western Railroad by pulling fast passenger and freight trains throughout the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, until the railroad decided to dieselize their locomotive fleet. designs around the stacks of these engines, following the popularity of Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust, Station & Parking Lot: 64 S. Washington Street Business Office: 100 S. Chestnut Street. More information: By that date, the engine had Then at 5 pm, it pulled a special 3-hour excursion to the OHCR Morgan Run steam shops for tours. His letter was read publicly at the ceremony. Today, the story of GTW No. It was originally meant to be preserved for excursion service, but was tragically scrapped in July 1987 after a legal battle between Metra Commuter Rail and the locomotive's owner at the time, Richard Jensen. the practice on the Canadian National in an attempt to keep the smoke Santa Fe No. 6325 was the star of the show; first it was parked for display then it was coupled to the passenger train for several one-hour train rides throughout the day. No. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884. Sent to CNR or GT after delivery of U-3-b class. The new tender allowed for more coal and water to be transported which meant the train did not have to stop as often to replenish its supply. the engine, which at the time was stored in St. Albans, Vermont. No. [1] It served the Grand Trunk Western Railroad by pulling fast passenger and freight trains throughout the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, until the railroad decided to dieselize their locomotive fleet. Subsequently the engine was exhibited at Blount's Steamtown located at 5629 was placed in storage at Durand, MI. Locomotive No. Lerro Photography SHREVEPORT HOUSTON & GULF RAILROAD 4-6-0 #5 ORIGINAL CAMDEN TEXAS LOGGING PHOTO (#404179167035). Gordon Chappell, A Canadian National Railways folio locomotive diagram sheet Five people lost their lives in the accident. the railroads were briefly nationalized during and just after World War C ANADIAN N ATIONAL R AILWAYS. Sugar Express, February 25: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special They were converted to a "simple" locomotive (both cylinders use fresh steam) around 1926. 4-6-2 Pacific type and 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotives also built by Baldwin and Alco in the 1920s and 4-6-0 Ten-Wheelers built around 1900 began in mainline service but later were eventually both found mostly on branch lines and mixed train service. 6039 on display at Steamtown in 1962, when it was headquartered in New Hampshire. The GTW P-5 0-8-0s were sharing duties with diesel switchers as early as the late 1930s. After our family had moved to Bloomington, Illinois, my brother David took my 35mm camera on a steam-hunting expedition to Michigan and Ontario. Below is a broadside shot of 0-8-0 switcher No. Knowing that the locomotive was indeed going to be scrapped, Jensen and his friends took parts off of it and gave them to local railfans. 5629 View source A postcard from the late 1960s showing No. It ran the last scheduled steam train in the United States on March 27, 1960 on its train #21 from Detroit's Brush Street Station north to Durand Union Station. No. No. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, March 19: Everett Railroad "Steam Into The Cove" 3523 was a member of class S-1-h, built in 1918 by Schenectady. Because the Canadian National system used a percentage rating instead of a tractive effort figure, the tractive effort given for most classes is approximate. Due to how successful was did while pulling passengers and how well liked it was by train crews, No. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, Beaudette, Edward H. Central Vermont Railway: Operations in the Grand Trunk Western No. 5030 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom 2670, 2674, 2675 built 1907; 2684 built 1911. 58463, Cylinders: 26 x 30, Drive Wheels: 73, Weight on Drivers: 231,370, Boiler Pressure: 210, Tractive Effort: 49,590. Picture Information. More information: To add your event or excursion to this page, please Third, during the Roaring Twenties passenger traffic on the Grand 6039, now at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. 6039, the only tender of this Grand Trunk Western 6039 - Wikipedia Builders Number: 46941, Cylinders: 20x28 It ran the last scheduled steam train in the United States on March 27, 1960 on its train #21 from Detroits Brush Street Station north to Durand Union Station. 4070 is an S-3-a class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for in 1918 the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. [4], Because of its historical significance, when No. Grand Trunk Western No. 6039 was reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and boxpok driving wheels, but not all of them were applied at the same. Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 73 S-19802, Montreal, Quebec, June 17, 1959.". Grand Trunk Western, Durand, Michigan; 1959 - YouTube 0:00 / 7:48 Grand Trunk Western, Durand, Michigan; 1959 14,647 views Mar 1, 2013 In the Spring and Winter of 1959, my dad took these. the Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and As with many 6323 is said to be that last steam locomotive used in main line passenger service in the U.S., and made her last run under GTW ownership on September 20, 1961. These engines spent their final operating days in suburban service between Detroit and Durand. 1924. 159. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co., 1927. Out of service since 1990, she is undergoing restoration in Cleveland. Thirty-nine of these relatively small but handsome Class J-3-a Pacificswere delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad over a two-year periodfrom the Baldwin Locomotive Works andthe Montreal Locomotive Works starting in 1912. As time progressed, the GTW had given No. She had 27x30-inch cylinders, 63-inch drivers, and a boiler pressure of 175 pounds. This locomotive also has a "cowcatcher" pilot, whereas most members of the U-3-b class had the cast steel pilot as shown on No. Two days of photo shoots with visiting SP 4-6-0 steam locomotive #18 - Laws, served on passenger runs between Detroit and Muskegon. Burr Oak Yard was sold to Metra Commuter Rail of Chicago, who asked Jensen to relocate No. 76 (Former GTW 8376) in May, 1977. [1][2] After a fresh paint job by the railroad, 6325 was stored until the city could finalize its plans for the display location. Grand Trunk Western No. Durango & Silverton 8380, above. locomotives, numbered 6037 through 6041, which it assigned to Class 5629 stands as one of the biggest tragedies in steam locomotive preservation. [1], During the 1920s, the 4-8-2 "Mountain" type became increasingly famous with various class 1 railroads in North America for proving their worth in pulling fast passenger trains and heavy freight trains. I photographed No. More information: Sponsored Links The People's Railway. 6328 taking on a fresh load of coal at the GTW's Milwaukee Junction terminal in Detroit, and snapped this transparency. S-19802 from the railway's Purchasing Department in Montreal, Quebec, on [5][1], After sitting in storage for a few months, No. As with many major railroads of North America, the 2-8-2 or Mikado type locomotive had been the Grand Trunk Western's principal main line freight power until the appearance of dual-service 4-8-4s beginning in the late 1920s. documented the vital statistics of Grand Trunk Western Locomotive With 63-inch drivers, they had 23x32-inch cylinders and carried a boiler pressure of 180 pounds per square inch. 6039 was often seen on fast freight trains beginning in the early 1930s. GTW U-3-b class 4-8-4 Northern-type locomotive 6319 lead the first section of train #21 with 15 passenger cars and GTW 4-8-4 Northern 6322 pulled the second section with 22 passenger cars. 1930). They featured enclosed or vestibule cabs similar to those on GTW's 4-8-4s and 4-8-2s, and also introduced the exhaust steam injector in place of the feedwater heater of the K-4-a class. 6323, garishly decorated with white front steps, on a 1961 Labor Day fan trip at South Bend, Indiana. 6325 was retired in 1959 it was donated to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, for display. No. The engineer, leaning on the window sill, regards the photographer (me) on the M-78 highway bridge with some amusement. passenger service, the Grand Trunk Western soon learned how successfully Diesel - HO is the most popular of the 3 grand trunk western model train locomotives categories, then Diesel - N, and Steam - N. Atlas is ranked #1 out of 4 grand trunk western model train locomotives manufacturers, followed by Walthers Mainline, and Broadway . Coal (in tons): 18 5048 with the local freight at the depot in nearby Perrinton. Grand Trunk Western No. The piping and jacketing were removed so that the underlying asbestos could be safely disposed of. The year 2004 saw a huge event in Ohio Central's steam operations when "Trainfestival 2004" took place from July 30 to August 1, 2004, in Dennison, Ohio. In the scene below, taken at Battle Creek in the summer of 1953, P-5-b No. [5][6] The city finalized plans for the locomotive's display location on Hall street across from the train station in May 1960. 8317, an ALCo product of 1924, belonged to class P-5-b; with 200 pounds of boiler pressure, she weighed 211,000 pounds and mustered 45,000 pounds of tractive force. 8317 and 8346 rest next to the Pontiac, Michigan roundhouse in the summer of 1953, awaiting their return to switching duties. Picture 1 of 1. 7526 peers bashfully between two of the class U-3-b Northerns, Nos. It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me. Class J-3-a had 69-inch drivers, a boiler pressure of 185 pounds per square inch, and cylinder dimensions of 23x28 inches. 5030 in the park taken in August 2015. Oddly, these modern drive wheels were not all ): 65,000 (also reported as 49,590), Tender Capacity: 6037-6041. 8380 in the yards at Durand, Michigan during the summer of 1953. for the move from Bellows Falls to Scranton, and those need to be With low 51-inch drivers, they had cylinder dimensions of 21x28 inches and a boiler pressure of 190 pounds. Grand Trunk Western No. They ended their days in Detroit suburban passenger service, and can be seen in this role on the Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western. 6040 in Detroit on September 2, 1958, as shown below. 6039. She belonged to class S-3-a and was erected by American Locomotive's Schenectady works in 1918. 78 erected in 1938, the GTW's first diesel switcher (not counting No. The dimensions of the K-4-a class were similar to those of the later K-4bs, except that their boiler pressure was only 200 pounds. [18] After moving it in October 1986 from its display location to a track at Franklin Iron & Metal Co.,[19] work soon began to restore the locomotive to operable status. Additional views from both of us appear in our Random Steam Collection. The smoke deflectors failed to accomplish much, so the railroad removed In the late days of steam they drew a variety of assignments, even serving in Detroit suburban service an unusual assignment for a locomotive which in North America was used almost exclusively to haul freight. 3751 is a 3751 class 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive which was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF). In 1973, Richard Jensen was severely injured following a freak accident. Grand Trunk Western road engines, and the only 4-8-2 of the I. 5629 made its debut pulling a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad, for which it was painted in B&O colors. 6325, had the headlight centered on the smokebox front. The locomotive was subsequently moved out of the back shops to remain on display on various parts of Steamtown property. The engine was donated to the City of Jackson, MI in 1957, when it was retired from service and it is now currently on display in North Lawn Park just off Lansing Ave. However, two of No. [1] In 1984, the locomotive was moved along with every other locomotive in the Steamtown collection from Bellows Falls to Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the name would late be changed to Steamtown National Historic Site under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. Built for Grand Trunk Western Railway as No. Locomotives built for the Grand Trunk at the Point St.Charles shops will be identified in the "Builder" with the mark "GTR". No. side, the opening between the spokes was circular, rather than [3] The U-3-b engines were right at home with GTW's road profile and characteristics, running almost a quarter of a million miles (400,000km) between heavy repairs. However, returning No. Nevada Northern Sister locomotive No. 6039 4-8-2, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works, June 1925. For tourist railroads offering regularly Whyte System Type: 4-8-2 Mountain Blount wanted the locomotive to be shipped to Wakefield, Massachusetts to be exhibited at the Pleasure Island amusement park, but it ended up being put in storage in St. Albans, instead. [Photograph of No. Jacobson sold the Ohio Central to Genesee & Wyoming in 2008, retained his vintage locomotives and began construction on a large roundhouse, the Age of Steam Roundhouse, in Sugarcreek, Ohio, in order to house his collection. 5043 and 5042 resting near the roundhouse. Boiler Pressure: 200 psi EARLY PHOTO of CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD GAS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE #9000 in 1920's. $7.99 + $3.25 shipping. No. No returns accepted. Grand Trunk Western Model Train Locomotives - Hobbylinc 21 bound for Muskegon. Grand Trunk Western No. Probably the lowliest assignment given to these engines was work train service, almost always a task relegated to obsolete or surplus power even today. type in the Steamtown Foundation collection.Photo by 96,577 views Nov 2, 2016 On July 30, 2001 the Ohio Central Railroad and Jerry Jacobson rolled out former Grand Trunk Western class U-3-b (4-8-4) Northern-type steam locomotive #632. [Article includes photograph of sister My brother, David Leonard, photographed No. It pulled its first excursion train from Dennison to Columbus, Ohio on September 22 of that year. Second, the parent Canadian National Railways had purchased 16 of 76 (8376) today it is at the Amboy Depot Museum in Amboy, Illinois. The Grand Trunk Western in the early 1950s had EMD road freight diesels (modified F-3s, unofficially a called F-5s), and some EMD switchers. For the U-1-c class, the GTW approached the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to place an order of five locomotives in 1925, and they were numbered 60376041. Drawing of In its later years of service on the GTW, the locomotive pulled numerous excursion trips hosted by local railroad clubs and the GTW. Weight on Drivers: 189,360 lbs. She heads train No. The K-4 Pacifics were a variation of the USRA light Pacific design; they had 67 square feet of grate area, an evaporative heating surface of 3340 square feet, and 795 square feet of superheating surface. Builders Number: 38441, Cylinders: 23x28 This was long before the days of computerized and radio-controlled train dispatching from half a continent away, and the ancient telegraph still ticked busily in the operator's office. 1921), Blotting the sunStinging the eyes.The hot seeds steam undergroundstill alive.Gary Snyder (b. A postcard from the late 1960s showing No. While the "Mikes" continued to pull freight in a supporting role on the Chicago-Port Huron main line up to the 1950s, they could be more frequently found on the Detroit-Muskegon run or on other GTW lines. With a locomotive weight of 403,000 pounds and a combined engine-and-tender length of 96 feet, the U-3-b class was still one of the smaller types of 4-8-4s used on the North American railway system. Grand Trunk 3415 in 1954 in Quebec Province. 6039 at Steamtown, Bellows Falls, Railfan Events & Train Excursions 2023 Calendar - RailServe.com Streamlining of steam engines for passenger service enjoyed a brief vogue in North America after diesel streamliners were introduced in the 1930s. This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. Technically called "box-spoke," these drivers had fewer spokes The GTW's class U-3-b 4-8-4s were built by American Locomotive Company in 1942-1943 for both freight and passenger service, and capably handled such trains as the Maple Leaf, the Inter-City Limited, and the International Limited in addition to main line freights. Unfortunately, the locomotive had been vandalized over the years to the point where it was unsafe to move.
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