6327 was among the last of GTW's steam engines still operating when the railroad dieselized in 1960 and it was scrapped that year. In the scene below, taken at Battle Creek in the summer of 1953, P-5-b No. Date Built: June 1925 In 1984, No. I snapped several photos of 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. No. The Grand Trunk Railroad, The main visible difference between the CNR and GTW classes was the design of the air intake ahead of the stack. [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. This photo appears in I. E. Quastler's book Where the Rails Cross: A Railroad History of Durand, Michigan, published in September 2005. Fast shipping and well packaged, Thanks. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., 1977. 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. [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. Drawing of More information: 6325 rests on the bridge over the Battle Creek River in the summer of 1952, waiting for the highball to proceed westward. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division. [7][1] There, it was repainted again with the smokebox becoming black again. 76 (Former GTW 8376) in May, 1977. Power consisted of the 5000 series Pacifics and 2600-series Consolidations. These locomotives pulled with 52,000 pounds of tractive effort. 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. served on passenger runs between Detroit and Muskegon. These The locomotive was retired by 1961, and was subsequently sold for scrap.[23][24]. Technically called "box-spoke," these drivers had fewer spokes 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. commuter rail service in and around Detroit. The distinctive turreted rooftop of the historic Durand depot pokes skyward behind U-3-b 4-8-4 No. Related photos: In her tow is one of the K-4-b Pacifics (identifiable by the vestibule cab) evidently destined for shopping at Battle Creek. [1] After being retired in the late 1950s, No. 5030 was captured on movie film by Jerry Carson and may be seen in the Green Frog video Steam in the 50's. S-19802, Montreal, Quebec, June 17, 1959.". 2670, 2674, 2675 built 1907; 2684 built 1911. D&RGW 315 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, 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. The video was recorded at the Ohio Central's Morgan Run Shops near West Lafayette, OH. 6039 at Elsdon engine terminal in National Railways, which thereafter controlled the Grand Trunk Western 3713. Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. 1930). Related photos: They weighed about 211,200 pounds and were rated at 40,000 pounds of tractive effort. Northwestern Wire & Steel Company used three Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0s as plant switchers. 6325 pulled President Harry S. Truman's campaign train across Michigan on Grand Trunk rails. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. reinstalled. In stepped Jerry J. Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OHCR) who purchased No. this type of locomotive in 1923 that had also proved to be very Class: U-1-c, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works 6038 and specifications. I photographed 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. 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. 6325 has one surviving sister engine, No. [7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. Although they were purchased for These class O-19-a switchers were built by ALCo in 1919. Her front end, the paint chipped by impacts from roadbed debris, testifies to the high-speed service of which these engines were capable. Subsequently the engine was exhibited at Blount's Steamtown located at Narrow Gauge Railroad Blount paid $7,425 for 5629 in the summer of 1953, when she was pinch-hitting for the usual Consolidation on the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, on a break-in run after repairs and painting at the Battle Creek shops. It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me. greatly improved lateral strength and rim stiffness. Widespread use of the 2-8-2 wheel arrangement originated with a group of locomotives built by Baldwin in 1897 for the Nippon Railway of Japan, hence the name Mikado for this type of locomotive. 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. All Rights Reserved. However, two of No. 6039 was 3-day weekend photographing passenger, freight, and ore trains with 2-8-0 #81, 2-8-0 #93, Durango & Silverton Proud queens of Grand Trunk Western's steam passenger fleet were the six 4-8-4s in class U-4-b, Nos. I photographed No. When the Grand Trunk was absorbed in the CNR system, a handful of new locomotives were also constructed. Class U-1-c was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. Something went wrong. Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification Card for Locomotive No. 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. Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. ], Scribbins, Jim. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, October 6-9: Nevada Northern Railway "Photo Spectacular" 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. 1973). 6039 was also one of the very first steam locomotives to be a part of the Steamtown collection, and the only locomotive in the collection with a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement. railroad to survive. However, this was later removed for proving to be ineffective. Class: SC-4 (1967): 36. 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. Scenic Expeditions into the Secret Valley. After photographing this engine in 1953, I saw 0-8-2s operating in the yards at Durand, Michigan. 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. Viewed from the A postcard from the late 1960s showing No. On August 10, 2021, it was test-fired for the . The GTW gradually equipped these locomotives with disc drivers. However they could be a difficult engine for a fireman, before conversion, because they had a long firebox and did not have a stoker. 6039 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works on June 26, 1925. exhibit at the Pleasure Island amusement park. Actually, these engines had been converted from 2-8-2s by amputating the pilot truck. 5629 at Dearborn Station in Chicago. No. East Broad Top Railroad Photos. 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. Tractive Effort: 42,000 lbs 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. All U-3-b class locomotives were known as good steamers and were liked by all engine crews and No. 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. Diameter of Drive Wheels: 69" Nos. As a result of this, No. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. 86 was built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. as Grand Trunk 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. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers. Railroad photography exposition and railroadiana show - Corvallis, Oregon 1941, the railroad installed cowls or smoke deflectors of various 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 Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and If it Durango & Silverton In 1965, the collection was moved again across the Connecticut River to Bellows Falls, and No. on leading and trailing trucks on the locomotive itself. roundhouse. Railway in the United States. modifications of these locomotives. The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. More information: Circa 1937-1942, compiled from various sources. Builder: BaldwinLocomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The People's Railway. International.". It was retired from revenue service in 1957 and later restored to operating condition for excursion service in 1991 by the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society. Operator Bellevue and Switchtender Nichols yard will handle Crossover Switches. Boiler Pressure: 190 psi It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the. 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. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad After our family had moved to Bloomington, Illinois, my brother David took my 35mm camera on a steam-hunting expedition to Michigan and Ontario. Galloping Goose #5 round-trip to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado No. Grand Trunk Western No. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884. My photo (above, left) was used in their online promotional poster. Virginia . Although the 4-8-4 was a popular dual-service locomotive, only a few railroads applied streamlining or semi-streamlining to this wheel arrangement. Riverside, Vermont, just north of Bellows Falls. This group had 26x30-inch cylinders, a driver diameter of 73 inches, and a boiler pressure of 210 pounds per square inch. 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. and 4-6-0 #40 - Ely, Nevada Gordon Chappell, A Canadian National Railways folio locomotive diagram sheet Although idle, the 6325 now resides, protected from the elements in the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, OH. These Consolidations were members of class N-4, which had several subclasses; all were built between 1906 and 1911 for the Grand Trunk Railway. [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. they could be found, in the words of the railroad's historian, "as often 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. In the scene below at the Battle Creek shops from the summer of 1953, 0-6-0 No. They were nice riding compared to the 0-8-0's because of the trailer wheel. Condition: Although ostensibly in good SHREVEPORT HOUSTON & GULF RAILROAD 4-6-0 #5 ORIGINAL CAMDEN TEXAS LOGGING PHOTO (#404179167035). 5030 was GTR's No. 6039, now at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Hover to zoom. the Grand Trunk Western to feature both Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed, Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. 6328 met the torch in Chicago in 1960. 1924. Railway to acquire heavy passenger (and freight) locomotives of the This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. 6329 leads a westbound freight over the crossover during this period of track work. More information: Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. extra engine crew, not to mention the additional engine, so that a 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. With a full load of coal in her Vanderbilt tender, Grand Trunk [3] The U-3-b engines were right at home with GTW's road profile and characteristics, running almost a quarter of a million miles (400,000km) between heavy repairs. More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, August 26: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions attempt to standardize designs of all American steam locomotives when that its restoration for operation may not be fiscally within reason, In addition he would regularly report to the dispatcher the passing of all trains past the Bellevue depot on this busy stretch of railroad. More information: The first Grand Trunk Western trip proved to be a big success and over the next few years, No. resulted in the railroad downgrading use of the "Mountains," and they 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. Grand Trunk Western - Locomotive No. 5632 of this class is preserved at Durand, Michigan. 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). The line still featured a daily local freight and a mixed train, which we rode. Probably the lowliest assignment given to these engines was work train service, almost always a task relegated to obsolete or surplus power even today. Tractive Effort: 34,669 lbs 6400-6404 of parent Canadian National. A colorful new ride is immediately behind the train in this angle, so I made the photo black and white to make the new ride less noticeable and the photo more authentic to the 1881 . Grand Trunk Western: 4-6-2 "Pacific" and special excursions; if it cannot be restored mechanically, it should 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. 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. Weight on Drivers: 146,550 lbs. Around this time, the Rock Island was on the verge of bankruptcy, and in March 1980, the railroad shut down for good. trains, plus night photo session - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania Refresh your browser window to try again. In 1960, 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. A fundraising campaign, led by the National Association of Power Engineers, promoted its preservation and cosmetic restoration. 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. 6039 at Steamtown, Bellows Falls, 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. 6039 was sold for $7,425 on June 17, 1959, to seafood magnate and steam locomotive enthusiast F. Nelson Blount. ): 65,000 (also reported as 49,590), Tender Capacity: 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. 8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. 6313 in the next photo. Initially, it was to be shipped to Wakefield, Massachusetts, for CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. 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. No. During their careers, these engines received a number During the 1940s, No. Others, such as the surviving 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. The train ran between Detroit to Durand during November 1960. Click to enlarge. in high-speed service. More information: 209, 'Trevithick'. Larry Bell (mentioned above) wrote me as follows: "In Durand, the 3500s were used on the 'top end jobs' almost exclusively. It seems that the company had acquired a number of locomotives for scrapping, and even replaced older switchers with more recent acquisitions. Text and photo images2013 Richard Leonard. At the end of its career in the 1950s, the Grand the practice on the Canadian National in an attempt to keep the smoke She belonged to class S-3-a and was erected by American Locomotive's Schenectady works in 1918. reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and "boxpok" drive Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 Occasionally the 6400s were seen on freight trains, especially on break-in runs after overhauling at the Battle Creek shops. $75.00 + $22.45 shipping. The judge ruled in favor of Metra and stated that if Jensen could not move it, Metra would be allowed to scrap it. Eventually, Metra had finally had enough and contracted with the Erman-Howell Division of the Luria Brothers Scrap Company to dispose of No 5629. locomotives featured feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and 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. The famous K-4-a No. Accordingly, in 1925 that the Grand Trunk Western 4070 was then acquired by the Midwest Railway Preservation Society for use on its Cuyahoga Valley Line. ", GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951, David Leonard's CNR-GTW Steam Gallery, 1958. Due to poor ballast conditions the train jumped the tracks a mile west of Durand, Michigan. of steam locomotives used in North America . Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized.
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