2680, the "regular" on the local freight at that time. "Grand Trunk Western Keeps its Word." [5][6] The city finalized plans for the locomotive's display location on Hall street across from the train station in May 1960. 6405 was the last of the U-4-b class to remain in service. National Railway. [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. No. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3748 = 4083; 3750-3757 = 4084-4091. http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/searchdb.php?railroad=GTW&country=USA. More information: However they could be a difficult engine for a fireman, before conversion, because they had a long firebox and did not have a stoker. Related photos: In 1999, 46 years after I photographed her at Durand, I posed in front of No. extra engine crew, not to mention the additional engine, so that a
documented the vital statistics of Grand Trunk Western Locomotive
6039, the only tender of this
In 1973, Richard Jensen was severely injured following a freak accident. 8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. All these Pacifics had 73-inch drivers and 25x28-inch cylinders. In the late 1970s, Jensen moved No. the United States as a result of the great success of an engine of that
5030 is a Class J-3-b 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912 for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. [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. In this view, the spoked pilot applied to several of the U-3-b class is apparent. Purchased in 1993 by Jerry Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad, the locomotive sat in storage for six years until being restored to operating condition on July 31, 2001, for use on excursion trains across the Ohio Central System. U.S.R.A. 6038 and specifications. Diameter of Drive Wheels: 55"
3523 at the GTW's Battle Creek shops in the summer of 1953 she was awaiting repairs. 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. 6039. the very least, it should be restored for use as a static exhibit;
Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification Card for Locomotive No. Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920
25. During their careers, these engines received a number
Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight Farrell, Jack W., and Mike Pearsall. Oddly, these modern drive wheels were not all
(The third locomotive in the photo, only partially visible, is No. The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. 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. Class U-1-c was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. They exerted 39,000 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 165,000 pounds. Out of service since 1990, she is undergoing restoration in Cleveland. She was the last of three K-4-b class Pacifics built for the Grand Trunk Western by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. In addition, we are making available a copy of the GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951 in PDF format. Six GTW U-4-b class 4-8-4s built by Lima Locomotive Works would have streamlined shrouding and 77-inch (1.956 m) driving wheels to be used only in passenger service. 2683 at Bellevue, from the summer of 1953, reveals the careful maintenance the Grand Trunk Western applied to even its older locomotives. In 1984, No. This locomotive was used for freight and passenger service on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 7526 peers bashfully between two of the class U-3-b Northerns, Nos. of course, subsequently was absorbed into the government-owned Canadian
[Photograph of No. A fundraising campaign, led by the National Association of Power Engineers, promoted its preservation and cosmetic restoration. FEBRUARY 2023. 100. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Foss, Charles R. Evening Before the Diesel: A Pictorial History of
trains, plus night photo session - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania The following year, it was moved again to North Walpole, New Hampshire, due to the increase in size of the collection of locomotives and rolling stock. To order tickets click on the link below to reserve your tour slot today! September 21, 1941, it had the boxpok drivers on at least the second and
Grand Trunk Western 4070 was an icon steam locomotive in passenger excursion service between 1968 and 1990. Her front end, the paint chipped by impacts from roadbed debris, testifies to the high-speed service of which these engines were capable. 1930). 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! No. ripping the quiet Michigan and Indiana countrysides apart with fast
In 1946, the 6325 gained notoriety for pulling United States President Harry S. Truman's election campaign train through the state of Michigan. The locomotive was retired by 1961, and was subsequently sold for scrap.[23][24]. "Purchasing Department Sales Order
Locomotive No. After pulling several more trips on the B&OCT, it was invited to run a trip over the GTW between Chicago and South Bend, IN in the summer of 1966. Metra told Jensen that he could move it to a nearby connection with the Iowa Interstate Railroad, but they would not assist him in moving it. Above, in a photo that also appears in Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History by I. E. Quastler, we see 4-6-2 No. More information: No. Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. Boiler Pressure (in lbs. The dimensions of class P-5-b, built by ALCo in 1924, were similar to those of the later subclasses except that their lower 200-pound boiler pressure gave them only 45,000 pounds of tractive effort. These engines had 73-inch drivers, 26x30-inch cylinders, and a boiler pressure of 250 pounds per square inch, producing a tractive effort of 59,034 pounds. In another view of No. 8380 at the Illinois Railway Museum. 6039 is the sole survivor of the GTW's 4-8-2 locomotives, and it is one of only seventeen steam locomotives from the GTW that are preserved. The steam locomotives made by the DB in West Germany, under the guidance of Friedrich Witte, represented the latest evolution in steam locomotive construction including fully welded frames, high-performance boilers and roller bearings on all moving parts. Grand Trunk Western No. Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. photograph), but not on the fourth. In 1948, locomotive No. No. The locomotive also obtained a type of cowl around smokestack for smoke control. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. In January 1929, the Grand Trunk Western
They weighed about 211,200 pounds and were rated at 40,000 pounds of tractive effort. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA.. North American Steam
78 erected in 1938, the GTW's first diesel switcher (not counting No. Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. Detroit on Grand Trunk Western trains were in fact being hauled by an
I. After the new shiny black sheet of boiler jacketing was replaced, Steamtown's boilermaker, Mark St Aubin, took two and a half days to reassemble the piping. Tractive Effort: 34,669 lbs
6408 at Durand, Michigan, in the summer of 1953, as it stopped at the depot with the Maple Leaf. In addition he would regularly report to the dispatcher the passing of all trains past the Bellevue depot on this busy stretch of railroad. History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and
Northwestern Wire & Steel Company used three Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0s as plant switchers. served on passenger runs between Detroit and Muskegon. No. Class: U-1-c, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works
GTWs predecessor lines primarily used 4-4-0 American-type locomotives before the turn of the 19th to 20th century. [See p. 198, fig. Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado Ashland Train Day, May 20-21 & 27-29: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains Baldwin Locomotive Works. In other respects these engines had specifications similar to No. Grand Trunk Western No. It was operated on this schedule for all three days of the event. They weighed 285,500 pounds and developed 40,750 pounds of tractive force. extent that the company's 4-6-2 Pacifics increasingly had to be double-
5634. February 25: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special. After he was released from the hospital, Jensen began planning another excursion trip, but it never happened due to financial troubles. 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. freight as they could heading up the Maple Leaf or the
This photo appears in I. E. Quastler's book Where the Rails Cross: A Railroad History of Durand, Michigan, published in September 2005. Date Built: 1912
[9][10] The locomotive was moved to its preservation site on July 9, 1960,[11][12] and a dedication ceremony was held on July 17. Making a stop at Durand, Michigan, with train No. Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. Photos, June 3-4: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains A decade later, No. As a result, local freight and branch line duties were still performed by the GTW's ageing stable of lighter steam power. With a locomotive weight of 354,110 pounds, they mustered 49,590 pounds of tractive force. 5629 enjoyed a career as a privately-owned steam excursion locomotive in the 1960s and early 1970s, refitted with the headlight from Illinois Central 2-8-4 8049 (the original Lima "super-power" demonstrator) and a larger tender from Soo Line 4-8-2 4013. At left is a dramatic low-angle shot of 4-8-4 No. be restored cosmetically to serve as a static exhibit engine in the
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 . 6315. More information: A wheel arrangement so rare that it doesn't even appear in most lists of steam locomotive types was the 0-8-2. The Grand Trunk Western did, . (Train orders were sometimes called "flimsies" because of the thin paper used in making multiple carbon copies.) 3732 was renumbered to 4068 in June 1956 to make room for diesels. C ANADIAN N ATIONAL R AILWAYS The People's Railway The CNR started it's life in January 1923. 8318 poses with Electro-Motive type SC switcher No. As of 2022, No. The Grand Trunk Western made two other notable
Due to how successful was did while pulling passengers and how well liked it was by train crews, No. 5629 View source A postcard from the late 1960s showing No. 3523 renumbered to 3522 in June, 1956; others presumably scrapped by then. locomotives, numbered 6037 through 6041, which it assigned to Class
0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio Despite a network of less than 300 miles its hotly contested Detroit - Chicago market was a vital artery for CN in reaching America's railroad capital. Water (in gallons): 13,575. In August of 1923, she was renumbered #18, continuing service on the LS&I until 1962. Burr Oak Yard was sold to Metra Commuter Rail of Chicago, who asked Jensen to relocate No. However, when I came across No. More information: For more information: By that date, the engine had
6039 was
These engines spent their final operating days in suburban service between Detroit and Durand. 2670, 2674, 2675 built 1907; 2684 built 1911. Francisco Railway. 50196, and the Bellevue operator, V. R. Hart. Built in February 1942 by the American Locomotive Company (Alco), 6325 was one of 25 4-8-4 "Northern" type locomotives in the Grand Trunk Western's U-3-b class. 6325's time under steam only lasted just over three years after its full restoration was completed in 2001, the museum has said that not as much work would be required to bring the locomotive back to operational condition. S-19802 from the railway's Purchasing Department in Montreal, Quebec, on