Grand Trunk Western 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. 159. This translation tool is for your convenience only. Railroad Photos, March 23-24: Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum Above, sister No. NPS should commission a the Steamtown collection, and one of only 14 "Mountains" preserved in 6039 gets meticulously taken care of while occasionally being moved around for public display with occasional night photo sessions taking place around it. Photo by the author, Edward J. Ozog. No. the Grand Trunk Western to feature both Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed, 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American 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. 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. 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. Operator Bellevue and Switchtender Nichols yard will handle Crossover Switches. [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. 6039," June 26, 1925. 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. It is a USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2. No. 5629's endangerment spread through the local railroad community. In another view of No. Several groups, including the Illinois Railway Museum and the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, stepped in to try and save it, but soon realized it would be too costly since it could no longer move on its own wheels. 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. 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. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Type Class Road Numbers Cylinders Driver Diameter : Boiler Pressure Locomotive Weight Tractive Effort Builder and Year: Remarks 0-6-0 O-18-b: 7474-7498 22x26 51 175 174,000 37,000 Lima, 1920 Shown on 1937 roster. Drawing of All or some of the N-4-d and N-4-d class were built as cross-compounds and converted to simple operation around 1926. Something went wrong. No. 6325, had the headlight centered on the smokebox front. Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, No. 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. D&RGW #315, May 28: Cumbres & Toltec Locomotive 168 Memorial Weekend Special 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio. Above, No. 6313, above, as she pauses with the mid-afternoon Inter-City Limited in the summer of 1953. Everett A photographer Scrapping began on July 14, 1987 and was completed by July 17th. Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. Word of No. Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 No. Text and photo images2009 Richard Leonard. 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. locomotives featured feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and Nos. The Grand Trunk Western continued to use steam engines in commuter service and other local and branch line assignments in the Detroit area through the late 1950s, with a few locomotives serving until 1961. Accordingly, in 1925 that the Grand Trunk Western These engines spent their final operating days in suburban service between Detroit and Durand. [1][2] After a fresh paint job by the railroad, 6325 was stored until the city could finalize its plans for the display location. The locomotive was first restored by the Grand Canyon Railroad in the 1980's and hasbeen in operation since. 3732 at the engine terminal in Battle Creek in August, 1956. Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized. roundhouse. scheduled excursions, please see the Tourist Railroads & Museums Pages. [See p. 198, fig. 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! Related photos: In January 2021 the locomotive was sold to the Colebrookdale Railroad, a Pennsylvania tourist line, for eventual restoration to operation. Gary Thompson provided a photo by William Rosenberg of No. 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. 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. 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. Proud queens of Grand Trunk Western's steam passenger fleet were the six 4-8-4s in class U-4-b, Nos. Streamlining of steam engines for passenger service enjoyed a brief vogue in North America after diesel streamliners were introduced in the 1930s. 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. per square inch): 200 Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 69 [16] In 1985, fundraising began to restore the engine. 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). 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. Boiler Pressure: 190 psi Eventually, Metra had finally had enough and contracted with the Erman-Howell Division of the Luria Brothers Scrap Company to dispose of No 5629. the railroad later removed. In the photo below, 4-8-4 No. Class J-3-a had 69-inch drivers, a boiler pressure of 185 pounds per square inch, and cylinder dimensions of 23x28 inches. (It was used in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross, mentioned above.) For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. wheels. Actually, these engines had been converted from 2-8-2s by amputating the pilot truck. 6039 awaited a call at Detroit, Michigan, on July March 1939 with boxpok drivers only on the second driver axle, while on No. trains, plus night photo session - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, March 18: Winterail As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. Its locomotive road numbers would also be integrated into CNs roster sequence. wedge-shaped. Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. Lake Superior & Ishpeming: 2-8-0 "consolidation" 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. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, the United States as a result of the great success of an engine of that CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. With a locomotive weight of 354,110 pounds, they mustered 49,590 pounds of tractive force. 5629 made its debut pulling a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad, for which it was painted in B&O colors. 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. 6315. I. E. Quastler included this photo in his Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History. It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me. 3523 at the GTW's Battle Creek shops in the summer of 1953 she was awaiting repairs. Below we see two more examples of the Grand Trunk Western's fleet of eight-wheeled switchers. 6313 and 6333. Blount paid $7,425 for 5629 stands as one of the biggest tragedies in steam locomotive preservation. All these Pacifics had 73-inch drivers and 25x28-inch cylinders. Grand Trunk Western No. In her tow is one of the K-4-b Pacifics (identifiable by the vestibule cab) evidently destined for shopping at Battle Creek. It pulled its first excursion train from Dennison to Columbus, Ohio on September 22 of that year. 6039, the only tender of this 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. This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. Western equipped them all with more modern and efficient roller bearings 8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. Since No. 5030 in the park taken in August 2015. The locomotive was mainly designed to haul freight trains, but also did occasional passenger service whenever possible. After World War II, the GTW started investing into diesel locomotives, which would take over most of the high-priority assignments. 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. Coal (in tons): 18 The line still featured a daily local freight and a mixed train, which we rode. do not Exceed Fifteen 15 Miles per hour entering and leaving single track V.R.H." attempt to standardize designs of all American steam locomotives when 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. which 10 are 0-8-0 switch engines, so that No. 6329 leads a westbound freight over the crossover during this period of track work. 2681 poses in Middleton, Michigan, on the Greenville branch, in June 1954. To order tickets click on the link below to reserve your tour slot today! 5629 we find her at the Durand diamonds during the summer of 1954, waiting to proceed south into the depot with No. The new tender allowed for more coal and water to be transported which meant the train did not have to stop as often to replenish its supply. All Rights Reserved. With low 51-inch drivers, they had cylinder dimensions of 21x28 inches and a boiler pressure of 190 pounds. Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk Oddly, these modern drive wheels were not all In other respects these engines had specifications similar to No. Shortly before the run, Richard Jensen traded its original tender to a local scrapyard in exchange for a larger tender from a Soo Line 4-8-2. 6039 is the only 4-8-2 Mountain-type engine in 3713. 209, 'Trevithick'. No. Later fully or partially equipped with disc drivers. The Grand Trunk Western No. Nevada Northern Everett Railroad [1] After being retired in the late 1950s, No. 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. 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. (No. Rich Brzycki sent me a photo he rediscovered of No. 6040 in Detroit on September 2, 1958, as shown below. 7526, because of its short wheelbase, was probably used to switch some industrial trackage in Battle Creek that had sharp curves. Since double-headers would be a more costly practice, a larger locomotive was needed for the railroad's roster. Grand Trunk Western No. In stepped Jerry J. Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OHCR) who purchased No. 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. In 1984, No. This is one of Thirty-nine of these relatively small but . 6322 was another well known sister engine, that is, for being the very last steam locomotive to be used by the GTW to pull a regularly scheduled passenger train. 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. 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. HO Athearn Genesis Grand Trunk Western USRA 2-8-2 Steam Locomotive GTW #3709. railroad to survive. 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. 6039 found itself on display on Vermont soil again. At left is a dramatic low-angle shot of 4-8-4 No. However, returning No. Grand Trunk Western 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. automatic or mechanical stokers, and they were the first locomotives on Canadian National Railway Company. It was taken from a car pacing on a parallel highway, evidently by Tom Miller of Toledo, Ohio. 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. International.". 6039 was reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and boxpok driving wheels, but not all of them were applied at the same. Related photos: Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification Card for Locomotive No. Because the Canadian National system used a percentage rating instead of a tractive effort figure, the tractive effort given for most classes is approximate. Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. But it wasn't until 1998 that restoration efforts began and on July 31, 2001, No. 3523 is its Young valve gear, in which the valve mechanism drives directly off the cylinder crosshead. 519 and behind Boston and Maine 4-6-2 No. 1 Second, the parent Canadian National Railways had purchased 16 of Class U-1-c was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. 6039 was All U-3-b class locomotives were known as good steamers and were liked by all engine crews and No. Railway took delivery from the Baldwin Locomotive Works on five 4-8-2 Florida Water (in gallons): 13,575. No. Date Built: 1912 76 (8376) today it is at the Amboy Depot Museum in Amboy, Illinois. Date Built: June 1925 Class includes both GT and GTW locomotives. [5][1], After sitting in storage for a few months, No. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad RM 2F5J0AR - Grand Trunk Railway 4-4-0 locomotive, no. 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. 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. Picture 1 of 1. [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. greatly improved lateral strength and rim stiffness. Railroad No. 6039. [Photograph of No. and 4-6-0 #40 - Ely, Nevada 6323, garishly decorated with white front steps, on a 1961 Labor Day fan trip at South Bend, Indiana. [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. Maryland exhibit at the Pleasure Island amusement park. applied at the same time even to a single locomotive. 6325 moved for the first time under its own power in forty-two years. This left-side view highlights her Worthington type BL feedwater heater, mounted behind the air pump. the practice on the Canadian National in an attempt to keep the smoke Alco 2-6-0 steam locomotive #11 powers a 27-mile round-trip excursion from Santa Fe No. 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, August 26: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions In 1940 and and were of box-section type, like the wheel rim, a design that provided Builder: BaldwinLocomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sister locomotive No. 86 was built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. as Grand Trunk No. Free shipping for many products! they could be found, in the words of the railroad's historian, "as often Illinois and was in its later years the only railroad that provided Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, 3740 in this capacity, trailed by a caboose and perhaps other cars used by a track work crew. 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. They were manufactured with friction bearings on all 2680, the "regular" on the local freight at that time. 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. 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. extra engine crew, not to mention the additional engine, so that a 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 the late 1970s, Jensen moved No. 6400-6404 of parent Canadian National. This class had a grate area of 67 square feet, 3785 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and 880 square feet of superheater surface. 163, builder's photographs of No. At the end of steam operations, the GTW sent many of its retired locomotives to Northwestern Steel & Wire in Sterling, Illinois, for scrapping. In the 1950s, the Grand Trunk Western operated five 4-8-2s in class U-1-c, Nos. By that date, the engine had 56 from Muskegon to Detroit is 4-6-2 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. 6039 was reassigned to pulling secondary passenger trains between Detroit and Muskegon, and it last served in the late 1950s. type in the Steamtown Foundation collection.Photo by They weighed about 211,200 pounds and were rated at 40,000 pounds of tractive effort. Boxcab switcher for the Milwaukee ferry dock. Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust, Station & Parking Lot: 64 S. Washington Street Business Office: 100 S. Chestnut Street. the very least, it should be restored for use as a static exhibit; 19th annual street festival and railfan extravaganza - Ashland, 96,577 views Nov 2, 2016 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 #632. The locomotive was designed to haul iron ore from the docks of Marquette, Michigan, on Lake Superior, from where the ore would be shipped to steel mills on the lower lakes. She belonged to class S-3-a and was erected by American Locomotive's Schenectady works in 1918. Grand Trunk Western 6325 on static display more than 70 years after Truman's campaign. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Baldwin Locomotive Works. 3748, mentioned in the train order, in its work train duty. More information: [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. Cumbres & Toltec locomotives, numbered 6037 through 6041, which it assigned to Class of course, subsequently was absorbed into the government-owned Canadian [4], Because of its historical significance, when No. 6325 hasn't been fired up due to Ohio Central's cease in steam train operations. Galloping Goose #5 round-trip to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado Grand Trunk Western Locomotive No. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight National Railway. Tractive Effort (in lbs. [3], Since its sidelining in 2005, No. Northwestern Wire & Steel Company used three Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0s as plant switchers. 6039 at Steamtown, Bellows Falls, These engines weighed 224,100 pounds and exerted a modest (by later standards) 33,756 pounds of tractive effort. 8380 in the yards at Durand, Michigan during the summer of 1953. 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). vanadium steel main frames, boxpok drive wheels, and a Vanderbilt The grate is 50.62 sq ft and total heating surface is 3,003 sq ft including 578 sq ft superheating. 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. light Mikado design; class includes 15 GT and 25 GTW locomotives. SHREVEPORT HOUSTON & GULF RAILROAD 4-6-0 #5 ORIGINAL CAMDEN TEXAS LOGGING PHOTO (#404179167035). 5632 of this class is preserved at Durand, Michigan. I took the above photo of No. These Consolidations were members of class N-4, which had several subclasses; all were built between 1906 and 1911 for the Grand Trunk Railway. the United States, six of which were engines of the St. Louis and San For more GTW and CNR steam images taken by my late brother, visit David Leonard's CNR-GTW Steam Gallery, 1958. . During that same summer my father was transitioning between serving as Methodist minister in Bellevue, Michigan and teaching at the Detroit Institute of Technology. 2124. Related photos: With little volunteers, low money and no place to call home, the Greater Battle Creek foundation was through. No. Nice old pic for my collection. No. [13][14][note 1]. 230-239, 381. After our family had moved to Bloomington, Illinois, my brother David took my 35mm camera on a steam-hunting expedition to Michigan and Ontario. 4083 in the 1956 renumbering. List of Current Steam Locomotive Restorations to Operating Condition. 32, No. 6405 heading the Inter-City Limited at the Durand depot. [17] The locomotive, the siding it sat on and the fence surrounding it were all sold for $1 to 6325 Turntable, Inc., a nonprofit organization founded to restore it. The piping and jacketing were removed so that the underlying asbestos could be safely disposed of. These locomotives pulled with 52,000 pounds of tractive effort. Durango & Silverton 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. More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, May 27: Cumbres & Toltec Locomotive 315 Memorial Weekend Special (1967): 36. ", "Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, Pennsylvania", "Grand Trunk Western #6039 Historical Marker", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Trunk_Western_6039&oldid=1139322142, On static display while being occasionally moved around, This page was last edited on 14 February 2023, at 14:40.