6313, along with most members of the U-3-b class, was cut up in 1960. 6039 remains on static display at Scranton with very meticulous cosmetic care. vestibuled or all-weather cabs. Diameter of Drive Wheels: 69" Railway Winter Steam Spectacular, October 16-19: East Broad Top Railroad Photo Charters 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. 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. Florida Work Ex 50196 and 3748 working between Nichols yd & Olivet." 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. [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. March 1939 with boxpok drivers only on the second driver axle, while on 6323 is on display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. More information: Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. The year 2004 saw a huge event in Ohio Central's steam operations when "Trainfestival 2004" took place from July 30 to August 1, 2004, in Dennison, Ohio. Sponsored Links Builders Number: 38441, Cylinders: 23x28 Carver. condition, this engine reportedly has bad cylinder castings, which means US $12.00 (approx C $16.34)Expedited Shipping. Note: The accuracy and accessibility of the resulting translation is not guaranteed. The locomotives shown here belonged to class N-4-d. passenger service, the Grand Trunk Western soon learned how successfully (1967): 36. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3748 = 4083; 3750-3757 = 4084-4091. Western No. 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. automatic or mechanical stokers, and they were the first locomotives on Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., 1977. NPS should commission a greatly improved lateral strength and rim stiffness. Fast shipping and well packaged, Thanks. Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado 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 third locomotive in the photo, only partially visible, is No. 3523 at the GTW's Battle Creek shops in the summer of 1953 she was awaiting repairs. Lerro Photography 3732 was renumbered to 4068 in June 1956 to make room for diesels. Unfortunately, the locomotive had been vandalized over the years to the point where it was unsafe to move. Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk No. 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. tender. The distinctive turreted rooftop of the historic Durand depot pokes skyward behind U-3-b 4-8-4 No. It was taken from a car pacing on a parallel highway, evidently by Tom Miller of Toledo, Ohio. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, 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. Its role in history is what saved it from the scrapper's torch. carrier service in the state of Vermont, and the last to survive. 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. Colorado to Osier Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. February 24-26: Sugar Express Excursions. They were manufactured with friction bearings on all As a result, local freight and branch line duties were still performed by the GTW's ageing stable of lighter steam power. mechanical condition should be thoroughly assessed and a decision made 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. D&RGW 168 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, (It was used in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross, mentioned above.) In August of 1923, she was renumbered #18, continuing service on the LS&I until 1962. locomotives in the collection, this engine had its drive rods removed Grand Trunk Western No. Tractive Effort (in lbs. Western Railroad engines that have survived in the United States, of Since double-headers would be a more costly practice, a larger locomotive was needed for the railroad's roster. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, April 27-30: East Broad Top Railroad Photo Charters To span the gap between these assignments he filled in as minister of the Methodist Church in Middleton, Michigan, on the Grand Trunk Western's Greenville branch. 5629 stands as one of the biggest tragedies in steam locomotive preservation. 1 No. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad These locomotives pulled with 52,000 pounds of tractive effort. Grand Trunk Western No. 6405 was the last of the U-4-b class to remain in service. It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the Canadian Northern (CNoR). 3734 became No. the very least, it should be restored for use as a static exhibit; Builders Number: 46941, Cylinders: 20x28 She heads train No. Whyte System Type: 4-8-2 Mountain [4], Because of its historical significance, when No. The Grand Trunk Western owned six of them; another user of the 0-8-2 was the Illinois Central. 76 (Former GTW 8376) in May, 1977. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. 7526 peers bashfully between two of the class U-3-b Northerns, Nos. 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. 6325 was retired in 1959 it was donated to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, for display. Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 Weight on Drivers: 146,550 lbs. 2124. Hollidaysburg to Martinsburg, PA 6327 is known for being the last steam engine to run in Port Huron, Michigan, as well as pulling the last steam train there. [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. After he was released from the hospital, Jensen began planning another excursion trip, but it never happened due to financial troubles. These engines weighed 290,000 pounds and had the 63-inch drivers common to all Canadian National and Grand Trunk 2-8-2s. Virginia On September 2, 1958 he found 4-8-4 No. The smoke deflectors failed to accomplish much, so the railroad removed In 1960, No. 6325 to steam is not a priority for the museum at this time.[22]. 159. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, Others, such as the surviving No. No. However, this was later removed for proving to be ineffective. Durango & Silverton 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. can be restored to run, it should be so restored for interpretive use More information: [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. 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. 100. A YouTube user has also posted this video of No. In its later years of service on the GTW, the locomotive pulled numerous excursion trips hosted by local railroad clubs and the GTW. The Point St.Charles shop was opened in 1859 by the Grand Trunk and built a healthy portion of the Grand Trunk's roster. 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. . 6039 was the third member of the class,[3] and it was initially used by the GTW to pull heavy passenger trains between Chicago, Illinois and Port Huron, Michigan. trains, plus night photo session - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania Tractive Effort: 34,669 lbs In the GTW's the June 1956 renumbering, 2-8-2 No. Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 73 Newton: Carstens Publications, 1982: 85. 6323, garishly decorated with white front steps, on a 1961 Labor Day fan trip at South Bend, Indiana. 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. Class: J-3-b 8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. and were of box-section type, like the wheel rim, a design that provided No. Sent to CNR or GT after delivery of U-3-b class. As with many In this view, the spoked pilot applied to several of the U-3-b class is apparent. for the move from Bellows Falls to Scranton, and those need to be This left-side view highlights her Worthington type BL feedwater heater, mounted behind the air pump. Hover to zoom. 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American Builder's no. Grand Trunk Western No. The main visible difference between the CNR and GTW classes was the design of the air intake ahead of the stack. railroad to survive. A fundraising campaign, led by the National Association of Power Engineers, promoted its preservation and cosmetic restoration. Builder: BaldwinLocomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania It ran the last scheduled steam train in the United States on March 27, 1960 on its train #21 from Detroit's Brush Street Station north to Durand Union Station. 6039 was reassigned to pulling secondary passenger trains between Detroit and Muskegon, and it last served in the late 1950s. 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. 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. Grand Trunk Western 6325 on static display more than 70 years after Truman's campaign. It has bad cylinder castings. all of them in the late 1940s. On August 10, 2021, it was test-fired for the . No. the railroad later removed. 6329 during the summer of 1953, including the one below in which the 4-8-4 pauses just east of Bellevue with an eastbound movement. See details. East Broad Top Railroad Photos. 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. 6405 heading the Inter-City Limited at the Durand depot. Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust, Station & Parking Lot: 64 S. Washington Street Business Office: 100 S. Chestnut Street. [This fine book is a principal source on No. The Grand Trunk Western did, . [7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. 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. History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and Today, the story of GTW No. 1930). reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and "boxpok" drive commuter rail service in and around Detroit. 6400-6404 of parent Canadian National. Both of these engines were scrapped in 1960. 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. Detroit on Grand Trunk Western trains were in fact being hauled by an [See p. 198, fig. 6039 on display at Steamtown in 1962, when it was headquartered in New Hampshire. September 21, 1941, it had the boxpok drivers on at least the second and As for No. 6039 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works on June 26, 1925. Trunk Western, especially on its Chicago Division, had increased to the Durango & Silverton It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. 6039 is the only 4-8-2 Mountain-type engine in The photo was taken during a station stop at Pontiac, Michigan, in May, 1954. 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. 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. The video was recorded at the Ohio Central's Morgan Run Shops near West Lafayette, OH. Grand Trunk Western No. No. 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. 6323 and 6313 above and 6328 below. 6323 at speed on the main line with a passenger train, perhaps even the Maple Leaf. Text and photo images2009 Richard Leonard. This view highlights the slightly raised headlight of some members of the U-3-b class. locomotives featured feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and She was sent to the scrapyard in 1959. After photographing this engine in 1953, I saw 0-8-2s operating in the yards at Durand, Michigan. class designed by the U.S. Railroad Administration in its short-lived Mid-Twentieth Century. Two days of photo shoots with visiting SP 4-6-0 steam locomotive #18 - Laws, More information: No. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight 5030 was captured on movie film by Jerry Carson and may be seen in the Green Frog video Steam in the 50's. 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. They were nice riding compared to the 0-8-0's because of the trailer wheel. 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. acquired a rather ugly shielding around the stack which, fortunately, 78 erected in 1938, the GTW's first diesel switcher (not counting No. Throughout its history GTW has shared the same type and class designations of its locomotives with parents Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian National. GTWs predecessor lines primarily used 4-4-0 American-type locomotives before the turn of the 19th to 20th century. [18] After moving it in October 1986 from its display location to a track at Franklin Iron & Metal Co.,[19] work soon began to restore the locomotive to operable status. 5631 at Durand in the summer of 1953, handling the same train as No. 8380, above. heavier engine was essential to eliminate the practice. Card on 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. As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. U.S.R.A. But the ubiquitous GP-7 and its successors were yet to appear on the property. The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. No. ", "Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, Pennsylvania", "Grand Trunk Western #6039 Historical Marker", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Trunk_Western_6039&oldid=1139322142, On static display while being occasionally moved around, This page was last edited on 14 February 2023, at 14:40. 5629 made its debut pulling a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad, for which it was painted in B&O colors. Tom Golden photo. In the photo below, 4-8-4 No. 32, No. More information: The Grand Trunk Railroad, Steam Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. do not Exceed Fifteen 15 Miles per hour entering and leaving single track V.R.H." No. In this view the valve gear and main rod are disconnected, which in the 1950s was usually a sign that the locomotive was on its way to the scrap yard. 713 is a "Mogul" type 2-6-0 steam locomotive. vanadium steel main frames, boxpok drive wheels, and a Vanderbilt 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. With 63-inch drivers, they had 23x32-inch cylinders and carried a boiler pressure of 180 pounds per square inch. 6039. Viewed from the HO Athearn Genesis Grand Trunk Western USRA 2-8-2 Steam Locomotive GTW #3709. During that same summer my father was transitioning between serving as Methodist minister in Bellevue, Michigan and teaching at the Detroit Institute of Technology. C ANADIAN N ATIONAL R AILWAYS. More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, May 27: Cumbres & Toltec Locomotive 315 Memorial Weekend Special kind of modem, heavy-duty, main line motive power that should become the U-1-c. 6325 also remains and was restored to service by the late Jerry Jacobson and the Ohio Central Railroad. More information: GTW also had a variety of other models of steam engines including several 0-8-0 and 0-6-0 switching locomotives used to move rolling stock around rail yards. 58463, Cylinders: 26 x 30, Drive Wheels: 73, Weight on Drivers: 231,370, Boiler Pressure: 210, Tractive Effort: 49,590. This photo appears in I. E. Quastler's book Where the Rails Cross: A Railroad History of Durand, Michigan, published in September 2005. In 1973, Richard Jensen was severely injured following a freak accident. 2670, 2674, 2675 built 1907; 2684 built 1911. 3713. They ended their days in Detroit suburban passenger service, and can be seen in this role on the Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western. CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. The train ran between Detroit to Durand during November 1960. 3748, mentioned in the train order, in its work train duty. It was built in 1900 by the GTR Point St. Charles Shops for the Grand Trunk Railroad as No. Installation of 50 sq ft of thermic siphons also increased the firebox heating surface to 231 sq ft. Three factors influenced the Grand Trunk Western 5629 being scrapped at Blue Island, IL on July 14, 1987. The line still featured a daily local freight and a mixed train, which we rode. "Grand Trunk Western Keeps its Word." Maryland Second, the parent Canadian National Railways had purchased 16 of This photo is also in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross. [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. 5629 in excursion service out of Chicago. 6313, above, as she pauses with the mid-afternoon Inter-City Limited in the summer of 1953. In the scene below, taken at Battle Creek in the summer of 1953, P-5-b No. 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. Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, 3-day weekend photographing passenger, freight, and ore trains with 2-8-0 #81, 2-8-0 #93, Nice old pic for my collection. Class: U-1-c, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio. 8380 at the Illinois Railway Museum. Railway to acquire heavy passenger (and freight) locomotives of the Railroad Photos, March 23-24: Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum 6329 leads a westbound freight over the crossover during this period of track work. attempt to standardize designs of all American steam locomotives when At More information: I snapped several photos of No. The locomotive at right is U-3-b 4-8-4 No. 4070 was then acquired by the Midwest Railway Preservation Society for use on its Cuyahoga Valley Line. Used: An item that has been used previously. 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. Bellows Falls, Vt.: It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me.