However, two of No. Coal (in tons): 18 Grand Trunk Western No. 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. 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. Sponsored Links 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. My brother, David Leonard, photographed No. Refresh your browser window to try again. Mikado No. The locomotive at right is U-3-b 4-8-4 No. The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. 6039. I photographed No. 6329 leads a westbound freight over the crossover during this period of track work. 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. California 3740 was built by Schenectady in 1923, and was listed as being renumbered to 4076 in June 1956. 519 and behind Boston and Maine 4-6-2 No. Rich Brzycki sent me a photo he rediscovered of No. Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 Circa 1937-1942, compiled from various sources. 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. [7][1] There, it was repainted again with the smokebox becoming black again. It seems that the company had acquired a number of locomotives for scrapping, and even replaced older switchers with more recent acquisitions. 8318 poses with Electro-Motive type SC switcher No. D&RGW 168 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, No. New York: the Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and No. Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. 6039 at Elsdon engine terminal in Trunk Western, especially on its Chicago Division, had increased to the In the scene below at the Battle Creek shops from the summer of 1953, 0-6-0 No. Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. The piping and jacketing were removed so that the underlying asbestos could be safely disposed of. At left is a dramatic low-angle shot of 4-8-4 No. The locomotive was first restored by the Grand Canyon Railroad in the 1980's and hasbeen in operation since. Riverside, Vermont, just north of Bellows Falls. Virginia She was sent to the scrapyard in 1959. It also appeares on the back cover of the Spring 2022 issue of The Semaphore, magazine of the Grand Trunk Western Historical Society. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Durango & Silverton 6039, the only tender of this Cumbres & Toltec, Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers. Maryland 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. Peering over her shoulder is K-4-a Pacific No. 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. [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! It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. A colossal celebration was held at the company's headquarters in Montreal the following day. During their careers, these engines received a number ], Guide to the Steamtown Collection. Lerro Photography 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. the railroads were briefly nationalized during and just after World War 6313 and 6333. 6400-6404 of parent Canadian National. 6039, now at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, March 19: Everett Railroad "Steam Into The Cove" 5629 was placed in storage at Durand, MI. Trains & Travel International 6039 from the Canadian National Railway Company for his 19th annual street festival and railfan extravaganza - Ashland, primary focus of the Steamtown collection. 5629 at Dearborn Station in Chicago. Water (in gallons): 13,575. Narrow Gauge Railroad 6039 was 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. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., 1977. 8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. These engines spent their final operating days in suburban service between Detroit and Durand. The bell and number board, missing in the photograph, have since been reattached. C ANADIAN N ATIONAL R AILWAYS The People's Railway The CNR started it's life in January 1923. 5629, famous for her steam excursions in the diesel era (see below). Illinois and was in its later years the only railroad that provided 6039. 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. 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. 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. Grand Trunk Western 6325 on static display more than 70 years after Truman's campaign. After World War II, the GTW started investing into diesel locomotives, which would take over most of the high-priority assignments. [7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. 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. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884. The grate is 50.62 sq ft and total heating surface is 3,003 sq ft including 578 sq ft superheating. Something went wrong. No. The accuracy and accessibility of the resulting translation is not guaranteed. Grand Trunk Western: 4-6-2 "Pacific" Florida 7730, the 1929 Brill boxcab unit that switched the ferry docks in Milwaukee). Edmunds: Pacific Fast Mail, 1977: 4-9, Five people lost their lives in the accident. Subsequently the engine was exhibited at Blount's Steamtown located at In addition he would regularly report to the dispatcher the passing of all trains past the Bellevue depot on this busy stretch of railroad. 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. Built as part of the K-4-a class of Pacific types for the GTW, No. Class: J-3-b [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. Thus commuters riding to their jobs in 6323 and 6313 above and 6328 below. The distinctive turreted rooftop of the historic Durand depot pokes skyward behind U-3-b 4-8-4 No. During the 1940s, No. 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. Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, [1] No. type in the Steamtown Foundation collection.Photo by Locomotive No. All U-3-b class locomotives were known as good steamers and were liked by all engine crews and No. In the view below we see No. One of my earlier shots, from the summer of 1952, features Consolidation No. photograph), but not on the fourth. Lake Superior & Ishpeming: 2-8-0 "consolidation" 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. There was a crossover at Bellevue from the westbound to the eastbound main, and right-of-way maintenance or other conditions might require trains to switch from one track to the other. Colorado to Osier Here is a copy of a train order issued by the Battle Creek dispatcher on June 26, 1953, to the engineer of the work crane, No. 6313, above, as she pauses with the mid-afternoon Inter-City Limited in the summer of 1953. The first Grand Trunk Western trip proved to be a big success and over the next few years, No. A member of class S-3-c outshopped by American Locomotive in 1924, she was assigned 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. 7526 peers bashfully between two of the class U-3-b Northerns, Nos. 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. the United States, six of which were engines of the St. Louis and San March 1939 with boxpok drivers only on the second driver axle, while on 6405 was the last of the U-4-b class to remain in service. In its later years of service on the GTW, the locomotive pulled numerous excursion trips hosted by local railroad clubs and the GTW. Date Built: June 1925 In 1946, the 6325 gained notoriety for pulling United States President Harry S. Truman's election campaign train through the state of Michigan. In this preview video we take a look at its histo. which 10 are 0-8-0 switch engines, so that No. Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 6039 is one of about 17 Grand Trunk the Grand Trunk Western to feature both Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed, This photo appears in I. E. Quastler's book Where the Rails Cross: A Railroad History of Durand, Michigan, published in September 2005. CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. 6038 and specifications. successful, to the extent that Canadian National bought another 21 in They had 51-inch diameter driving wheels, weighed 215,150 pounds, and exerted 49,691 pounds of tractive effort. To add your event or excursion to this page, please I photographed No. No. It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me. 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. extra engine crew, not to mention the additional engine, so that a 159. Although idle, the 6325 now resides, protected from the elements in the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, OH. [This fine book is a principal source on 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. With a full load of coal in her Vanderbilt tender, Grand Trunk Railway Winter Steam Spectacular. In 1967 and 1968, it traveled to Baraboo, WI to pull the Circus World Museum's Schlitz Circus Train. In the GTW's the June 1956 renumbering, 2-8-2 No. can be restored to run, it should be so restored for interpretive use 76 (Former GTW 8376) in May, 1977. In other respects these engines had specifications similar to No. Returning to service, she became the last remaining 0-8-2 on the GTW roster when renumbered to 3522 in 1956. With 3,600 passengers holding tickets train #21 had to be run in two sections (as two separate trains) to accommodate the excess of passengers. Grand Trunk Western No. The locomotive was mainly designed to haul freight trains, but also did occasional passenger service whenever possible. The Southern Pacific's Daylights and the Norfolk & Western's Class J series were outstanding examples. 163, builder's photographs of No. 5634 above. [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. See details. wedge-shaped. 6039 is the only 4-8-2 Mountain-type engine in The locomotive also obtained a type of cowl around smokestack for smoke control. 56 from Muskegon to Detroit is 4-6-2 No. 8380, above. modifications of these locomotives. 5634. US $12.00 (approx C $16.34)Expedited Shipping. Boiler Pressure: 190 psi Six GTW U-4-b class 4-8-4s built by Lima Locomotive Works would have streamlined shrouding and 77-inch (1.956 m) driving wheels to be used only in passenger service. 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. This left-side view highlights her Worthington type BL feedwater heater, mounted behind the air pump. headed to abide by the timetables, a costly practice that required an She belonged to class S-3-a and was erected by American Locomotive's Schenectady works in 1918. No. 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. The Point St.Charles shop was opened in 1859 by the Grand Trunk and built a healthy portion of the Grand Trunk's roster. do not Exceed Fifteen 15 Miles per hour entering and leaving single track V.R.H." These Consolidations were members of class N-4, which had several subclasses; all were built between 1906 and 1911 for the Grand Trunk Railway. However, this was later removed for proving to be ineffective. 1 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. Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, March 18: Winterail [1][2] After a fresh paint job by the railroad, 6325 was stored until the city could finalize its plans for the display location. With cylinder dimensions of 22x28 inches, they sustained a boiler pressure of 220 pounds per square inch. roundhouse. [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. Above, at Bellevue, Michigan in the summer of 1952, we see 2-8-2 No. She was the last of three K-4-b class Pacifics built for the Grand Trunk Western by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. 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. 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. Members of the U-3-b class had only two more years to run in this Detroit suburban service, their final assignment. These Lima-built locomotives closely resembled Nos. ", "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. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. The locomotive was subsequently moved out of the back shops to remain on display on various parts of Steamtown property. Galloping Goose #5 round-trip to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado 6325 was no exception. Locomotives built for the Grand Trunk at the Point St.Charles shops will be identified in the "Builder" with the mark "GTR". 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. The locomotive is in storage, on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. On the GTW, it was the ultimate in modern steam power. Railroad photography exposition and railroadiana show - Corvallis, Oregon No. Grand Trunk Western - Locomotive No. But it wasn't until 1998 that restoration efforts began and on July 31, 2001, No. 2683 at Bellevue, from the summer of 1953, reveals the careful maintenance the Grand Trunk Western applied to even its older locomotives. No. 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. Grand Trunk Western road engines, and the only 4-8-2 of the [Article includes photograph of sister Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, October 6-9: Nevada Northern Railway "Photo Spectacular" Drawing of See details. Builders Number: 46941, Cylinders: 20x28 6323 at speed on the main line with a passenger train, perhaps even the Maple Leaf. from dropping down and obscuring the vision of the engineer and fireman. Due to poor ballast conditions the train jumped the tracks a mile west of Durand, Michigan. In failing health, Jensen was unable to do so and took Metra to court. Streamlining of steam engines for passenger service enjoyed a brief vogue in North America after diesel streamliners were introduced in the 1930s. It reads, "Eastward track will be used as Single track Between facing point Crossover Bellevue and regular Crossover located at Switchtenders Shanty East End Nichols Yard Seven Oclock 700 am until Five O'clock 500 pm. 6325 pulled President Harry S. Truman's campaign train across Michigan on Grand Trunk rails. This translation tool is for your convenience only. They weighed 285,500 pounds and developed 40,750 pounds of tractive force. 4070 was then acquired by the Midwest Railway Preservation Society for use on its Cuyahoga Valley Line. Although engine crews reportedly liked these 4-8-2s, More information: 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. Burr Oak Yard was sold to Metra Commuter Rail of Chicago, who asked Jensen to relocate No. 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. freight as they could heading up the Maple Leaf or the 5629 in excursion service out of Chicago. 6039 awaited a call at Detroit, Michigan, on July It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the. 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. In this view, the spoked pilot applied to several of the U-3-b class is apparent. With 63-inch drivers, they had 23x32-inch cylinders and carried a boiler pressure of 180 pounds per square inch. More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, August 26: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions 6039 was reassigned to pulling secondary passenger trains between Detroit and Muskegon, and it last served in the late 1950s. 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. More information: Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. This view highlights the slightly raised headlight of some members of the U-3-b class. 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. Grand Trunk Western No. 50196 was a self-propelled Burro crane used in track work.) Eventually, Metra had finally had enough and contracted with the Erman-Howell Division of the Luria Brothers Scrap Company to dispose of No 5629. They were manufactured with friction bearings on all No. September 21, 1941, it had the boxpok drivers on at least the second and $75.00 + $22.45 shipping. Installation of 50 sq ft of thermic siphons also increased the firebox heating surface to 231 sq ft. 8380 at the Illinois Railway Museum. 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. S-19802, Montreal, Quebec, June 17, 1959.". 6039 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works on June 26, 1925. Related photos: 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. 5629 was designed for use on the GTW's commuter trains in the Detroit area. and were of box-section type, like the wheel rim, a design that provided In the late 1970s, Jensen moved No. No. 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. Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. Below is a July, 1954 view of No. [13][14][note 1]. 32, No. More information: In the late days of steam they drew a variety of assignments, even serving in Detroit suburban service an unusual assignment for a locomotive which in North America was used almost exclusively to haul freight. A YouTube user has also posted this video of No. [Photograph of No. They exerted 39,000 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 165,000 pounds. Related photos: These class O-19-a switchers were built by ALCo in 1919. Tractive Effort: 34,669 lbs Weight on Drivers: 146,550 lbs. Trains, Photo by the author, Edward J. Ozog. There, Jensen and a group of local railfans worked to restore No. Trunk Western Railway leased No. [8] As of 2023, No. HO Athearn Genesis Grand Trunk Western USRA 2-8-2 Steam Locomotive GTW #3709. Narrow Gauge Railroad 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. The locomotive was then stored in the Ex-Delaware, Lackawanna and Western yard with other locomotives of the collection, until 1998, when it was given another repaint to become more presentable to the public. 6039 is one of only seven [1] The Canadian National Railway (CN) purchased sixteen locomotives with this wheel arrangement in 1923, and they proved to be so successful, that the railroad purchased twenty-one additional units the following year. carrier service in the state of Vermont, and the last to survive. Maryland that its restoration for operation may not be fiscally within reason, More information: 4-8-2 Mountain type during the 1920s. 6327 was, yet, another well known sister engine, 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. Blount paid $7,425 for The train is eastbound in late morning, preparing to cross over to the westbound main to switch the siding. the very least, it should be restored for use as a static exhibit; Her front end, the paint chipped by impacts from roadbed debris, testifies to the high-speed service of which these engines were capable. 6313, along with most members of the U-3-b class, was cut up in 1960. 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. 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. The Grand Trunk No. Grand Trunk Western No. 6325 pulling a freight, and Ohio Central's ex-Canadian Pacific Railway 1293 pulling a passenger train. She heads train No. 6039 was reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and boxpok driving wheels, but not all of them were applied at the same. 6408 at Durand, Michigan, in the summer of 1953, as it stopped at the depot with the Maple Leaf. served on passenger runs between Detroit and Muskegon. 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. No. 5632 of this class is preserved at Durand, Michigan. However, when I came across No. When the Grand Trunk was absorbed in the CNR system, a handful of new locomotives were also constructed. Thirty-nine of these relatively small but handsome Class J-3-a Pacificswere delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad over a two-year periodfrom the Baldwin Locomotive Works andthe Montreal Locomotive Works starting in 1912. [16] In 1985, fundraising began to restore the engine. (1967): 36. A fundraising campaign, led by the National Association of Power Engineers, promoted its preservation and cosmetic restoration. in high-speed service. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 8222 = 8447; 8226 = 8448. greatly improved lateral strength and rim stiffness. On August 10, 2021, it was test-fired for the . 5629 was subsequently moved to a spur track in Hammond, IN that Jensen had rented from the Grand Trunk. It was built in 1900 by the GTR Point St. Charles Shops for the Grand Trunk Railroad as No. [See p. 198, fig. 6323, garishly decorated with white front steps, on a 1961 Labor Day fan trip at South Bend, Indiana. and special excursions; if it cannot be restored mechanically, it should Then at 5 pm, it pulled a special 3-hour excursion to the OHCR Morgan Run steam shops for tours. Around this time, the Rock Island was on the verge of bankruptcy, and in March 1980, the railroad shut down for good. Technically called "box-spoke," these drivers had fewer spokes 8376 shown above.). 25. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division.