Her front end, the paint chipped by impacts from roadbed debris, testifies to the high-speed service of which these engines were capable. In this preview video we take a look at its histo. 5629 to operating condition for use on fan trips around the area. 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. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, March 19: Everett Railroad "Steam Into The Cove" U-1-c. [Article includes photograph of sister
The CNR started it's life in January 1923. Builders Number: 46941, Cylinders: 20x28
With low 51-inch drivers, they had cylinder dimensions of 21x28 inches and a boiler pressure of 190 pounds. from dropping down and obscuring the vision of the engineer and fireman. Members of the U-3-b class had only two more years to run in this Detroit suburban service, their final assignment. named Eilenberger recorded Engine No. Durango & Silverton 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. Durango & Silverton 159. (It was used in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross, mentioned above.) class designed by the U.S. Railroad Administration in its short-lived
Here we found J-3-a classmates Nos. 6039 at Steamtown, Bellows Falls,
These class O-19-a switchers were built by ALCo in 1919. 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. 3734 heading a westbound local freight in my village of Bellevue, Michigan, in the autumn of 1952. They had a grate area of 84 square feet, 4400 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and 1955 square feet of superheating surface. extra engine crew, not to mention the additional engine, so that a
No. Here we see No. 5631 at Durand in the summer of 1953, handling the same train as 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. Everett Railroad the railroad later removed. An unusual feature of No. [7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. 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. Class: U-1-c, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works
D&RGW 315 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, Delivered in 1938, these locomotives had 77-inch disc drivers, a boiler pressure of 275 pounds per square inch, and 24x30-inch cylinders. SHREVEPORT HOUSTON & GULF RAILROAD 4-6-0 #5 ORIGINAL CAMDEN TEXAS LOGGING PHOTO (#404179167035). The Southern Pacific's Daylights and the Norfolk & Western's Class J series were outstanding examples. 50196 was a self-propelled Burro crane used in track work.) The locomotive at right is U-3-b 4-8-4 No. Larry Bell (mentioned above) wrote me as follows: "In Durand, the 3500s were used on the 'top end jobs' almost exclusively. Later fully or partially equipped with disc drivers. 6325 on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in April 2022. and 4-6-0 #40 - Ely, Nevada Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. 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. More information: U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads excursions from Sebring and Lake Placid, 1924. Grand Trunk Western No. 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. These locomotives pulled with 52,000 pounds of tractive effort. 78 erected in 1938, the GTW's first diesel switcher (not counting No. It was taken from a car pacing on a parallel highway, evidently by Tom Miller of Toledo, Ohio. February 24-26: Sugar Express Excursions. She sports a shiny paint job recently applied at the Battle Creek shops, including white tires and the tilted GTW herald on the tender. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., 1977. ], Scribbins, Jim. 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. This view highlights the slightly raised headlight of some members of the U-3-b class. In January 1929, the Grand Trunk Western
Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers. I snapped the above photo of No. It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me. I. E. Quastler included this photo in his Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History. ], National Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. 5629 made its debut pulling a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad, for which it was painted in B&O colors. Although idle, the 6325 now resides, protected from the elements in the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, OH. In another view of No. type in the Steamtown Foundation collection.Photo by
The Grand Trunk No. 6410 in this role at Bellevue, Michigan late in 1952. Both of these Battle Creek terminal photos appear in I. E. Quastler's book Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History (R&I Publishing, 2009). 6039. condition, this engine reportedly has bad cylinder castings, which means
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. Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, March 18: Winterail Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado Class U-1-c was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. On September 2, 1958 he found 4-8-4 No. Narrow Gauge Railroad Western No. Above, sister No. More information: They exerted 39,000 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 165,000 pounds. The Point St.Charles shop was opened in 1859 by the Grand Trunk and built a healthy portion of the Grand Trunk's roster. Maryland As for No. 8317 and 8346 rest next to the Pontiac, Michigan roundhouse in the summer of 1953, awaiting their return to switching duties. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is . 6325 has one surviving sister engine, No. Locomotives built for the Grand Trunk at the Point St.Charles shops will be identified in the "Builder" with the mark "GTR". the railroads were briefly nationalized during and just after World War
Rich Brzycki sent me a photo he rediscovered of No. This group had 26x30-inch cylinders, a driver diameter of 73 inches, and a boiler pressure of 210 pounds per square inch. Weight on Drivers: 189,360 lbs. 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. The locomotive is in storage, on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. ripping the quiet Michigan and Indiana countrysides apart with fast
This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. The CNR system U-1-a through U-1-e classes had the "Indirect" or "reverse" configuration of the Walschaerts valve gear. Photo by the author, Edward J. Ozog. No. Eventually, Metra had finally had enough and contracted with the Erman-Howell Division of the Luria Brothers Scrap Company to dispose of No 5629. 5629 in excursion service out of Chicago. carrier service in the state of Vermont, and the last to survive. kind of modem, heavy-duty, main line motive power that should become the
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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. Two days of photo shoots with visiting SP 4-6-0 steam locomotive #18 - Laws, No.
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. As with many
Date Built: 1912
This translation tool is for your convenience only. 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. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. EARLY PHOTO of CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD GAS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE #9000 in 1920's. $7.99 + $3.25 shipping. [Photograph of No. Recommendation: This engine is exactly the
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. ): 65,000 (also reported as 49,590), Tender Capacity:
Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 8222 = 8447; 8226 = 8448. 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. and were of box-section type, like the wheel rim, a design that provided
6408 at Durand, Michigan, in the summer of 1953, as it stopped at the depot with the Maple Leaf. The locomotive was retired by 1961, and was subsequently sold for scrap.[23][24]. 8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. [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. the Grand Trunk Western to feature both Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed,
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. 6039. Tractive Effort: 42,000 lbs
The smoke deflectors failed to accomplish much, so the railroad removed
[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. [This fine book is a principal source on No. More information: Mechanical Engineer Thomas H. Walker signed the Specification
Lerro Photography 6405 heading the Inter-City Limited at the Durand depot. Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing,
6039 was reassigned to pulling secondary passenger trains between Detroit and Muskegon, and it last served in the late 1950s. [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. Third, during the Roaring Twenties passenger traffic on the Grand
Oddly, these modern drive wheels were not all
No. Gordon Chappell, A Canadian National Railways folio locomotive diagram sheet
subsidiary in Michigan.Canadian National Railways. 6405 was the last of the U-4-b class to remain in service. Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920
In the GTW's the June 1956 renumbering, 2-8-2 No. Nos. 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. No. 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. greatly improved lateral strength and rim stiffness. However, returning No. 5629 lead many excursions over the GTW in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The train ran between Detroit to Durand during November 1960. It is a USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2. Bellows Falls, Vt.:
Unfortunately, the locomotive had been vandalized over the years to the point where it was unsafe to move. No. 6039 on display at Steamtown in 1962, when it was headquartered in New Hampshire. Scrapping began on July 14, 1987 and was completed by July 17th. 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. Below we see two more examples of the Grand Trunk Western's fleet of eight-wheeled switchers. His letter was read publicly at the ceremony. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight During that time, it was leased to the Central Vermont Railway for freight service, only to become one of the very last steam locomotives to regularly operate in the state of Vermont. Durango & Silverton Throughout its history GTW has shared the same type and class designations of its locomotives with parents Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian National. It seems that the company had acquired a number of locomotives for scrapping, and even replaced older switchers with more recent acquisitions. 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. Additional views from both of us appear in our Random Steam Collection. Durango & Silverton Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3748 = 4083; 3750-3757 = 4084-4091. 6039 from the Canadian National Railway Company for his
per square inch): 210
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. I photographed No. As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. The locomotive was mainly designed to haul freight trains, but also did occasional passenger service whenever possible. Grand Trunk Western No. Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado 5633, displays the web-spoke drivers that seem to have been applied only to this member of the trio. I rode behind one of these locomotives on a family trip from Battle Creek, Michigan, to Chicago in the early 1950s. In the summer of 1953 we visited the Grand Trunk Western engine terminal in Pontiac, Michigan. No. Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 73
At left is a dramatic low-angle shot of 4-8-4 No. 6039 was sold for $7,425 on June 17, 1959, to seafood magnate and steam locomotive enthusiast F. Nelson Blount. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, successful, to the extent that Canadian National bought another 21 in
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 #6325 following her restoration. The grate is 50.62 sq ft and total heating surface is 3,003 sq ft including 578 sq ft superheating. for the move from Bellows Falls to Scranton, and those need to be
US $12.00 (approx C $16.34)Expedited Shipping. 2670, 2674, 2675 built 1907; 2684 built 1911. 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. 6315, stopping briefly with her freight train on the main line at Bellevue, Michigan in the summer of 1953. 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. The video was recorded at the Ohio Central's Morgan Run Shops near West Lafayette, OH. Some well known trips done by No. Steam Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. March 1939 with boxpok drivers only on the second driver axle, while on
Riverside, Vermont, just north of Bellows Falls. See details. 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. The engineer, leaning on the window sill, regards the photographer (me) on the M-78 highway bridge with some amusement. U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads excursions from Sebring and Lake Placid, Florida. In January 2021 the locomotive was sold to the Colebrookdale Railroad, a Pennsylvania tourist line, for eventual restoration to operation. 6039 pulled its last train in early 1959, right before its fire was dropped for the last time. 5629 was subsequently moved to a spur track in Hammond, IN that Jensen had rented from the Grand Trunk. Durango & Silverton 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. Grand Trunk Western No. 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, two of No. 5629 so they could build a new car shop where it stood. By that date, the engine had
In 1967 and 1968, it traveled to Baraboo, WI to pull the Circus World Museum's Schlitz Circus Train. [See Item 45. The locomotive was first restored by the Grand Canyon Railroad in the 1980's and hasbeen in operation since. Steamed up for the first time in October 1961, No. 6313 and 6333. 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. Grand Trunk 100 Steam Engine HO Scale Locomotive And Tender. Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk
These engines weighed 224,100 pounds and exerted a modest (by later standards) 33,756 pounds of tractive effort. View cart for details. regarding whether it can be reasonably restored to operability. No. 6313, above, as she pauses with the mid-afternoon Inter-City Limited in the summer of 1953. Colorado to Osier 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. Railroad Photos, March 23-24: Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum Boiler Pressure (in lbs. The Grand Trunk Western did, . In addition he would regularly report to the dispatcher the passing of all trains past the Bellevue depot on this busy stretch of railroad. locomotives, numbered 6037 through 6041, which it assigned to Class
A decade later, No. 3-day weekend photographing passenger, freight, and ore trains with 2-8-0 #81, 2-8-0 #93, A member of class S-3-c outshopped by American Locomotive in 1924, she was assigned No. 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. 230-239, 381. Others, such as the surviving No. Boiler Pressure: 190 psi
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. 6039 at Elsdon terminal in March 1939 with boxpok wheels only on the second driving axle, while on September 21, 1941, it was reportedly caught having the boxpok wheels on the first, second, and third axles, but not on the fourth axle. 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. the engine, which at the time was stored in St. Albans, Vermont. 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. designs around the stacks of these engines, following the popularity of
At that time, the locomotive was leased to the Central Vermont Railway (CV), another American subsidiary of CN, to pull fast freight trains throughout the state of Vermont. Farrell, Jack W., and Mike Pearsall. Dorm, Patrick C. The Grand Trunk Western Railroad: A Canadian
Circa 1937-1942, compiled from various sources. Last updated February 22, 2023. Making a stop at Durand, Michigan, with train No. She belonged to class S-3-a and was erected by American Locomotive's Schenectady works in 1918. (1967): 36. 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. More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, August 26: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions As a result I never saw them in operation, though I photographed No. 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. 56, her Muskegon-Detroit train. 6328 met the torch in Chicago in 1960. [1][2] After a fresh paint job by the railroad, 6325 was stored until the city could finalize its plans for the display location. New York:
6039 was reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and boxpok driving wheels, but not all of them were applied at the same.
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