8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. successful, to the extent that Canadian National bought another 21 in [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. 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. Scrapping began on July 14, 1987 and was completed by July 17th. Bellevue was still served by a part-time operator, and although passenger trains no longer stopped at our village of 1,000 between Battle Creek and Charlotte, there was some freight business. Date Built: 1912 However, returning No. 6039 to the Central Vermont Railway, 6325, had the headlight centered on the smokebox front. Lerro Photography Drawing of the practice on the Canadian National in an attempt to keep the smoke 1980: 342-344. . Durango & Silverton Builder: American Locomotive Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. SHREVEPORT HOUSTON & GULF RAILROAD 4-6-0 #5 ORIGINAL CAMDEN TEXAS LOGGING PHOTO (#404179167035). Text and photo images2013 Richard Leonard. To see a list of Grand Trunk Western locomotives as of 1938-1942, most of which were still active in the early 1950s, visit our GTW Roster. 5629 at Dearborn Station in Chicago. [1] As of 2023, No. 6039 became one of the very first steam locomotives to be owned by F. Nelson Blount, and it subsequently became part of his Steamtown, U.S.A. collection for static display. 3734 was a member of class S-3-a, built by American Locomotive Company in Schenectady to USRA light Mikado specifications similar to those of Nos. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co., 1927. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. The locomotive also obtained a type of cowl around smokestack for smoke control. 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. Making a stop at Durand, Michigan, with train No. Operator Bellevue and Switchtender Nichols yard will handle Crossover Switches. 2124. 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. 6325 rests on the bridge over the Battle Creek River in the summer of 1952, waiting for the highball to proceed westward. scheduled excursions, please see the Tourist Railroads & Museums Pages. 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. 6039 is one of only seven [4], Because of its historical significance, when No. U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads excursions from Sebring and Lake Placid, This left-side view highlights her Worthington type BL feedwater heater, mounted behind the air pump. Class K-4-b had been preceded in 1924 by the five locomotives in class K-4-a from American Locomotive Company, which lacked the vestibule cab. [5][6] The city finalized plans for the locomotive's display location on Hall street across from the train station in May 1960. With a full load of coal in her Vanderbilt tender, Grand Trunk With little volunteers, low money and no place to call home, the Greater Battle Creek foundation was through. 2681 poses in Middleton, Michigan, on the Greenville branch, in June 1954. At right is a postcard published early in the diesel era, still showing one of the 6400s stopped at Durand with a Montreal-Chicago train. [8] As of 2023, No. per square inch): 210 "Specification Card for Locomotive No. No. regarding whether it can be reasonably restored to operability. The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. 230-239, 381. S-19802, Montreal, Quebec, June 17, 1959.". 5629 so they could build a new car shop where it stood. For more GTW and CNR steam images taken by my late brother, visit David Leonard's CNR-GTW Steam Gallery, 1958. National Railway. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. Locomotive No. 5631 at Durand in the summer of 1953, handling the same train as No. More information: However, when I came across No. This photo is also in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross. Trains, do not Exceed Fifteen 15 Miles per hour entering and leaving single track V.R.H." 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. Athearn Genesis G9013 USRA 2-8-2 . In 1940 and [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. Trains & Travel International The accuracy and accessibility of the resulting translation is not guaranteed. Builder's Number: 58463, Cylinders (diameter x stroke in inches): 26 x 30 6327 is known for being the last steam engine to run in Port Huron, Michigan, as well as pulling the last steam train there. ], Guide to the Steamtown Collection. Maryland Newton: Carstens Publications, 1982: 85. No. 5030-5048 were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912 for GTW's predecessor, the Grand Trunk Railway; No. 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio. 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 #6325 following her restoration. F. Nelson Blount purchased Grand Trunk Western 8380 in the yards at Durand, Michigan during the summer of 1953. Others, such as the surviving No. Accordingly, in 1925 that the Grand Trunk Western The operator had to copy, and hand up to the crews, any train orders issued by the dispatcher in Battle Creek that governed movements over the crossover. National Railways, which thereafter controlled the Grand Trunk Western Seller information. I. E. Quastler included this photo in his Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History. 8380 at the Illinois Railway Museum. I spent many an hour watching Consolidations, and sometimes Pacifics, switch the handful of industries that lined the track near the depot, a few blocks south of our home in Bellevue, Michigan. Burr Oak Yard was sold to Metra Commuter Rail of Chicago, who asked Jensen to relocate No. More information: Most of the locomotives listed here were still in service in the early 1950s. Notice also that the U-1-c class, in common with most of their Canadian National sisters, had the "Indirect" or "reverse" configuration of the Walschaerts valve gear, in which the eccentric crank angles toward the rear when the driving rods are in the bottom quarter. No. D&RGW 168 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, The grate is 50.62 sq ft and total heating surface is 3,003 sq ft including 578 sq ft superheating. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, April 27-30: East Broad Top Railroad Photo Charters 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, famous for her steam excursions in the diesel era (see below). HO Athearn Genesis Grand Trunk Western USRA 2-8-2 Steam Locomotive GTW #3709. It was built in 1900 by the GTR Point St. Charles Shops for the Grand Trunk Railroad as No. No. ripping the quiet Michigan and Indiana countrysides apart with fast Remarks: Engine has duplex mechanical stoker, the railroads were briefly nationalized during and just after World War I photographed No. 6039 4-8-2, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works, June 1925. Railroad photography exposition and railroadiana show - Corvallis, Oregon Grand Trunk Western No. (Train orders were sometimes called "flimsies" because of the thin paper used in making multiple carbon copies.) Last edited on 11 February 2023, at 06:56, "Business Firms To Be Solicited for 'Old 6325' Aid", "Into the Roundhouse: '6325' Finds Winter Home", "Old 6325 Making Last Run July 9 To Its New Home", "Rail 'Veep' Here Sunday: Gaffney To Present 'Old 6325' to City", "HST Likes Steamers But He Can't Attend 'Old 6325' Dedication", "Engine '6325': A mighty relic suffers neglect", "Putting History Back On Track: Fixing Old 6325 is labor of love", "Fall rail excursions include New River Gorge, Amish Country", "The locomotive is in great shape and wouldn't take too much as normally would to restore but for the time being the locomotive is on static display inside our roundhouse. (1967): 36. No. Although the 4-8-4 was a popular dual-service locomotive, only a few railroads applied streamlining or semi-streamlining to this wheel arrangement. which 10 are 0-8-0 switch engines, so that No. 6323 and 6313 above and 6328 below. Narrow Gauge Railroad A member of class S-3-c outshopped by American Locomotive in 1924, she was assigned No. 6039 found itself on display on Vermont soil again. No. It was operated on this schedule for all three days of the event. Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. attempt to standardize designs of all American steam locomotives when Ashland Train Day, May 20-21 & 27-29: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains Delivered in 1938, these locomotives had 77-inch disc drivers, a boiler pressure of 275 pounds per square inch, and 24x30-inch cylinders. 7526, because of its short wheelbase, was probably used to switch some industrial trackage in Battle Creek that had sharp curves. The photo was taken during a station stop at Pontiac, Michigan, in May, 1954. the Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and Because the Canadian National system used a percentage rating instead of a tractive effort figure, the tractive effort given for most classes is approximate. 2683 at Bellevue, from the summer of 1953, reveals the careful maintenance the Grand Trunk Western applied to even its older locomotives. Until the mid-1950s the GTW's passenger service was still entirely steam-operated, with the exception of the Detroit-Port Huron motor train. light Mikado design; class includes 15 GT and 25 GTW locomotives. Five people lost their lives in the accident. Since No. 6328 taking on a fresh load of coal at the GTW's Milwaukee Junction terminal in Detroit, and snapped this transparency. President Truman was invited to attend the dedication ceremony but sent a letter expressing regrets that he could not attend. February 25: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special. The piping and jacketing were removed so that the underlying asbestos could be safely disposed of. Notice also that this locomotive, in common with some other members of the U-3-b class, had the "cowcatcher" pilot whereas most were fitted with the cast steel pilot shown on Nos. 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. on leading and trailing trucks on the locomotive itself. [13][14][note 1]. These engines weighed 224,100 pounds and exerted a modest (by later standards) 33,756 pounds of tractive effort. 8380, above. It seems that the company had acquired a number of locomotives for scrapping, and even replaced older switchers with more recent acquisitions. U-1-c. 3734 heading a westbound local freight in my village of Bellevue, Michigan, in the autumn of 1952. [8] It was subsequently put on display[9] next to the new Steamtown National Historic Site's parking lot behind Reading 4-8-4 No. railroad to survive. In the Steamtown Foundation files. 3732 at the engine terminal in Battle Creek in August, 1956. this type of locomotive in 1923 that had also proved to be very 6329 during the summer of 1953, including the one below in which the 4-8-4 pauses just east of Bellevue with an eastbound movement. The U-4-b class had a grate area of 73.7 square feet; they had 3860 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and their superheating surface totaled 1530 square feet. A photographer Free shipping for many products! A YouTube user has also posted this video of No. As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 8222 = 8447; 8226 = 8448. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. acquisition of still heavier steam power, and later, diesel locomotives, Grand Trunk Western 4070 was an icon steam locomotive in passenger excursion service between 1968 and 1990. 519 and behind Boston and Maine 4-6-2 No. History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 the Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and Illinois and was in its later years the only railroad that provided commuter rail service in and . 8376 shown above.). 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. locomotives, numbered 6037 through 6041, which it assigned to Class This locomotive was used for freight and passenger service on the Grand Trunk Railroad. Steam Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. 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. 25. These Consolidations were members of class N-4, which had several subclasses; all were built between 1906 and 1911 for the Grand Trunk Railway. 16 (Dec. 1955): 18-20. Both of these Battle Creek terminal photos appear in I. E. Quastler's book Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History (R&I Publishing, 2009). 159. Nos. 1973). 6039 was moved along with the rest of the Steamtown collection to Scranton, Pennsylvania, but the locomotive's cylinder castings became damaged during the move. Today, the story of GTW No. Grand Trunk Western No. Mechanical Engineer Thomas H. Walker signed the Specification 6038 in commuter service. California [3], Since its sidelining in 2005, No. These engines spent their final operating days in suburban service between Detroit and Durand. Condition: Although ostensibly in good 56 from Muskegon to Detroit is 4-6-2 No. More information: Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. (Photo: DogsRNice via CC by 4.0) Early Years for the Grand Trunk Western 6325. The Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western features a helicopter chase of the modified No. In her tow is one of the K-4-b Pacifics (identifiable by the vestibule cab) evidently destined for shopping at Battle Creek. The Grand Trunk No. No. designs around the stacks of these engines, following the popularity of Related photos: 8380 and its eleven sisters in class P-5-g were erected by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. They exerted 39,000 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 165,000 pounds. Additional views from both of us appear in our Random Steam Collection. At of course, subsequently was absorbed into the government-owned Canadian 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. 5629 made its debut pulling a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad, for which it was painted in B&O colors. 5030 was GTR's No. 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! Grand Trunk Western No. Railway Winter Steam Spectacular, October 16-19: East Broad Top Railroad Photo Charters named Eilenberger recorded Engine No. The engineer, leaning on the window sill, regards the photographer (me) on the M-78 highway bridge with some amusement. 6325 remains in the museum's collection. On the GTW, it was the ultimate in modern steam power. Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized. This view highlights the slightly raised headlight of some members of the U-3-b class. 6325 hasn't been fired up due to Ohio Central's cease in steam train operations. 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. wheels. 6039 at Elsdon terminal in March 1939 with boxpok wheels only on the second driving axle, while on September 21, 1941, it was reportedly caught having the boxpok wheels on the first, second, and third axles, but not on the fourth axle. documented the vital statistics of Grand Trunk Western Locomotive 6313, above, as she pauses with the mid-afternoon Inter-City Limited in the summer of 1953. 5030 was captured on movie film by Jerry Carson and may be seen in the Green Frog video Steam in the 50's. condition, this engine reportedly has bad cylinder castings, which means Following a day of testing and adjustments to her appliances, the next day, July 31, with Mr. Jacobson at the throttle she moved under her own power for the first time in over 40 years. Cumbres & Toltec, Thus commuters riding to their jobs in 7730, the 1929 Brill boxcab unit that switched the ferry docks in Milwaukee). It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. 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. Durango & Silverton The locomotive was mainly designed to haul freight trains, but also did occasional passenger service whenever possible. More information: Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, March 19: Everett Railroad "Steam Into The Cove" 6039. $75.00 + $22.45 shipping. 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. 6039 is a preserved class "U-1-c" 4-8-2 "Mountain type" steam locomotive built in June 1925 by Baldwin. These coal-burning locomotives had cylinder-shaped Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed all-weather cabs. 56, her Muskegon-Detroit train. Its forte was heavy passenger and fast freight service. Detroit on Grand Trunk Western trains were in fact being hauled by an ): 65,000 (also reported as 49,590), Tender Capacity: Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight To add your event or excursion to this page, please 3523 is its Young valve gear, in which the valve mechanism drives directly off the cylinder crosshead. 5629 in excursion service out of Chicago. Something went wrong. To order tickets click on the link below to reserve your tour slot today! Winterail, March 18-19: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions and 4-6-0 #40 - Ely, Nevada Hollidaysburg to Martinsburg, PA 6038 and specifications. Although idle, the 6325 now resides, protected from the elements in the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, OH. At the end of its career in the 1950s, the Grand The locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company in the 1930s and 1940s had 73-inch (1.854 m) driving wheels with 60,000 pounds of tractive effort and would be used in mainline freight and passenger service. be restored cosmetically to serve as a static exhibit engine in the More information: In addition, we are making available a copy of the GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951 in PDF format. of modifications. Class includes both GT and GTW locomotives. subsidiary in Michigan.Canadian National Railways. But on this summer day in 1951 it was Pacific 5030, on a break-in run after repairs at the Battle Creek shops, which did the honors. 5629 in the summer of 1953, when she was pinch-hitting for the usual Consolidation on the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, on a break-in run after repairs and painting at the Battle Creek shops. No. Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 73 Above we see No. 5629 was a K-4-a class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in February 1924 for the Grand Trunk Western Railway. In the photo below, 4-8-4 No. they could move hotshot fast freight trains, so that by the early 1930s 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio 50196, and the Bellevue operator, V. R. Hart. 6039 was removed from display and towed to Steamtown's back shops to await for another cosmetic restoration that wouldn't come until October the following year. Shop online for 11 grand trunk western model train locomotives at discounts up to 25%. CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. Grand Trunk Western was one of them (others included Illinois Central, Atlantic Coast Line and Canadian Pacific). For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. [5][1], After sitting in storage for a few months, No. All these Pacifics had 73-inch drivers and 25x28-inch cylinders. 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. Hover to zoom. To span the gap between these assignments he filled in as minister of the Methodist Church in Middleton, Michigan, on the Grand Trunk Western's Greenville branch. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Durango & Silverton 3523 was a member of class S-1-h, built in 1918 by Schenectady. 6039 is the only 4-8-2 Mountain-type engine in resulted in the railroad downgrading use of the "Mountains," and they In the 1950s, the Grand Trunk Western operated five 4-8-2s in class U-1-c, Nos. I photographed No. Grand Trunk Railway 1516 Canadian National Railways 5288 Whyte System Type: 4-6-2 "Pacific" Class: J-7-b Builder: Montreal Locomotive Works Date Built: 1918 Builder's Number: 60483 Cylinders (diameter x stroke in inches): 24 x 28 Boiler Pressure (in lbs. 21 bound for Muskegon. I have a train order copied by station operator Hart at Bellevue, dated June 26, 1953, that reads: "Eastward track single track between Nichols yd [at Battle Creek] & Bellevue until 5:00 pm. the Grand Trunk Western to feature both Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed, September 21, 1941, it had the boxpok drivers on at least the second and Canadian National Railway Company. 5629 was placed in storage at Durand, MI. The locomotive at right is U-3-b 4-8-4 No. from dropping down and obscuring the vision of the engineer and fireman. This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. 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. and it proved to be one of the last steam locomotives in normal common Technically called "box-spoke," these drivers had fewer spokes 6315, stopping briefly with her freight train on the main line at Bellevue, Michigan in the summer of 1953. S-19802 from the railway's Purchasing Department in Montreal, Quebec, on The GTW P-5 0-8-0s were sharing duties with diesel switchers as early as the late 1930s. Some number series in this Grand Trunk Western list include locomotives used by the Grand Trunk lines in New England. 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. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, 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.