Nos. . Related photos: 6039 was This view highlights the slightly raised headlight of some members of the U-3-b class. 6325 moved for the first time under its own power in forty-two years. It was operated on this schedule for all three days of the event. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884. The VERY last U.S. steam - Classic Trains Magazine - Railroad History trains, plus night photo session - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania No. 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. Durango & Silverton 86 was built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. as Grand Trunk No. In 1984, No. - 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- Refresh your browser window to try again. This broadside view of another example of the K-4-b class, No. [This fine book is a principal source on No. In the Steamtown Foundation files. Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk tender and engine axles, but during the mid-1930s the Grand Trunk Others, such as the surviving No. Western Railroad, 1938-1961. 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. the Grand Trunk Western to feature both Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed, Both of these engines were scrapped in 1960. However they could be a difficult engine for a fireman, before conversion, because they had a long firebox and did not have a stoker. Its role in history is what saved it from the scrapper's torch. 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. Grand Trunk Western No. 3748, mentioned in the train order, in its work train duty. Date Built: June 1925 No. Francisco Railway. US $12.00 (approx C $16.34)Expedited Shipping. During their careers, these engines received a number 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. Western No. and 4-6-0 #40 - Ely, Nevada Mid-Twentieth Century. In January 1929, the Grand Trunk Western 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. In addition, we are making available a copy of the GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951 in PDF format. the practice on the Canadian National in an attempt to keep the smoke 3-day weekend photographing passenger, freight, and ore trains with 2-8-0 #81, 2-8-0 #93, As for No. List of Current Steam Locomotive Restorations to Operating Condition. 6039 4-8-2, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works, June 1925. 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. The GTW gradually equipped these locomotives with disc drivers. 6325 on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in April 2022. 58463, Cylinders: 26 x 30, Drive Wheels: 73, Weight on Drivers: 231,370, Boiler Pressure: 210, Tractive Effort: 49,590. 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. Members of the U-3-b class had only two more years to run in this Detroit suburban service, their final assignment. Diameter of Drive Wheels: 55" 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. Grand Trunk No. 713 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom Grand Trunk Western No. The judge ruled in favor of Metra and stated that if Jensen could not move it, Metra would be allowed to scrap it. 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. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight [7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. 6039 from the Canadian National Railway Company for his Railway Winter Steam Spectacular. 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. 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. 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). 6325 remains in the museum's collection. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight My train-watching that day netted me a bonus: a ride in the cab at the invitation of an engineman, and the photo at left, which is the oldest photo taken by me in this Archive. More information: As with many Related photos: The locomotive at right is U-3-b 4-8-4 No. These locomotives pulled with 52,000 pounds of tractive effort. 5634 above. The Grand Trunk Western (GTW) was one of three notable U.S. properties owned by Canadian National (others being Central Vermont and Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific). This group had 26x30-inch cylinders, a driver diameter of 73 inches, and a boiler pressure of 210 pounds per square inch. 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. Weight on Drivers: 146,550 lbs. She has been displayed at R. A. Greene Park in Jackson, Michigan, as seen in the view on the right adapted from Google Maps, August 2017. 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. [13][14][note 1]. 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. Grand Trunk Western No. Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. As a result of this, No. Used: An item that has been used previously. 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. Around this time, the Rock Island was on the verge of bankruptcy, and in March 1980, the railroad shut down for good. 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. They weighed about 211,200 pounds and were rated at 40,000 pounds of tractive effort. The Point St.Charles shop was opened in 1859 by the Grand Trunk and built a healthy portion of the Grand Trunk's roster. The grate is 50.62 sq ft and total heating surface is 3,003 sq ft including 578 sq ft superheating. A decade later, No. Rich Brzycki sent me a photo he rediscovered of No. Related photos: 25. Have one to sell? The locomotive is in storage, on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Grand Trunk 100 Steam Engine HO Scale Locomotive And Tender. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division. In other respects these engines had specifications similar to No. 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. Retirement of steam locomotives by country - Wikipedia A wheel arrangement so rare that it doesn't even appear in most lists of steam locomotive types was the 0-8-2. 5030 was GTR's No. 8380 in the yards at Durand, Michigan during the summer of 1953. No. documented the vital statistics of Grand Trunk Western Locomotive photograph), but not on the fourth. Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, 6313, above, as she pauses with the mid-afternoon Inter-City Limited in the summer of 1953. Grand Trunk Western 6039 - Wikipedia Grand Trunk Railway - Toronto Railway Historical Association Probably the lowliest assignment given to these engines was work train service, almost always a task relegated to obsolete or surplus power even today. Making a stop at Durand, Michigan, with train No. They developed 52,457 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 382,700 pounds. This translation tool is for your convenience only. It is a USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2. 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. No. Peering over her shoulder is K-4-a Pacific No. Railroad Photos, March 23-24: Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum 6325 also remains and was restored to service by the late Jerry Jacobson and the Ohio Central Railroad. Durango & Silverton History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and Steamtown NHS: Special History Study - National Park Service primary focus of the Steamtown collection. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 8222 = 8447; 8226 = 8448. 3734 heading a westbound local freight in my village of Bellevue, Michigan, in the autumn of 1952. Western equipped them all with more modern and efficient roller bearings In her tow is one of the K-4-b Pacifics (identifiable by the vestibule cab) evidently destined for shopping at Battle Creek. For tourist railroads offering regularly No. A YouTube user has also posted this video of No. [8] As of 2023, No. Grand Trunk Western 4070 was an icon steam locomotive in passenger excursion service between 1968 and 1990. 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. See details. 3523 was a member of class S-1-h, built in 1918 by Schenectady. S-19802 from the railway's Purchasing Department in Montreal, Quebec, on Grand Trunk Western No. Grand Trunk Western No. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 50196, and the Bellevue operator, V. R. Hart. 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. 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. Burr Oak Yard was sold to Metra Commuter Rail of Chicago, who asked Jensen to relocate No. 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. I photographed No. They weighed 285,500 pounds and developed 40,750 pounds of tractive force. Something went wrong. 5030 in the park taken in August 2015. 5048 with the local freight at the depot in nearby Perrinton. 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. Mikado No. Due to poor ballast conditions the train jumped the tracks a mile west of Durand, Michigan. September 21, 1941, it had the boxpok drivers on at least the second and No. Lerro Photography Most of the locomotives listed here were still in service in the early 1950s. Coal (in tons): 18 21 bound for Muskegon. A photographer reportedly caught No. Baldwin Locomotive Works. 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. Illinois and was in its later years the only railroad that provided 6325, had the headlight centered on the smokebox front. Grand Trunk Western 6325, Part of Truman's Whistle-Stop Campaign No. the railroad later removed. It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the Canadian Northern (CNoR). 16 (Dec. 1955): 18-20. however, before undertaking such restoration, the locomotive's 5629 in excursion service out of Chicago. This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. Free shipping for many products! . U.S.R.A. Above, sister No. the United States, six of which were engines of the St. Louis and San 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. No. 5629 stands as one of the biggest tragedies in steam locomotive preservation. Santa Fe No. 3751 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom More information: successful, to the extent that Canadian National bought another 21 in 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. 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.