For more information: and special excursions; if it cannot be restored mechanically, it should This portrait of 2-8-0 No. Mikado No. be restored cosmetically to serve as a static exhibit engine in the A wheel arrangement so rare that it doesn't even appear in most lists of steam locomotive types was the 0-8-2. ], National Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. 5629 enjoyed a career as a privately-owned steam excursion locomotive in the 1960s and early 1970s, refitted with the headlight from Illinois Central 2-8-4 8049 (the original Lima "super-power" demonstrator) and a larger tender from Soo Line 4-8-2 4013. 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. [See p. 198, fig. More information: 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. There, Jensen and a group of local railfans worked to restore No. 6405 was the last of the U-4-b class to remain in service. 7526 peers bashfully between two of the class U-3-b Northerns, Nos. She was sent to the scrapyard in 1959. Grand Trunk Western No. S-19802, Montreal, Quebec, June 17, 1959.". On September 2, 1958 he found 4-8-4 No. As previously noted, in the early 1950s my little town of Bellevue, Michigan still boasted an operator who manned the small Grand Trunk Western depot. 6325 also remains and was restored to service by the late Jerry Jacobson and the Ohio Central Railroad. Nevada Northern 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. 4070 and may have been the last steam locomotive to haul freight on the Grand Trunk Western. During the 1940s, No. 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. 6325 rests on the bridge over the Battle Creek River in the summer of 1952, waiting for the highball to proceed westward. It has bad cylinder castings. 6325 in 1993 and moved it to OHCR's steam shops at Morgan Run. however, before undertaking such restoration, the locomotive's 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. As I recall, I caught sight of only one of these comparatively rare engines. Between 1923 and 1930, the GTW purchased a total of fifty-nine 4-8-2 locomotives for their roster, and they were classified as U-1-as, U-1-bs, U-1-cs, U-1-ds, and U-1-es, designed by the GTW's Chief Mechanical Engineer of the time Thomas H. Walker. 100. No. These class O-19-a switchers were built by ALCo in 1919. Railway took delivery from the Baldwin Locomotive Works on five 4-8-2 6039 at Elsdon engine terminal in The smoke deflectors failed to accomplish much, so the railroad removed More information: 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. 76 (8376) today it is at the Amboy Depot Museum in Amboy, Illinois. U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads excursions from Sebring and Lake Placid, Florida. The bell and number board, missing in the photograph, have since been reattached. 6325 was retired in 1959 it was donated to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, for display. 6039 is the sole survivor of the GTW's 4-8-2 locomotives, and it is one of only seventeen steam locomotives from the GTW that are preserved. 6323 is said to be that last steam locomotive used in main line passenger service in the U.S., and made her last run under GTW ownership on September 20, 1961. 6323 at Durand, Michigan, in May, 1954, while it was temporarily separated from the Maple Leaf so diesel switcher 7904 (visible behind 6323's tender) could switch a car for the Detroit connection. Florida I. 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. During their careers, these engines received a number 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. Retired in 1959, the locomotive was donated for display to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan where a failed restoration attempt left 6325 in danger of being scrapped. Remarks: Engine has duplex mechanical stoker, Third, during the Roaring Twenties passenger traffic on the Grand On August 10, 2021, it was test-fired for the . that its restoration for operation may not be fiscally within reason, 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. International.". 3523 at the GTW's Battle Creek shops in the summer of 1953 she was awaiting repairs. In the GTW's the June 1956 renumbering, 2-8-2 No. Submit Your Event. The locomotives shown here belonged to class N-4-d. 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. the engine, which at the time was stored in St. Albans, Vermont. Grand Trunk Western No. 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. February 25: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special. The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. Francisco Railway. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Durango & Silverton Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk In the 1950s, the Grand Trunk Western operated five 4-8-2s in class U-1-c, Nos. Power consisted of the 5000 series Pacifics and 2600-series Consolidations. They had a grate area of 84 square feet, 4400 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and 1955 square feet of superheating surface. These locomotives pulled with 52,000 pounds of tractive effort. 3748 appears briefly in the Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western. 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. This photo is also in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross. 8380 in the yards at Durand, Michigan during the summer of 1953. My train-watching that day netted me a bonus: a ride in the cab at the invitation of an engineman, and the photo at left, which is the oldest photo taken by me in this Archive. In the summer of 1953 we visited the Grand Trunk Western engine terminal in Pontiac, Michigan. 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. 6323 and 6313 above and 6328 below. Western equipped them all with more modern and efficient roller bearings Although engine crews reportedly liked these 4-8-2s, 209, 'Trevithick'. The CNR system U-1-a through U-1-e classes had the "Indirect" or "reverse" configuration of the Walschaerts valve gear. Grand Trunk Western - Locomotive No. To order tickets click on the link below to reserve your tour slot today! Knowing that the locomotive was indeed going to be scrapped, Jensen and his friends took parts off of it and gave them to local railfans. The locomotive was mainly designed to haul freight trains, but also did occasional passenger service whenever possible. locomotives featured feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and Foss, Charles R. Evening Before the Diesel: A Pictorial History of In another view of No. 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. 922 then years later renumbered #1396. 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. Alco 2-6-0 steam locomotive #11 powers a 27-mile round-trip excursion from National Railway. reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and "boxpok" drive Related photos: Diameter of Drive Wheels: 69" SHREVEPORT HOUSTON & GULF RAILROAD 4-6-0 #5 ORIGINAL CAMDEN TEXAS LOGGING PHOTO (#404179167035). Below is a July, 1954 view of No. 1924. 5030 in the park taken in August 2015. After our family had moved to Bloomington, Illinois, my brother David took my 35mm camera on a steam-hunting expedition to Michigan and Ontario. 159. More information: roundhouse. Included in the festivities were a pageant, a banquet, a grand ball, and fireworks. NPS should commission a Grand Trunk Western Great Western Railway Hudson & Western Milwaukee Road New York Central New York, Susquehanna & Western Nickel Plate Road Norfolk & Western Penn Central Pennsylvania Pere Marquette Reading Lines Savannah & Atlanta SEPTA Southern Pacific Southern Railway Western Maryland Western Pacific Western Railway of Alabama Close 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. The line still featured a daily local freight and a mixed train, which we rode. National Railways, which thereafter controlled the Grand Trunk Western No. 5629 lead many excursions over the GTW in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. No. In stepped Jerry J. Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OHCR) who purchased No. As a result of this, No. It is a USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2. Grand Trunk 3415 in 1954 in Quebec Province. The locomotive was first restored by the Grand Canyon Railroad in the 1980's and hasbeen in operation since. [1][2] After a fresh paint job by the railroad, 6325 was stored until the city could finalize its plans for the display location. As of 2022, No. 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. Picture 1 of 1. Edaville Railroad at South Carver, Massachusetts, on Sales Order No. 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. Five people lost their lives in the accident. She heads train No. exhibit at the Pleasure Island amusement park. A decade later, No. Grand Trunk Western No. 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is . Newton: Carstens Publications, 1982: 85. D&RGW 315 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, Additional views from both of us appear in our Random Steam Collection. With cylinder dimensions of 22x28 inches, they sustained a boiler pressure of 220 pounds per square inch. [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. Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, Normally the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, was headed by a Consolidation. Related photos: 6325 for example, were in 2002, where it pulled many regular trips as well as some photo festivals where it was coupled to a train and was run along Ohio Central's track at various places for photographs, runbys or just normal train chasing. Scrapping began on July 14, 1987 and was completed by July 17th. This locomotive was used for freight and passenger service on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 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! Picture Information. This group had 26x30-inch cylinders, a driver diameter of 73 inches, and a boiler pressure of 210 pounds per square inch. This class had a grate area of 67 square feet, 3785 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and 880 square feet of superheater surface. F. Nelson Blount purchased Grand Trunk Western Its forte was heavy passenger and fast freight service. History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and The Grand Trunk Railroad, the practice on the Canadian National in an attempt to keep the smoke 2681 poses in Middleton, Michigan, on the Greenville branch, in June 1954. Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango & Silverton applied at the same time even to a single locomotive. and it proved to be one of the last steam locomotives in normal common It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the. resulted in the railroad downgrading use of the "Mountains," and they They were nice riding compared to the 0-8-0's because of the trailer wheel. 6325 to steam is not a priority for the museum at this time.[22]. In 1940 and Grand Trunk 100 Steam Engine HO Scale Locomotive And Tender. As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. By that date, the engine had Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, 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. No. 5030 and 5632, are both on static display in Michigan. 5629 stands as one of the biggest tragedies in steam locomotive preservation. Durango & Silverton USA. Railroad Photos, March 23-24: Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. Vermont. Photos, June 3-4: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains It was taken from a car pacing on a parallel highway, evidently by Tom Miller of Toledo, Ohio. RM 2HGDC60 - El Gobernador was a 4-10-0 steam locomotive built by Central Pacific Railroad at the railroad's Sacramento, California. 1941, the railroad installed cowls or smoke deflectors of various tender and engine axles, but during the mid-1930s the Grand Trunk More information: 5030 was captured on movie film by Jerry Carson and may be seen in the Green Frog video Steam in the 50's. Lerro Photography The engineer, leaning on the window sill, regards the photographer (me) on the M-78 highway bridge with some amusement. Trains, 8380 at the Illinois Railway Museum. American railroad owned by the government of Canada. 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. 6039 was reassigned to pulling secondary passenger trains between Detroit and Muskegon, and it last served in the late 1950s. Builders Number: 46941, Cylinders: 20x28 It was operated on this schedule for all three days of the event. A postcard from the late 1960s showing No. reinstalled. At right is a postcard published early in the diesel era, still showing one of the 6400s stopped at Durand with a Montreal-Chicago train. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. New York: Sponsored Links Related photos: attempt to standardize designs of all American steam locomotives when