The main visible difference between the CNR and GTW classes was the design of the air intake ahead of the stack. Maryland 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. 6325 on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in April 2022. 230-239, 381. Its role in history is what saved it from the scrapper's torch. Occasionally the 6400s were seen on freight trains, especially on break-in runs after overhauling at the Battle Creek shops. The People's Railway. Grand Trunk Western Locomotive No. As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. 6039. 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. East Broad Top Railroad Photos. Grand Trunk 3415 in 1954 in Quebec Province. 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. My brother, David Leonard, photographed No. 3751 is a 3751 class 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive which was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF). No. In 1940 and This group had 26x30-inch cylinders, a driver diameter of 73 inches, and a boiler pressure of 210 pounds per square inch. 5632 of this class is preserved at Durand, Michigan. Durango & Silverton C ANADIAN N ATIONAL R AILWAYS The People's Railway The CNR started it's life in January 1923. Related photos: In 1973, Richard Jensen was severely injured following a freak accident. 5043 and 5042 resting near the roundhouse. 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. vestibuled or all-weather cabs. 1941, the railroad installed cowls or smoke deflectors of various Durango & Silverton Built in February 1942 by the American Locomotive Company (Alco), 6325 was one of 25 4-8-4 "Northern" type locomotives in the Grand Trunk Western's U-3-b class. 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. Fast shipping and well packaged, Thanks. 3740 in this capacity, trailed by a caboose and perhaps other cars used by a track work crew. A photographer reportedly caught No. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers. SHREVEPORT HOUSTON & GULF RAILROAD 4-6-0 #5 ORIGINAL CAMDEN TEXAS LOGGING PHOTO (#404179167035). She was the last of three K-4-b class Pacifics built for the Grand Trunk Western by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. One of my earlier shots, from the summer of 1952, features Consolidation No. Shop online for 11 grand trunk western model train locomotives at discounts up to 25%. No. Normally the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, was headed by a Consolidation. scheduled excursions, please see the Tourist Railroads & Museums Pages. Word of 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. More information: 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. She belonged to class S-3-a and was erected by American Locomotive's Schenectady works in 1918. 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. 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. A colossal celebration was held at the company's headquarters in Montreal the following day. Narrow Gauge Railroad 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. On August 10, 2021, it was test-fired for the . Both of these engines were scrapped in 1960. It is now at the Gorham Historical Society and Railroad Museum. 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. 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 . Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., 1977. For tourist railroads offering regularly Until the mid-1950s the GTW's passenger service was still entirely steam-operated, with the exception of the Detroit-Port Huron motor train. Retired in 1959, 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. 3732 was renumbered to 4068 in June 1956 to make room for diesels. They had 51-inch diameter driving wheels, weighed 215,150 pounds, and exerted 49,691 pounds of tractive effort. tender and engine axles, but during the mid-1930s the Grand Trunk 6039, now at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. 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. No. March 1939 with boxpok drivers only on the second driver axle, while on Class: U-1-c, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works More information: After photographing this engine in 1953, I saw 0-8-2s operating in the yards at Durand, Michigan. 5634 above. She sports a shiny paint job recently applied at the Battle Creek shops, including white tires and the tilted GTW herald on the tender. 6039. 6313, along with most members of the U-3-b class, was cut up in 1960. Free shipping for many products! "Purchasing Department Sales Order 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio. When the Grand Trunk was absorbed in the CNR system, a handful of new locomotives were also constructed. 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. Blount paid $7,425 for Above, sister No. 5030 had been involved in a notorious train wreck, that of the "Knights Templar Special" on June 5, 1923. Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. Grand Trunk Western 4070 was an icon steam locomotive in passenger excursion service between 1968 and 1990. Tractive Effort (in lbs. ]. I took the above photo of No. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. Durango & Silverton 8380 at the Illinois Railway Museum. 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. With cylinder dimensions of 22x28 inches, they sustained a boiler pressure of 220 pounds per square inch. ], National Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. wedge-shaped. Notice also that this locomotive, in common with some other members of the U-3-b class, had the "cowcatcher" pilot whereas most were fitted with the cast steel pilot shown on Nos. 5631 at Durand in the summer of 1953, handling the same train as No. report to document the use and physical history of the locomotive. 6405 was the last of the U-4-b class to remain in service. they could move hotshot fast freight trains, so that by the early 1930s The judge ruled in favor of Metra and stated that if Jensen could not move it, Metra would be allowed to scrap it. Burr Oak Yard was sold to Metra Commuter Rail of Chicago, who asked Jensen to relocate No. This broadside view of another example of the K-4-b class, No. Riverside, Vermont, just north of Bellows Falls. The locomotive was mainly designed to haul freight trains, but also did occasional passenger service whenever possible. 6039. It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the Canadian Northern (CNoR). however, before undertaking such restoration, the locomotive's 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. By 1857, the Grand Trunk had a total of 849 miles of track in operation and rostered a fleet of 197 locomotives. 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. 6038 in commuter service. However, two of No. International.". Blount wanted the locomotive to be shipped to Wakefield, Massachusetts to be exhibited at the Pleasure Island amusement park, but it ended up being put in storage in St. Albans, instead. Three factors influenced the Grand Trunk Western Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, Card on No. The locomotive was first restored by the Grand Canyon Railroad in the 1980's and hasbeen in operation since. 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. Picture Information. Builder's no. http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/searchdb.php?railroad=GTW&country=USA. 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. Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango & Silverton 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. Oddly, these modern drive wheels were not all The Sterling plant was the final destination of many steam locomotives. 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. be restored cosmetically to serve as a static exhibit engine in the No. This photo is also in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross. Due to poor ballast conditions the train jumped the tracks a mile west of Durand, Michigan. 3732, 3740 and 3748 above. Durango & Silverton I. tender. 2124. commuter rail service in and around Detroit. Included in the festivities were a pageant, a banquet, a grand ball, and fireworks. To add your event or excursion to this page, please 6039 is a preserved class "U-1-c" 4-8-2 "Mountain type" steam locomotive built in June 1925 by Baldwin. Have one to sell? They were manufactured with friction bearings on all Grand Trunk 100 Steam Engine HO Scale Locomotive And Tender. In the scene below, taken at Battle Creek in the summer of 1953, P-5-b No. Trunk Western, especially on its Chicago Division, had increased to the Hover to zoom. [7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. elevations and cross sections, locomotive only, no tender; p. 200, fig. More information: No. On September 2, 1958 he found 4-8-4 No. 25. California With 63-inch drivers, they had 23x32-inch cylinders and carried a boiler pressure of 180 pounds per square inch. 922 then years later renumbered #1396. Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Instead of cutting them up, the scrappers converted a number of these GTW 0-8-0s to oil burners, added auxiliary water tenders and kept them around to switch the plant until 1980. If it In addition, we are making available a copy of the GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951 in PDF format. Everett The engine was donated to the City of Jackson, MI in 1957, when it was retired from service and it is now currently on display in North Lawn Park just off Lansing Ave. which 10 are 0-8-0 switch engines, so that No. On the GTW, it was the ultimate in modern steam power. The distinctive turreted rooftop of the historic Durand depot pokes skyward behind U-3-b 4-8-4 No. U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads excursions from Sebring and Lake Placid, [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. In addition to its eight-wheeled switchers, the Grand Trunk Western had eight 0-6-0 or six-wheeled switchers in class O. No. [1] After being retired in the late 1950s, No. Nice old pic for my collection. Grand Trunk Western - Locomotive No. Since double-headers would be a more costly practice, a larger locomotive was needed for the railroad's roster. Trains & Travel International Vol. Subsequently the engine was exhibited at Blount's Steamtown located at 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. 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 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado [4], Because of its historical significance, when No. Winterail, March 18-19: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions Locomotives built for the Grand Trunk at the Point St.Charles shops will be identified in the "Builder" with the mark "GTR". Returning to service, she became the last remaining 0-8-2 on the GTW roster when renumbered to 3522 in 1956. Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. However they could be a difficult engine for a fireman, before conversion, because they had a long firebox and did not have a stoker. the practice on the Canadian National in an attempt to keep the smoke Edmunds: Pacific Fast Mail, 1977: 4-9, 1921), Blotting the sunStinging the eyes.The hot seeds steam undergroundstill alive.Gary Snyder (b. It pulled its first excursion train from Dennison to Columbus, Ohio on September 22 of that year. (No. Edaville Railroad at South Carver, Massachusetts, on Sales Order No. Like Pacific 5629, this engine received a larger tender and was featured in fan trip service at the head of a number of railfan specials in the 1960s and 1970s. 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. 6040 in Detroit on September 2, 1958, as shown below. 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. 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. The locomotive is in storage, on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. 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 CNR started it's life in January 1923. Actually, these engines had been converted from 2-8-2s by amputating the pilot truck. 5030 was GTR's No. More information: No. The accuracy and accessibility of the resulting translation is not guaranteed. Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. 5629 to operating condition for use on fan trips around the area. 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. 5629 to the Rock Island Railroad's Burr Oak Yard in Blue Island, IL. 56 from Muskegon to Detroit is 4-6-2 No. [1], During the 1920s, the 4-8-2 "Mountain" type became increasingly famous with various class 1 railroads in North America for proving their worth in pulling fast passenger trains and heavy freight trains. 6323 at speed on the main line with a passenger train, perhaps even the Maple Leaf. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight U.S.R.A. In the view below we see No. 6323 and 6313 above and 6328 below. As a result of this, No. Passenger power consisted of 4-8-4s, 4-8-2s and 4-6-2s and even a 2-8-0 in mixed train service on the Greenville branch; in the last days of steam some 2-8-2s were used in Detroit suburban service. D&RGW 168 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, Canadian National Railway Company. 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. 6410 in this role at Bellevue, Michigan late in 1952. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, Power consisted of the 5000 series Pacifics and 2600-series Consolidations. 6327 was, yet, another well known sister engine, No. Remarks: Engine has duplex mechanical stoker, [See p. 198, fig. The locomotive was retired by 1961, and was subsequently sold for scrap.[23][24]. These engines weighed 290,000 pounds and had the 63-inch drivers common to all Canadian National and Grand Trunk 2-8-2s. This class had a grate area of 67 square feet, 3785 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and 880 square feet of superheater surface. Out of service since 1990, she is undergoing restoration in Cleveland. Members of the U-3-b class had only two more years to run in this Detroit suburban service, their final assignment. locomotives in the collection, this engine had its drive rods removed Second, the parent Canadian National Railways had purchased 16 of USA. S-19802, Montreal, Quebec, June 17, 1959.". 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. However, when I came across No. Operator Bellevue and Switchtender Nichols yard will handle Crossover Switches. 6315. Their 26x30-inch cylinders, supplied by 200 pounds per square inch of boiler pressure, produced a tractive effort of 54,724 pounds. Tom Golden photo. A YouTube user has also posted this video of No. [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. Bellows Falls, Vt.: No. 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American First, the type became popular in 2681 poses in Middleton, Michigan, on the Greenville branch, in June 1954. These coal-burning locomotives had cylinder-shaped Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed all-weather cabs. In 1948, locomotive No. No. this type of locomotive in 1923 that had also proved to be very Her front end, the paint chipped by impacts from roadbed debris, testifies to the high-speed service of which these engines were capable. Because the Canadian National system used a percentage rating instead of a tractive effort figure, the tractive effort given for most classes is approximate. 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. Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized. locomotives featured feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and 5633, displays the web-spoke drivers that seem to have been applied only to this member of the trio. 5030 and 5632, are both on static display in Michigan. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. reinstalled. 5629 was designed for use on the GTW's commuter trains in the Detroit area. 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. 2683 at Bellevue, from the summer of 1953, reveals the careful maintenance the Grand Trunk Western applied to even its older locomotives. Text and photo images2013 Richard Leonard. 5629 View source A postcard from the late 1960s showing No. The locomotive at right is U-3-b 4-8-4 No. 6039 at Elsdon engine terminal in In 1999, 46 years after I photographed her at Durand, I posed in front of No. ", GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951, David Leonard's CNR-GTW Steam Gallery, 1958. Third, during the Roaring Twenties passenger traffic on the Grand (Photo: DogsRNice via CC by 4.0) Early Years for the Grand Trunk Western 6325. 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. 8380 and its eleven sisters in class P-5-g were erected by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. railroad to survive. It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me. Later fully or partially equipped with disc drivers. This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. D&RGW 315 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, 5629 in excursion service out of Chicago. 5629 at Dearborn Station in Chicago. S-19802 from the railway's Purchasing Department in Montreal, Quebec, on documented the vital statistics of Grand Trunk Western Locomotive Western No. 3732 at the engine terminal in Battle Creek in August, 1956. 6313 in the next photo. 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! No. ageofsteamroundhouse.org/events/", "RailPictures.Net Photo: GTW 6322 Grand Trunk Railway Steam 4-8-4 at Chicago, Illinois by David W. DeVault", Steamlocomotive.com webpage on the GTW 4-8-4's, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Trunk_Western_6325&oldid=1138723189, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 06:56. The CNR system U-1-a through U-1-e classes had the "Indirect" or "reverse" configuration of the Walschaerts valve gear. Tractive Effort: 42,000 lbs Date Built: 1910 reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and "boxpok" drive 6327 is known for being the last steam engine to run in Port Huron, Michigan, as well as pulling the last steam train there. They developed 52,457 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 382,700 pounds. subsidiary in Michigan.Canadian National Railways. The Grand Trunk Western No. It has bad cylinder castings. Weight on Drivers: 189,360 lbs. 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. Text and photo images2009 Richard Leonard. The train ran between Detroit to Durand during November 1960. 5048 with the local freight at the depot in nearby Perrinton. Since No. American railroad owned by the government of Canada. served on passenger runs between Detroit and Muskegon. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, Nevada Northern GTWs predecessor lines primarily used 4-4-0 American-type locomotives before the turn of the 19th to 20th century. Gary Thompson provided a photo by William Rosenberg of No. The Southern Pacific's Daylights and the Norfolk & Western's Class J series were outstanding examples. 5629 made its debut pulling a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad, for which it was painted in B&O colors. 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. 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. The engineer, leaning on the window sill, regards the photographer (me) on the M-78 highway bridge with some amusement. Western equipped them all with more modern and efficient roller bearings The GTW gradually equipped these locomotives with disc drivers. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3740 = 4076; 3742-3747 = 4077-4082. Railway Winter Steam Spectacular. [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. Grand Trunk Western road engines, and the only 4-8-2 of the 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. they could be found, in the words of the railroad's historian, "as often