], Guide to the Steamtown Collection. Refresh your browser window to try again. Class U-1-c was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 the Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and Illinois and was in its later years the only railroad that provided commuter rail service in and . Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. In addition he would regularly report to the dispatcher the passing of all trains past the Bellevue depot on this busy stretch of railroad. 3748 appears briefly in the Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western. 6039 at Steamtown, Bellows Falls, of modifications. 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. 6325 to steam is not a priority for the museum at this time.[22]. 163, builder's photographs of No. be restored cosmetically to serve as a static exhibit engine in the 6325 pulled President Harry S. Truman's campaign train across Michigan on Grand Trunk rails. vestibuled or all-weather cabs. Since No. 8380 and its eleven sisters in class P-5-g were erected by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. Coal (in tons): 18 Grand Trunk Western No. 100. I. E. Quastler included this photo in his Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History. 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. To order tickets click on the link below to reserve your tour slot today! Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, March 18: Winterail extent that the company's 4-6-2 Pacifics increasingly had to be double- 1930). 6325 pulling a freight, and Ohio Central's ex-Canadian Pacific Railway 1293 pulling a passenger train. The Grand Trunk Western did, . She had 27x30-inch cylinders, 63-inch drivers, and a boiler pressure of 175 pounds. 5030 had been involved in a notorious train wreck, that of the "Knights Templar Special" on June 5, 1923. Making a stop at Durand, Michigan, with train No. Everett 8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. 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. - 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). 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. 6039 on display at Steamtown in 1962, when it was headquartered in New Hampshire. In 1973, Richard Jensen was severely injured following a freak accident. Related photos: Canadian National Railway Company. The Grand Trunk Western No. Florida East Broad Top Railroad Photos, April 29: Ashland Train Day (No. Builder: American Locomotive Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sugar Express, February 25: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special 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. No. 6325 rests on the bridge over the Battle Creek River in the summer of 1952, waiting for the highball to proceed westward. 86 was built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. as Grand Trunk No. ", GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951, David Leonard's CNR-GTW Steam Gallery, 1958. Durango & Silverton Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. (Photo: DogsRNice via CC by 4.0) Early Years for the Grand Trunk Western 6325. Mechanical Engineer Thomas H. Walker signed the Specification Bellows Falls, Vt.: 5629 lead many excursions over the GTW in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. Trains & Travel International The bell and number board, missing in the photograph, have since been reattached. 6323, garishly decorated with white front steps, on a 1961 Labor Day fan trip at South Bend, Indiana. 6325 also remains and was restored to service by the late Jerry Jacobson and the Ohio Central Railroad. Diameter of Drive Wheels: 69" 6325 remains in the museum's collection. They had 51-inch diameter driving wheels, weighed 215,150 pounds, and exerted 49,691 pounds of tractive effort. 6039 gets meticulously taken care of while occasionally being moved around for public display with occasional night photo sessions taking place around it. 6039 is one of only seven It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the Canadian Northern (CNoR). Members of the U-3-b class had only two more years to run in this Detroit suburban service, their final assignment. No. Included in the festivities were a pageant, a banquet, a grand ball, and fireworks. Grand Trunk Western: 4-6-2 "Pacific" Then at 5 pm, it pulled a special 3-hour excursion to the OHCR Morgan Run steam shops for tours. 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. 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. D&RGW 168 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, 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. Seller information. Carver. Above, at Bellevue, Michigan in the summer of 1952, we see 2-8-2 No. 6327 was, yet, another well known sister engine, No. The People's Railway. Edaville Railroad at South Carver, Massachusetts, on Sales Order No. 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., 1977. After photographing this engine in 1953, I saw 0-8-2s operating in the yards at Durand, Michigan. 6325 was no exception. 6039 is a preserved class "U-1-c" 4-8-2 "Mountain type" steam locomotive built in June 1925 by Baldwin. Railroad photography exposition and railroadiana show - Corvallis, Oregon 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. 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. 6325 hasn't been fired up due to Ohio Central's cease in steam train operations. Trunk Western Railway leased No. 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. 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. Grand Trunk Western No. February 24-26: Sugar Express Excursions. 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. Rebuilt from 2-8-2s. Returning to service, she became the last remaining 0-8-2 on the GTW roster when renumbered to 3522 in 1956. However, when I came across No. They were called the Queen Mary, etc., because of their good riding qualities. 7526, because of its short wheelbase, was probably used to switch some industrial trackage in Battle Creek that had sharp curves. During their careers, these engines received a number As for No. Below is a broadside shot of 0-8-0 switcher No. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, October 6-9: Nevada Northern Railway "Photo Spectacular" 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. reinstalled. On the GTW, it was the ultimate in modern steam power. for the move from Bellows Falls to Scranton, and those need to be [This fine book is a principal source on No. Newton: Carstens Publications, 1982: 85. 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. 5629 we find her at the Durand diamonds during the summer of 1954, waiting to proceed south into the depot with No. [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. No. It pulled its first excursion train from Dennison to Columbus, Ohio on September 22 of that year. 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. 5629 was subsequently moved to a spur track in Hammond, IN that Jensen had rented from the Grand Trunk. 1941, the railroad installed cowls or smoke deflectors of various Despite a network of less than 300 miles its hotly contested Detroit - Chicago market was a vital artery for CN in reaching America's railroad capital. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co., 1927. 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! The famous K-4-a No. documented the vital statistics of Grand Trunk Western Locomotive In 1948, locomotive No. 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. Builders Number: 46941, Cylinders: 20x28 5633, displays the web-spoke drivers that seem to have been applied only to this member of the trio. The train ran between Detroit to Durand during November 1960. 5048 with the local freight at the depot in nearby Perrinton. In stepped Jerry J. Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OHCR) who purchased No. Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. 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. roundhouse. [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. 6039, now at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5629 to operating condition for use on fan trips around the area. 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. 11, 1953.Photo by Peter Cox, Steamtown Foundation Collection. More information: Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Picture 1 of 1. 6039 is one of about 17 Grand Trunk Have one to sell? 8317 and 8346 rest next to the Pontiac, Michigan roundhouse in the summer of 1953, awaiting their return to switching duties. I photographed No. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 8222 = 8447; 8226 = 8448. 159. The Grand Trunk Railroad, It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me. Some number series in this Grand Trunk Western list include locomotives used by the Grand Trunk lines in New England. 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. 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. 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. As a result, local freight and branch line duties were still performed by the GTW's ageing stable of lighter steam power. No. Recommendation: This engine is exactly the [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. A fundraising campaign, led by the National Association of Power Engineers, promoted its preservation and cosmetic restoration. Maryland $75.00 + $22.45 shipping. Here we see No. primary focus of the Steamtown collection. It is a USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2. 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. North American Steam The locomotive was subsequently moved out of the back shops to remain on display on various parts of Steamtown property. Boiler Pressure: 190 psi [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. Sent to CNR or GT after delivery of U-3-b class. The dimensions of the K-4-a class were similar to those of the later K-4bs, except that their boiler pressure was only 200 pounds. More information: Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. This class had a grate area of 67 square feet, 3785 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and 880 square feet of superheater surface. Although they were purchased for She sports a shiny paint job recently applied at the Battle Creek shops, including white tires and the tilted GTW herald on the tender. 5629's endangerment spread through the local railroad community. This engine may be seen at the head of a fast freight in Chicago's south side on John Szwajkart's video The Chicago Collection. No. ): 65,000 (also reported as 49,590), Tender Capacity: 6323, which is famous for being the last GTW steam engine to run on GTW rails, under GTW ownership. ]. U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads excursions from Sebring and Lake Placid, Florida. In failing health, Jensen was unable to do so and took Metra to court. 6039 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works on June 26, 1925. Railroad Photos, March 23-24: Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum Dorm, Patrick C. The Grand Trunk Western Railroad: A Canadian Some well known trips done by No. Lerro Photography 6408 at Durand, Michigan, in the summer of 1953, as it stopped at the depot with the Maple Leaf. Photo Concepts: When the gates close, the engineer gives a steam blast on the whistle, then steam escapes on both sides of the locomotive making a nice action shot. However, this was later removed for proving to be ineffective. More information: Sugar Express. An unusual feature of No. These Lima-built locomotives closely resembled Nos. 6313 was scrapped in 1960. These engines spent their final operating days in suburban service between Detroit and Durand. [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! See details. The locomotive at right is U-3-b 4-8-4 No. [1] No. The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. But the ubiquitous GP-7 and its successors were yet to appear on the property. 6327 was among the last of GTW's steam engines still operating when the railroad dieselized in 1960 and it was scrapped that year. Three factors influenced the Grand Trunk Western 3732, 3740 and 3748 above. No. Winterail, March 18-19: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions and it proved to be one of the last steam locomotives in normal common More information: Class includes both GT and GTW locomotives. 78 erected in 1938, the GTW's first diesel switcher (not counting No. Rich Brzycki sent me a photo he rediscovered of No. Grand Trunk Western No. Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized. [1], No. [7][1] There, it was repainted again with the smokebox becoming black again. Durango & Silverton Grand Trunk Western 6325 on static display more than 70 years after Truman's campaign. 3732 at the engine terminal in Battle Creek in August, 1956. 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American Grand Trunk Western, Durand, Michigan; 1959 - YouTube 0:00 / 7:48 Grand Trunk Western, Durand, Michigan; 1959 14,647 views Mar 1, 2013 In the Spring and Winter of 1959, my dad took these. At left is a dramatic low-angle shot of 4-8-4 No. 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. 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 4-6-2 or Pacific type was considered a passenger engine by most North American railroads, but several lines used older classes of Pacifics in light freight service. Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. California I snapped several photos of No. With a locomotive weight of 403,000 pounds and a combined engine-and-tender length of 96 feet, the U-3-b class was still one of the smaller types of 4-8-4s used on the North American railway system. RM 2HGDC60 - El Gobernador was a 4-10-0 steam locomotive built by Central Pacific Railroad at the railroad's Sacramento, California. they could be found, in the words of the railroad's historian, "as often (It was used in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross, mentioned above.) [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. 6313 in the next photo. Beaudette, Edward H. Central Vermont Railway: Operations in the commuter rail service in and around Detroit. In this preview video we take a look at its histo. 5632 of this class is preserved at Durand, Michigan. 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. per square inch): 210 In 1946, the 6325 gained notoriety for pulling United States President Harry S. Truman's election campaign train through the state of Michigan. Boxcab switcher for the Milwaukee ferry dock. Additional views from both of us appear in our Random Steam Collection. As with many 6328 met the torch in Chicago in 1960. 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. NPS should commission a The Grand Trunk Western in the early 1950s had EMD road freight diesels (modified F-3s, unofficially a called F-5s), and some EMD switchers. Above, in a photo that also appears in Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History by I. E. Quastler, we see 4-6-2 No. No. 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. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884. they could move hotshot fast freight trains, so that by the early 1930s SHREVEPORT HOUSTON & GULF RAILROAD 4-6-0 #5 ORIGINAL CAMDEN TEXAS LOGGING PHOTO (#404179167035). Card on No. These locomotives pulled with 52,000 pounds of tractive effort. Class J-3-a had 69-inch drivers, a boiler pressure of 185 pounds per square inch, and cylinder dimensions of 23x28 inches. 1973). [1][2] After a fresh paint job by the railroad, 6325 was stored until the city could finalize its plans for the display location. For the U-1-c class, the GTW approached the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to place an order of five locomotives in 1925, and they were numbered 60376041. 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 P-5 0-8-0s were sharing duties with diesel switchers as early as the late 1930s. Boiler Pressure (in lbs. My brother, David Leonard, photographed No. As of 2022, No. 2681 poses in Middleton, Michigan, on the Greenville branch, in June 1954. In addition, we are making available a copy of the GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951 in PDF format. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. Although idle, the 6325 now resides, protected from the elements in the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, OH. Normally the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, was headed by a Consolidation. 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. [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. 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. At the end of its career in the 1950s, the Grand In 1960, No. Work Ex 50196 and 3748 working between Nichols yd & Olivet." Date Built: 1912 No. (Train orders were sometimes called "flimsies" because of the thin paper used in making multiple carbon copies.) Picture Information. ], National Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. 8380, above. Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. Grand Trunk Western No. 6325 was retired in 1959 it was donated to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, for display. Foss, Charles R. Evening Before the Diesel: A Pictorial History of See details. 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. The last time I encountered them was around 1960 when I saw one being hauled through DeKalb, Illinois, in a Chicago & North Western freight train destined, I presume, for scrapping at Northwestern Steel & Wire in Sterling, Illinois. and Island Pond, Vt. Mostly, it served on the . Scenic Expeditions into the Secret Valley. Durango & Silverton 6039 from the Canadian National Railway Company for his [3], Since its sidelining in 2005, No.
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