6040 in Detroit on September 2, 1958, as shown below. 6325 was retired in 1959 it was donated to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, for display. Western equipped them all with more modern and efficient roller bearings
Francisco Railway. Related photos:
Occasionally the 6400s were seen on freight trains, especially on break-in runs after overhauling at the Battle Creek shops. 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. trains, plus night photo session - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania [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. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3740 = 4076; 3742-3747 = 4077-4082. All Rights Reserved. Winterail, March 18-19: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions [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. [4][1], As good as these locomotives were, however, the GTW had acquired larger locomotives to help pull the longer trains, such as the "Confederation" class 4-8-4s. tender. [7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. 50196, and the Bellevue operator, V. R. Hart. They were converted to a "simple" locomotive (both cylinders use fresh steam) around 1926. 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. 6323 at Durand, Michigan, in May, 1954, while it was temporarily separated from the Maple Leaf so diesel switcher 7904 (visible behind 6323's tender) could switch a car for the Detroit connection. Grand Trunk 3415 in 1954 in Quebec Province. 56, her Muskegon-Detroit train. They were manufactured with friction bearings on all
Class: U-1-c, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works
Additional views from both of us appear in our Random Steam Collection. EARLY PHOTO of CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD GAS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE #9000 in 1920's. $7.99 + $3.25 shipping. It seems that the company had acquired a number of locomotives for scrapping, and even replaced older switchers with more recent acquisitions. 5629 View source A postcard from the late 1960s showing No. When new, these locomotives had been assigned to passenger service on the Chicago-Port Huron main line, but by the time my family was living in Michigan their main territory was the Detroit-Muskegon line. Santa Fe No.
In 1960, it was sold to Richard Jensen of Chicago, IL for approximately $9,540.40, the scrap value of the locomotive at the time. [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. Steam Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. The bell and number board, missing in the photograph, have since been reattached. 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio Class U-1-c was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. Durango & Silverton These locomotives were part of the Canadian National roster, but were separately identified as Grand Trunk or Grand Trunk Western for service in the United States. Ashland Train Day, May 20-21 & 27-29: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains 713 is a "Mogul" type 2-6-0 steam locomotive. applied at the same time even to a single locomotive. They had a grate area of 50.6 square feet, an evaporative heating surface of 2826 square feet, and a superheating surface of 592 square feet. 56 from Muskegon to Detroit is 4-6-2 No. Click to enlarge. No. This portrait of 2-8-0 No. Cumbres & Toltec, During their careers, these engines received a number
- eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, EARLY PHOTO of GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD 4-4-0 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE #1699 in 1920's, Report this item - opens in new window or tab, WEATHERFORD MINERAL WELLS & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD TEXAS & PACIFIC RR PHOTOS (#125696411586), ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILROAD DEPOT SYLVIA KANSAS COPY OF EARLY PHOTO (#125787026165). 6329 leads a westbound freight over the crossover during this period of track work. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is . Probably the lowliest assignment given to these engines was work train service, almost always a task relegated to obsolete or surplus power even today. Weight on Drivers: 146,550 lbs. 6325 was built in February 1942 by ALCO along with 24 other U-3-b 4-8-4 "Northern" locomotive (sometimes called "Confederation" locomotives) numbered 6312 through 6336 as dual service locomotives that were the last new steam power assigned to the GTW. No. (Train orders were sometimes called "flimsies" because of the thin paper used in making multiple carbon copies.) Western No. In other respects these engines had specifications similar to No. Blount paid $7,425 for
More information: 1930). carrier service in the state of Vermont, and the last to survive. After photographing this engine in 1953, I saw 0-8-2s operating in the yards at Durand, Michigan. 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. 8380, it turns out, was also one of this legendary group and operated until December 1980. Steam locomotives resisted the onset of dieseldom a bit longer in Canada than on most railroads south of the border, and this was also true for Canadian National Railways' operating unit in the Great Lakes states, the Grand Trunk Western. This photo is of special interest in revealing that at least this member of the U-3-b class had spoked pilot truck wheels; all other photos I have seen of these engines show solid pilot truck wheels. 3732 at the engine terminal in Battle Creek in August, 1956. 1941, the railroad installed cowls or smoke deflectors of various
Initially, it was to be shipped to Wakefield, Massachusetts, for
These
Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, The Grand Trunk Railroad,
6325 was no exception. History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and
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. 5633, displays the web-spoke drivers that seem to have been applied only to this member of the trio. on leading and trailing trucks on the locomotive itself. 5629 to the Rock Island Railroad's Burr Oak Yard in Blue Island, IL. Grand Trunk Western Railroad - American-Rails.com September 21, 1941, it had the boxpok drivers on at least the second and
5629 so they could build a new car shop where it stood. 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. 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. 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. Grand Trunk Western No. After World War II, the GTW started investing into diesel locomotives, which would take over most of the high-priority assignments. [1] No. 6315. Grand Trunk Western Great Western Railway Hudson & Western Milwaukee Road New York Central New York, Susquehanna & Western Nickel Plate Road Norfolk & Western Penn Central Pennsylvania Pere Marquette Reading Lines Savannah & Atlanta SEPTA Southern Pacific Southern Railway Western Maryland Western Pacific Western Railway of Alabama Close side, the opening between the spokes was circular, rather than
[13][14][note 1]. 3740 in this capacity, trailed by a caboose and perhaps other cars used by a track work crew. On September 2, 1958 he found 4-8-4 No. Although they were purchased for
This class had a grate area of 67 square feet, 3785 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and 880 square feet of superheater surface. Since No. Grand Trunk Western No. 7531 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom and were of box-section type, like the wheel rim, a design that provided
[See p. 198, fig. 86 was built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. as Grand Trunk No. In the view below we see No. Although engine crews reportedly liked these 4-8-2s,
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. [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. 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. It was operated on this schedule for all three days of the event. 3713. In the photo below, 4-8-4 No. 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. Grand Trunk Western Model Train Locomotives - Hobbylinc Returning to service, she became the last remaining 0-8-2 on the GTW roster when renumbered to 3522 in 1956. Something went wrong. Its locomotive road numbers would also be integrated into CNs roster sequence. . Other steam locomotives in GTW's fleet at the time included the Mikado type 2-8-2s built by Baldwin Locomotive Works and Alco primarily used in mainline freight service. The CNR started it's life in January 1923. She was sent to the scrapyard in 1959. "Purchasing Department Sales Order
The locomotive is in storage, on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Grand Trunk 6325 Restoration Rollout (Ohio Central Railroad) Proud queens of Grand Trunk Western's steam passenger fleet were the six 4-8-4s in class U-4-b, Nos. (1967): 36. [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. Meanwhile, one of CN's American subsidiaries, the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW), was struggling with the increase of passenger traffic, especially in the Chicago division, since their trains were growing longer to the point they exceeded their 4-6-2 "Pacific" types' hauling capacities. per square inch): 200 Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 69 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. . It is a USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2. Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango & Silverton 6039 was reassigned to pulling secondary passenger trains between Detroit and Muskegon, and it last served in the late 1950s. The low photo angle was mandated by the location, as the roadbed was on a fill and there was no way to photograph the locomotive from track level. light Mikado design; class includes 15 GT and 25 GTW locomotives. Diameter of Drive Wheels: 55"
Third, during the Roaring Twenties passenger traffic on the Grand
209, 'Trevithick'. 8380 and its eleven sisters in class P-5-g were erected by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. 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. S-19802, Montreal, Quebec, June 17, 1959.". 1006, and renumbered twice, before it was photographed leading a mixed train through Ontario in . Then at 5 pm, it pulled a special 3-hour excursion to the OHCR Morgan Run steam shops for tours. Steamed up for the first time in October 1961, No. 6325 on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in April 2022. Locomotives built for the Grand Trunk at the Point St.Charles shops will be identified in the "Builder" with the mark "GTR". 6037-6041. 6405-6410. type in the Steamtown Foundation collection.Photo by
[7][1] There, it was repainted again with the smokebox becoming black again. No. Grand Trunk No. 713 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom this type of locomotive in 1923 that had also proved to be very
5030 in the park taken in August 2015. for the move from Bellows Falls to Scranton, and those need to be
Builder's Number: 58463, Cylinders (diameter x stroke in inches): 26 x 30
With cylinder dimensions of 22x28 inches, they sustained a boiler pressure of 220 pounds per square inch. Durango & Silverton But it wasn't until 1998 that restoration efforts began and on July 31, 2001, No. International.". 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. I photographed No. 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. [1], Last edited on 14 February 2023, at 14:40, "Canadian National / Grand Trunk Western 4-8-2 Locomotives in Canada", "Grand Trunk Western Railway (Steam) | Engine City | Pleasure Island, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1959-1969", "Central Vermont 4-8-2 "Mountain" Locomotives in the USA", "Joseph A. Smith Collection: Grand Trunk Steam Locomotive #6039 at Steamtown U.S.A. (Bellows Falls, Vermont)", "Grand Trunk Western 6039 at Steamtown in Scranton, PA", "Big Daddy Dave: A Plethora of Trains and Trolleys! This photo appears in I. E. Quastler's book Where the Rails Cross: A Railroad History of Durand, Michigan, published in September 2005. I snapped several photos of No. Builders Number: 38441, Cylinders: 23x28
Edmunds: Pacific Fast Mail, 1977: 4-9,
No. 6325 moved for the first time under its own power in forty-two years. Grand Trunk 100 Steam Engine HO Scale Locomotive And Tender. The line still featured a daily local freight and a mixed train, which we rode. Lerro Productions, April 8, 22 & 29: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions 19th annual street festival and railfan extravaganza - Ashland, Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado GTW also had a variety of other models of steam engines including several 0-8-0 and 0-6-0 switching locomotives used to move rolling stock around rail yards. 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. 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. 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. Her front end, the paint chipped by impacts from roadbed debris, testifies to the high-speed service of which these engines were capable. They exerted 39,000 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 165,000 pounds. As a result of this, No. EARLY PHOTO of GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD 4-4-0 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE #1699 in However, returning No. Florida Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers. Here we see No. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, March 19: Everett Railroad "Steam Into The Cove" 6039. Some well known trips done by No. It was retired from revenue service in 1957 and later restored to operating condition for excursion service in 1991 by the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society. [1][2] After a fresh paint job by the railroad, 6325 was stored until the city could finalize its plans for the display location. 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio. The locomotives shown here belonged to class N-4-d. Retirement of steam locomotives by country - Wikipedia No. 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. locomotives, numbered 6037 through 6041, which it assigned to Class
[3], Since its sidelining in 2005, No. 3523 is its Young valve gear, in which the valve mechanism drives directly off the cylinder crosshead. 5629 made its debut pulling a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad, for which it was painted in B&O colors. Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 73
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. The Grand Trunk Western made two other notable
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. 8317 and 8346 rest next to the Pontiac, Michigan roundhouse in the summer of 1953, awaiting their return to switching duties. 8380 in the yards at Durand, Michigan during the summer of 1953. Grand Trunk Western Locomotive No. She belonged to class S-3-a and was erected by American Locomotive's Schenectady works in 1918. 230-239, 381. Below is a July, 1954 view of No. More information: Coal (in tons): 18
The Point St.Charles shop was opened in 1859 by the Grand Trunk and built a healthy portion of the Grand Trunk's roster. locomotives featured feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and
Grand Trunk Western No. As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. (It was used in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross, mentioned above.) It was also the one of the last steam locomotives to ever regularly operate in the state of Vermont. CANADIAN NATIONAL & GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD STEAM LOCOMOTIVES IN - YouTube As I recall, I caught sight of only one of these comparatively rare engines. This photo is also in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross. The judge ruled in favor of Metra and stated that if Jensen could not move it, Metra would be allowed to scrap it. Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized. With little volunteers, low money and no place to call home, the Greater Battle Creek foundation was through. Mid-Twentieth Century. The last time I encountered them was around 1960 when I saw one being hauled through DeKalb, Illinois, in a Chicago & North Western freight train destined, I presume, for scrapping at Northwestern Steel & Wire in Sterling, Illinois. named Eilenberger recorded Engine No. Word of No. 58463, Cylinders: 26 x 30, Drive Wheels: 73, Weight on Drivers: 231,370, Boiler Pressure: 210, Tractive Effort: 49,590. 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! the Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and
More information: [5][6] The city finalized plans for the locomotive's display location on Hall street across from the train station in May 1960. A member of class S-3-c outshopped by American Locomotive in 1924, she was assigned No. No. Grand Trunk Western 6039 - Wikipedia and Island Pond, Vt. Mostly, it served on the . Lerro Photography 5634. 2023 Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust. No. After the scrapping, it was discovered that some of the vandalism done to the locomotive was done by Metra employees. NPS should commission a
No. No. 6039 is one of about 17 Grand Trunk
F. Nelson Blount purchased Grand Trunk Western
Grand Trunk Western, Durand, Michigan; 1959 - YouTube View cart for details. Class: J-3-b
Above we see No. No. 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. Related photos: 3523 at the GTW's Battle Creek shops in the summer of 1953 she was awaiting repairs. With the sale of the Ohio Central to the Genessee & Wyoming, Mr. Jacobson's entire steam collection was transferred to the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, Ohio. These Lima-built locomotives closely resembled Nos. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, 6325 for example, were in 2002, where it pulled many regular trips as well as some photo festivals where it was coupled to a train and was run along Ohio Central's track at various places for photographs, runbys or just normal train chasing. 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. It was built in 1900 by the GTR Point St. Charles Shops for the Grand Trunk Railroad as No. Colorado to Osier No. 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. Installation of 50 sq ft of thermic siphons also increased the firebox heating surface to 231 sq ft. USA. 6325 hasn't been fired up due to Ohio Central's cease in steam train operations. In the summer of 1953 we visited the Grand Trunk Western engine terminal in Pontiac, Michigan. In stepped Jerry J. Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OHCR) who purchased No. 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. they could be found, in the words of the railroad's historian, "as often
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.