[7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. Durango & Silverton 5629 to the Rock Island Railroad's Burr Oak Yard in Blue Island, IL. 18 is a class SC-4 2-8-0 "consolidation" steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1910 for the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad (LS&I) as #11. 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. 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. 6039 and the other U-1-cs a number of modifications; during the mid-1930s the U-1-cs were all equipped with roller bearings on leading and trailing trucks on the locomotive itself rather than the friction bearings they were initially built with. (No. Railway Winter Steam Spectacular. 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. Winterail, March 18-19: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions 6038 in commuter service. A decade later, No. National Railways, which thereafter controlled the Grand Trunk Western the United States as a result of the great success of an engine of that In 1984, No. In the view below we see No. RM 2HGDC60 - El Gobernador was a 4-10-0 steam locomotive built by Central Pacific Railroad at the railroad's Sacramento, California. and were of box-section type, like the wheel rim, a design that provided 6315. Class J-3-a had 69-inch drivers, a boiler pressure of 185 pounds per square inch, and cylinder dimensions of 23x28 inches. all of them in the late 1940s. 6039," June 26, 1925. If it - 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). extent that the company's 4-6-2 Pacifics increasingly had to be double- However they could be a difficult engine for a fireman, before conversion, because they had a long firebox and did not have a stoker. Occasionally the 6400s were seen on freight trains, especially on break-in runs after overhauling at the Battle Creek shops. 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. 3734 heading a westbound local freight in my village of Bellevue, Michigan, in the autumn of 1952. Since double-headers would be a more costly practice, a larger locomotive was needed for the railroad's roster. Northwestern Wire & Steel Company used three Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0s as plant switchers. 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. headed to abide by the timetables, a costly practice that required an [4], Because of its historical significance, when No. 6325 pulling a freight, and Ohio Central's ex-Canadian Pacific Railway 1293 pulling a passenger train. 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. 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. 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. Streamlining of steam engines for passenger service enjoyed a brief vogue in North America after diesel streamliners were introduced in the 1930s. 6039 found itself on display on Vermont soil again. The engineer, leaning on the window sill, regards the photographer (me) on the M-78 highway bridge with some amusement. It was taken from a car pacing on a parallel highway, evidently by Tom Miller of Toledo, Ohio. RM 2F5J0AR - Grand Trunk Railway 4-4-0 locomotive, no. Blount paid $7,425 for I. 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. 6039 remains on static display at Scranton with very meticulous cosmetic care. Lake Superior & Ishpeming: 2-8-0 "consolidation" 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. 3523 was a member of class S-1-h, built in 1918 by Schenectady. However, two of No. Related photos: By the first half of the 20th century the railroads largest steam power would be its Northern type 4-8-4 locomotives, called Confederations by CN. A member of class S-3-c outshopped by American Locomotive in 1924, she was assigned No. Nos. 5030-5048 were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912 for GTW's predecessor, the Grand Trunk Railway; No. 5030 in the park taken in August 2015. [1] As of 2023, No. locomotives in the collection, this engine had its drive rods removed She was sent to the scrapyard in 1959. 3523 is its Young valve gear, in which the valve mechanism drives directly off the cylinder crosshead. February 24-26: Sugar Express Excursions. At least twenty-three, including #5030, were later equipped with new boilers with substantial changes, including a 24% reduction in the small tube count from one hundred and eighty-one to one hundred and thirty-nine. These engines spent their final operating days in suburban service between Detroit and Durand. Lerro Photography [See p. 198, fig. Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification Card for Locomotive No. Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 Locomotive No. Narrow Gauge Railroad acquisition of still heavier steam power, and later, diesel locomotives, Both of these engines were scrapped in 1960. [16] In 1985, fundraising began to restore the engine. Grand Trunk Western No. The GTW gradually equipped these locomotives with disc drivers. As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. No returns accepted. September 21, 1941, it had the boxpok drivers on at least the second and Grand Trunk Western 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. [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. Picture 1 of 1. President Truman was invited to attend the dedication ceremony but sent a letter expressing regrets that he could not attend. 5030 was GTR's No. Technically called "box-spoke," these drivers had fewer spokes 6405 heading the Inter-City Limited at the Durand depot. Between 1923 and 1930, the GTW purchased a total of fifty-nine 4-8-2 locomotives for their roster, and they were classified as U-1-as, U-1-bs, U-1-cs, U-1-ds, and U-1-es, designed by the GTW's Chief Mechanical Engineer of the time Thomas H. Walker. She belonged to class S-3-a and was erected by American Locomotive's Schenectady works in 1918. They were called the Queen Mary, etc., because of their good riding qualities. East Broad Top Railroad Photos, April 29: Ashland Train Day I rode behind one of these locomotives on a family trip from Battle Creek, Michigan, to Chicago in the early 1950s. Steamed up for the first time in October 1961, No. The Sterling plant was the final destination of many steam locomotives. Today, the story of GTW 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! Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, October 6-9: Nevada Northern Railway "Photo Spectacular" however, before undertaking such restoration, the locomotive's 6315, stopping briefly with her freight train on the main line at Bellevue, Michigan in the summer of 1953. They weighed about 211,200 pounds and were rated at 40,000 pounds of tractive effort. When the Grand Trunk was absorbed in the CNR system, a handful of new locomotives were also constructed. Carver. 3713. In this view the valve gear and main rod are disconnected, which in the 1950s was usually a sign that the locomotive was on its way to the scrap yard. But it wasn't until 1998 that restoration efforts began and on July 31, 2001, No. 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American Built as part of the K-4-a class of Pacific types for the GTW, No. They had a grate area of 84 square feet, 4400 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and 1955 square feet of superheating surface. A photographer Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight extra engine crew, not to mention the additional engine, so that a ): 65,000 (also reported as 49,590), Tender Capacity: 1930). Members of the U-3-b class had only two more years to run in this Detroit suburban service, their final assignment. 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. Below is a July, 1954 view of No. This is one of Thirty-nine of these relatively small but . It also appeares on the back cover of the Spring 2022 issue of The Semaphore, magazine of the Grand Trunk Western Historical Society. The Grand Trunk Western owned six of them; another user of the 0-8-2 was the Illinois Central. third axles (and possibly the first, which is obscured in the No. 6039 to the Central Vermont Railway, The Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western features a helicopter chase of the modified No. It seems that the company had acquired a number of locomotives for scrapping, and even replaced older switchers with more recent acquisitions. 6040 in Detroit on September 2, 1958, as shown below. Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, Nevada Northern In the Steamtown Foundation files. To add your event or excursion to this page, please Some photos of members of this class show them with the outer drivers spoked and the inner ones disc, as the above image reveals, but by the end of their service life some sported a full set of disc drivers as in my 1962 photo of No. exhibit at the Pleasure Island amusement park. I. E. Quastler included this photo in his Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History. 6325 pulled President Harry S. Truman's campaign train across Michigan on Grand Trunk rails. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Athearn Genesis G9013 USRA 2-8-2 . Entdecke SELTEN - CHAMP, GRAND TRUNK WESTERN, GTW, DAMPFLOK, O SCALE AUFKLEBER, E-5 in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Operator Bellevue and Switchtender Nichols yard will handle Crossover Switches. Related photos: Santa Fe No. 5629 was placed in storage at Durand, MI. per square inch): 200 Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 69 Work Ex 50196 and 3748 working between Nichols yd & Olivet." [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. Minus boiler jacketing and various parts, she survives at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois, where I was photographed in front of her with my son Matthew and a friend in June, 1982. As with many More information: Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3702-3706 = 4045-4049; 3708-3712 = 4050-4054; 3714-3717 = 4055-4058; 3719 = 4059; 3720 = 4060; 3722 = 4061; 3726-3739 = 4062-4075. 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. Proud queens of Grand Trunk Western's steam passenger fleet were the six 4-8-4s in class U-4-b, Nos. More information: No. 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. elevations and cross sections, locomotive only, no tender; p. 200, fig. 230-239, 381. At left is a dramatic low-angle shot of 4-8-4 No. class designed by the U.S. Railroad Administration in its short-lived As for No. U.S.R.A. More information: New York: These class O-19-a switchers were built by ALCo in 1919. The accuracy and accessibility of the resulting translation is not guaranteed. In 1965, the collection was moved again across the Connecticut River to Bellows Falls, and No. 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. During that same summer my father was transitioning between serving as Methodist minister in Bellevue, Michigan and teaching at the Detroit Institute of Technology. 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. [5][1], After sitting in storage for a few months, No. subsidiary in Michigan.Canadian National Railways. Trunk Western, especially on its Chicago Division, had increased to the 6039. 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. Class U-1-c was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. of steam locomotives used in North America . Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. 2683 at Bellevue, from the summer of 1953, reveals the careful maintenance the Grand Trunk Western applied to even its older locomotives. passenger service, the Grand Trunk Western soon learned how successfully [21] The year 2003 was a spectacular year for 6325, it pulled a few excursions but that wasn't the main event of that year, it was a huge photo festival which included 20 side by side photo runs with No. During the 1940s, No. No. 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. Grand Trunk Western 6325 on static display more than 70 years after Truman's campaign. CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. 1924. 8380 in the yards at Durand, Michigan during the summer of 1953. in high-speed service. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, March 19: Everett Railroad "Steam Into The Cove" 1 Normally the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, was headed by a Consolidation. 6039 was the third member of the class,[3] and it was initially used by the GTW to pull heavy passenger trains between Chicago, Illinois and Port Huron, Michigan. 6039. More information: 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. Card on No. By 1857, the Grand Trunk had a total of 849 miles of track in operation and rostered a fleet of 197 locomotives. Foss, Charles R. Evening Before the Diesel: A Pictorial History of The locomotive was retired by 1961, and was subsequently sold for scrap.[23][24]. 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. Boiler Pressure: 190 psi 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. 6323, which is famous for being the last GTW steam engine to run on GTW rails, under GTW ownership. Hover to zoom. 6328 taking on a fresh load of coal at the GTW's Milwaukee Junction terminal in Detroit, and snapped this transparency. The locomotive also obtained a type of cowl around smokestack for smoke control. I took the above photo of No. 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. In the summer of 1953 we visited the Grand Trunk Western engine terminal in Pontiac, Michigan. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3740 = 4076; 3742-3747 = 4077-4082. In stepped Jerry J. Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OHCR) who purchased No. The Grand Trunk Western did, . It was a major event featuring all of their steam locomotive, some historic diesel locomotives as well as rolling stock and many more rail-related activities. 3-day weekend photographing passenger, freight, and ore trains with 2-8-0 #81, 2-8-0 #93, Florida the United States, six of which were engines of the St. Louis and San Above, sister No. 922 then years later renumbered #1396. In addition, we are making available a copy of the GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951 in PDF format. In 1925, the Grand Trunk Western Railway purchased five 4-8-2 Mountain locomotives, numbered 6037 through 6041, from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. [20] In 1992 the small Michigan restoration group was notified by the GTW/Canadian National railroad that 6325 would have to be moved from its current siding. 6405 was the last of the U-4-b class to remain in service. Below is a broadside shot of 0-8-0 switcher No. 6039 gets meticulously taken care of while occasionally being moved around for public display with occasional night photo sessions taking place around it. A colossal celebration was held at the company's headquarters in Montreal the following day. Word of No. This broadside view of another example of the K-4-b class, No. As time progressed, the GTW had given 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. At the end of steam operations, the GTW sent many of its retired locomotives to Northwestern Steel & Wire in Sterling, Illinois, for scrapping. 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. I snapped the above photo of No. Mikado No. It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. To order tickets click on the link below to reserve your tour slot today! More information: This placed greater weight on the drivers, making them more suitable for yard switching. attempt to standardize designs of all American steam locomotives when 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. 6039 is the only 4-8-2 Mountain-type engine in The distinctive cylindrical tank of a Vanderbilt tender graced Everett I snapped several photos of No. More information: They had 51-inch diameter driving wheels, weighed 215,150 pounds, and exerted 49,691 pounds of tractive effort. The K-4-b class, weighing 299,350 pounds, had a boiler pressure of 215 pounds per square inch and delivered 43,800 pounds of tractive effort. The locomotives shown here belonged to class N-4-d. In addition he would regularly report to the dispatcher the passing of all trains past the Bellevue depot on this busy stretch of railroad. [1] No. [5][6] The city finalized plans for the locomotive's display location on Hall street across from the train station in May 1960. 6327 was among the last of GTW's steam engines still operating when the railroad dieselized in 1960 and it was scrapped that year. However, returning No. Edaville Railroad at South Carver, Massachusetts, on Sales Order No. 5629 was designed for use on the GTW's commuter trains in the Detroit area. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co., 1927. In January 1929, the Grand Trunk Western ", GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951, David Leonard's CNR-GTW Steam Gallery, 1958. Builders Number: 46941, Cylinders: 20x28 Vol. According to Larry D. Bell, a former GTW employee, they were built in 1911 by the Brooks works of the American Locomotive Company as cross-compound locomotives, with steam from the high-pressure cylinder on the fireman's side being reused in the low-pressure cylinder on the engineer's side. The locomotive at right is U-3-b 4-8-4 No. Sponsored Links 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. No. 6410 in this role at Bellevue, Michigan late in 1952. By that date, the engine had although enough money will buy any type of repair. 16 (Dec. 1955): 18-20. Railway took delivery from the Baldwin Locomotive Works on five 4-8-2 2023 Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust. After World War II, the GTW started investing into diesel locomotives, which would take over most of the high-priority assignments. In another view of No. Class: J-3-b This photo was taken in the summer of 1953. 5629 View source A postcard from the late 1960s showing No. This class had a grate area of 67 square feet, 3785 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and 880 square feet of superheater surface. March 1939 with boxpok drivers only on the second driver axle, while on During their careers, these engines received a number Grand Trunk Western 4070 was an icon steam locomotive in passenger excursion service between 1968 and 1990. In January 2021 the locomotive was sold to the Colebrookdale Railroad, a Pennsylvania tourist line, for eventual restoration to operation. Ashland Train Day, May 20-21 & 27-29: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains 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. Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado (1967): 36. Colorado to Osier 6313 in the next photo. She had 27x30-inch cylinders, 63-inch drivers, and a boiler pressure of 175 pounds. [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. 3732, 3740 and 3748 above. Locomotives built for the Grand Trunk at the Point St.Charles shops will be identified in the "Builder" with the mark "GTR". 6323 is on display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. Above, at Bellevue, Michigan in the summer of 1952, we see 2-8-2 No. Passenger power consisted of 4-8-4s, 4-8-2s and 4-6-2s and even a 2-8-0 in mixed train service on the Greenville branch; in the last days of steam some 2-8-2s were used in Detroit suburban service. tender. EARLY PHOTO of GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD 0-6-0 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE #1826 in 1930's. $7.99 + $1.50 shipping. scheduled excursions, please see the Tourist Railroads & Museums Pages. Western Railroad, 1938-1961. In the photo below, 4-8-4 No. 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. No. 6039. Baldwin Locomotive Works. Keep up to date on news and upcoming events. Lerro Productions, April 8, 22 & 29: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions 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. The photo was taken during a station stop at Pontiac, Michigan, in May, 1954. No. 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. 6325 moved for the first time under its own power in forty-two years. During that time, it was leased to the Central Vermont Railway for freight service, only to become one of the very last steam locomotives to regularly operate in the state of Vermont. 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. Their 26x30-inch cylinders, supplied by 200 pounds per square inch of boiler pressure, produced a tractive effort of 54,724 pounds. 3523 at the GTW's Battle Creek shops in the summer of 1953 she was awaiting repairs. 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. 5629 in excursion service out of Chicago. 6325 to steam is not a priority for the museum at this time.[22]. 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. More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, May 27: Cumbres & Toltec Locomotive 315 Memorial Weekend Special
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