In its later years of service on the GTW, the locomotive pulled numerous excursion trips hosted by local railroad clubs and the GTW. D&RGW 168 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, The low photo angle was mandated by the location, as the roadbed was on a fill and there was no way to photograph the locomotive from track level. 5633, displays the web-spoke drivers that seem to have been applied only to this member of the trio. Scenic Expeditions into the Secret Valley. In the late days of steam they drew a variety of assignments, even serving in Detroit suburban service an unusual assignment for a locomotive which in North America was used almost exclusively to haul freight. With a full load of coal in her Vanderbilt tender, Grand Trunk As with many In 1973, Richard Jensen was severely injured following a freak accident. Durango & Silverton These engines weighed 224,100 pounds and exerted a modest (by later standards) 33,756 pounds of tractive effort. [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. Railway Winter Steam Spectacular. 3734 was a member of class S-3-a, built by American Locomotive Company in Schenectady to USRA light Mikado specifications similar to those of Nos. No. Weight on Drivers: 189,360 lbs. Thus commuters riding to their jobs in In 1999, 46 years after I photographed her at Durand, I posed in front of No. 6039," June 26, 1925. 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American Railroad No. The following year, it was moved again to North Walpole, New Hampshire, due to the increase in size of the collection of locomotives and rolling stock. 6405-6410. Lerro Productions, April 8, 22 & 29: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions 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. Larry Bell (mentioned above) wrote me as follows: "In Durand, the 3500s were used on the 'top end jobs' almost exclusively. 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. 6315, stopping briefly with her freight train on the main line at Bellevue, Michigan in the summer of 1953. Later fully or partially equipped with disc drivers. I photographed No. Sugar Express, February 25: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special In the photo below, 4-8-4 No. Grand Trunk Western No. 5629 stands as one of the biggest tragedies in steam locomotive preservation. Click to enlarge. In addition he would regularly report to the dispatcher the passing of all trains past the Bellevue depot on this busy stretch of railroad. 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. 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. At [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! On the GTW, it was the ultimate in modern steam power. Until the mid-1950s the GTW's passenger service was still entirely steam-operated, with the exception of the Detroit-Port Huron motor train. Something went wrong. 16 (Dec. 1955): 18-20. 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. tender. After photographing this engine in 1953, I saw 0-8-2s operating in the yards at Durand, Michigan. Around this time, the Rock Island was on the verge of bankruptcy, and in March 1980, the railroad shut down for good. Steamed up for the first time in October 1961, No. Virginia On August 10, 2021, it was test-fired for 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. Lake Superior & Ishpeming: 2-8-0 "consolidation" These locomotives pulled with 52,000 pounds of tractive effort. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. 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. 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. This group had 26x30-inch cylinders, a driver diameter of 73 inches, and a boiler pressure of 210 pounds per square inch. However, when I came across No. It ran the last scheduled steam train in the United States on March 27, 1960 on its train #21 from Detroits Brush Street Station north to Durand Union Station. More information: The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. No. Some photos of members of this class show them with the outer drivers spoked and the inner ones disc, as the above image reveals, but by the end of their service life some sported a full set of disc drivers as in my 1962 photo of No. 6400-6404 of parent Canadian National. third axles (and possibly the first, which is obscured in the and Island Pond, Vt. Mostly, it served on the . [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. Today, the story of GTW No. Maryland 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. Illinois and was in its later years the only railroad that provided 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. More information: President Truman was invited to attend the dedication ceremony but sent a letter expressing regrets that he could not attend. Retired in 1959, No. [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. Railway in the United States. 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. elevations and cross sections, locomotive only, no tender; p. 200, fig. 3732, 3740 and 3748 above. Coal (in tons): 18 No. Beaudette, Edward H. Central Vermont Railway: Operations in the Everett Railroad Diameter of Drive Wheels: 69" The video was recorded at the Ohio Central's Morgan Run Shops near West Lafayette, OH. Grand Trunk Western No. the very least, it should be restored for use as a static exhibit; Unhappily, in 1987 she met the wrecker's torch when METRA, the Chicago rail authority on whose property she was stored, was unable to reach an agreement with her owner on how to remove the locomotive from the property. 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. Hollidaysburg to Martinsburg, PA Related photos: Narrow Gauge Railroad Members of the U-3-b class had only two more years to run in this Detroit suburban service, their final assignment. 6327 was among the last of GTW's steam engines still operating when the railroad dieselized in 1960 and it was scrapped that year. class designed by the U.S. Railroad Administration in its short-lived More information: Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. Streamlining of steam engines for passenger service enjoyed a brief vogue in North America after diesel streamliners were introduced in the 1930s. Trains & Travel International 2683 at Bellevue, from the summer of 1953, reveals the careful maintenance the Grand Trunk Western applied to even its older locomotives. be restored cosmetically to serve as a static exhibit engine in the National Railway. As for No. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad By 1857, the Grand Trunk had a total of 849 miles of track in operation and rostered a fleet of 197 locomotives. Builders Number: 38441, Cylinders: 23x28 25. Builder: BaldwinLocomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Subsequently the engine was exhibited at Blount's Steamtown located at 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. 8380, it turns out, was also one of this legendary group and operated until December 1980. Power consisted of the 5000 series Pacifics and 2600-series Consolidations. Durango & Silverton No. Western Railroad engines that have survived in the United States, of The piping and jacketing were removed so that the underlying asbestos could be safely disposed of. applied at the same time even to a single locomotive. 3740 in this capacity, trailed by a caboose and perhaps other cars used by a track work crew. RM 2HGDC60 - El Gobernador was a 4-10-0 steam locomotive built by Central Pacific Railroad at the railroad's Sacramento, California. 8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. 21 bound for Muskegon. for the move from Bellows Falls to Scranton, and those need to be 6039 was moved to Riverside, to become an exhibit of Blount's new Steamtown, U.S.A. collection. [16] In 1985, fundraising began to restore the engine. Canadian National Railway Company. Text and photo images2013 Richard Leonard. 5629 lead many excursions over the GTW in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. 6039 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works on June 26, 1925. It also appeares on the back cover of the Spring 2022 issue of The Semaphore, magazine of the Grand Trunk Western Historical Society. 1 subsidiary in Michigan.Canadian National Railways. [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. CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. 6323 is on display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. Five people lost their lives in the accident. 5629 to the Rock Island Railroad's Burr Oak Yard in Blue Island, IL. 3748 appears briefly in the Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western. Last edited on 11 February 2023, at 06:56, "Business Firms To Be Solicited for 'Old 6325' Aid", "Into the Roundhouse: '6325' Finds Winter Home", "Old 6325 Making Last Run July 9 To Its New Home", "Rail 'Veep' Here Sunday: Gaffney To Present 'Old 6325' to City", "HST Likes Steamers But He Can't Attend 'Old 6325' Dedication", "Engine '6325': A mighty relic suffers neglect", "Putting History Back On Track: Fixing Old 6325 is labor of love", "Fall rail excursions include New River Gorge, Amish Country", "The locomotive is in great shape and wouldn't take too much as normally would to restore but for the time being the locomotive is on static display inside our roundhouse. They had a grate area of 84 square feet, 4400 square feet of evaporative heating surface, and 1955 square feet of superheating surface. 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. per square inch): 200 Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 69 the Grand Trunk Western to feature both Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed, Due to poor ballast conditions the train jumped the tracks a mile west of Durand, Michigan. Making a stop at Durand, Michigan, with train No. Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. Nos. Free shipping for many products! Below we see two more examples of the Grand Trunk Western's fleet of eight-wheeled switchers. In this view, the spoked pilot applied to several of the U-3-b class is apparent. The smoke deflectors failed to accomplish much, so the railroad removed In 1965, the collection was moved again across the Connecticut River to Bellows Falls, and No. For tourist railroads offering regularly Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. [10] In June 2010, No. East Broad Top Railroad Photos. More information: 6328 met the torch in Chicago in 1960. FEBRUARY 2023. For more GTW and CNR steam images taken by my late brother, visit David Leonard's CNR-GTW Steam Gallery, 1958. 56, her Muskegon-Detroit train. This photo appears in I. E. Quastler's book Where the Rails Cross: A Railroad History of Durand, Michigan, published in September 2005. 5030 in the park taken in August 2015. A photographer Proud queens of Grand Trunk Western's steam passenger fleet were the six 4-8-4s in class U-4-b, Nos. In the late 1970s, Jensen moved No. the engine, which at the time was stored in St. Albans, Vermont. 6039 gets meticulously taken care of while occasionally being moved around for public display with occasional night photo sessions taking place around it. My photo (above, left) was used in their online promotional poster. 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. and it proved to be one of the last steam locomotives in normal common 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. modifications of these locomotives. the United States as a result of the great success of an engine of that 6039, the only tender of this 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. The engineer, leaning on the window sill, regards the photographer (me) on the M-78 highway bridge with some amusement. Grand Trunk Western road engines, and the only 4-8-2 of the Blount paid $7,425 for 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). A decade later, No. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. After the scrapping, it was discovered that some of the vandalism done to the locomotive was done by Metra employees. Above, No. In 1967 and 1968, it traveled to Baraboo, WI to pull the Circus World Museum's Schlitz Circus Train. 6408 at Durand, Michigan, in the summer of 1953, as it stopped at the depot with the Maple Leaf. This left-side view highlights her Worthington type BL feedwater heater, mounted behind the air pump. designs around the stacks of these engines, following the popularity of Rich Brzycki sent me a photo he rediscovered of No. mechanical condition should be thoroughly assessed and a decision made 76 (8376) today it is at the Amboy Depot Museum in Amboy, Illinois. 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. It has bad cylinder castings. and were of box-section type, like the wheel rim, a design that provided I rode behind one of these locomotives on a family trip from Battle Creek, Michigan, to Chicago in the early 1950s. This photo is also in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross. Work Ex 50196 and 3748 working between Nichols yd & Olivet." 4070 was then acquired by the Midwest Railway Preservation Society for use on its Cuyahoga Valley Line. 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. They exerted 39,000 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 165,000 pounds. In 1925, the Grand Trunk Western Railway purchased five 4-8-2 Mountain locomotives, numbered 6037 through 6041, from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. U-1-c. Remarks: Engine has duplex mechanical stoker, Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. These Lima-built locomotives closely resembled Nos. No. Date Built: 1910 All Rights Reserved. More information: Although idle, the 6325 now resides, protected from the elements in the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, OH. But on this summer day in 1951 it was Pacific 5030, on a break-in run after repairs at the Battle Creek shops, which did the honors. The Point St.Charles shop was opened in 1859 by the Grand Trunk and built a healthy portion of the Grand Trunk's roster. 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. Peering over her shoulder is K-4-a Pacific No.
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