More information: My brother, David Leonard, photographed No. More information: CNR Steam Locomotives - Your Railway Pictures 5030-5048 were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912 for GTW's predecessor, the Grand Trunk Railway; 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. East Broad Top Railroad Photos, April 29: Ashland Train Day from dropping down and obscuring the vision of the engineer and fireman. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight report to document the use and physical history of the locomotive. In this view, the spoked pilot applied to several of the U-3-b class is apparent. After World War II, the GTW started investing into diesel locomotives, which would take over most of the high-priority assignments. 6325 was built in February 1942 by ALCO along with 24 other U-3-b 4-8-4 "Northern" locomotive (sometimes called "Confederation" locomotives) numbered 6312 through 6336 as dual service locomotives that were the last new steam power assigned to the GTW. Knott's Berry Farm Steam Train, Buena Park, California In the scene below at the Battle Creek shops from the summer of 1953, 0-6-0 No. Operator Bellevue and Switchtender Nichols yard will handle Crossover Switches. $75.00 + $22.45 shipping. It has bad cylinder castings. 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. 6323 at speed on the main line with a passenger train, perhaps even the Maple Leaf. February 25: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special. 3523 renumbered to 3522 in June, 1956; others presumably scrapped by then. Builder's Number: 58463, Cylinders (diameter x stroke in inches): 26 x 30 The locomotive was mainly designed to haul freight trains, but also did occasional passenger service whenever possible. More information: Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. Galloping Goose # 5 makes round-trips to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado This placed greater weight on the drivers, making them more suitable for yard switching. Athearn Genesis G9013 USRA 2-8-2 . 16 (Dec. 1955): 18-20. 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. regarding whether it can be reasonably restored to operability. Due to poor ballast conditions the train jumped the tracks a mile west of Durand, Michigan. Our Equipment - Colebrookdale Railroad [Article includes photograph of sister 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. Santa Fe No. The video was recorded at the Ohio Central's Morgan Run Shops near West Lafayette, OH. Sent to CNR or GT after delivery of U-3-b class. the Steamtown collection, and one of only 14 "Mountains" preserved in Related photos: scheduled excursions, please see the Tourist Railroads & Museums Pages. CANADIAN NATIONAL & GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD STEAM LOCOMOTIVES IN - YouTube 6039. 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. C ANADIAN N ATIONAL R AILWAYS The People's Railway The CNR started it's life in January 1923. Class U-1-c was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. Grand Trunk Western No. Grand trunk locomotive Stock Photos and Images - Alamy All these Pacifics had 73-inch drivers and 25x28-inch cylinders. As of 2022, No. 19th annual street festival and railfan extravaganza - Ashland, With a full load of coal in her Vanderbilt tender, Grand Trunk 2124. Grand Trunk Western 6325 - Wikipedia named Eilenberger recorded Engine No. They weighed 285,500 pounds and developed 40,750 pounds of tractive force. 76 (Former GTW 8376) in May, 1977. Edmunds: Pacific Fast Mail, 1977: 4-9, Weight on Drivers: 146,550 lbs. Work Ex 50196 and 3748 working between Nichols yd & Olivet." The Grand Trunk Western did, . locomotives in the collection, this engine had its drive rods removed 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. . 230-239, 381. In August of 1923, she was renumbered #18, continuing service on the LS&I until 1962. The boxpok drivers proved an important modification 6400-6404 of parent Canadian National. [1] No. 6039. 6039. do not Exceed Fifteen 15 Miles per hour entering and leaving single track V.R.H." No. 1006, and renumbered twice, before it was photographed leading a mixed train through Ontario in . After he was released from the hospital, Jensen began planning another excursion trip, but it never happened due to financial troubles. 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. However in 2005, the engine was sidelined after it suffered a hot driving axle bearing issue during an excursion run, it was taken out of service indefinitely were it was previously awaiting for a complete rebuild. Steamtown NHS: Special History Study - National Park Service U.S.R.A. If it The locomotive is in storage, on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. I saw them operating there a few times, and photographed my sons Peter and Paul posing with Northwestern Steel & Wire's No. Throughout its history GTW has shared the same type and class designations of its locomotives with parents Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian National. 8380, above. In 1999, 46 years after I photographed her at Durand, I posed in front of No. Grand Trunk Western 6039 - Wikipedia Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk Lerro Photography 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. These engines weighed 290,000 pounds and had the 63-inch drivers common to all Canadian National and Grand Trunk 2-8-2s. Gary Thompson provided a photo by William Rosenberg of No. vanadium steel main frames, boxpok drive wheels, and a Vanderbilt Below we see two more examples of the Grand Trunk Western's fleet of eight-wheeled switchers. Grand Trunk Western No. Class: SC-4 Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, served on passenger runs between Detroit and Muskegon. A photographer reportedly caught No. the Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and In stepped Jerry J. Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OHCR) who purchased No. 6315. Streamlining of steam engines for passenger service enjoyed a brief vogue in North America after diesel streamliners were introduced in the 1930s. I have a train order copied by station operator Hart at Bellevue, dated June 26, 1953, that reads: "Eastward track single track between Nichols yd [at Battle Creek] & Bellevue until 5:00 pm. D&RGW 315 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, February 24-26: Sugar Express Excursions. Francisco Railway. 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). In addition he would regularly report to the dispatcher the passing of all trains past the Bellevue depot on this busy stretch of railroad. Railway Winter Steam Spectacular, October 16-19: East Broad Top Railroad Photo Charters 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. 5629 to the Rock Island Railroad's Burr Oak Yard in Blue Island, IL. 6039 was moved to Riverside, to become an exhibit of Blount's new Steamtown, U.S.A. collection. Dorm, Patrick C. The Grand Trunk Western Railroad: A Canadian 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. Diameter of Drive Wheels: 69" They exerted 39,000 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 165,000 pounds. The GTW P-5 0-8-0s were sharing duties with diesel switchers as early as the late 1930s. 2670, 2674, 2675 built 1907; 2684 built 1911. 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. In January 2021 the locomotive was sold to the Colebrookdale Railroad, a Pennsylvania tourist line, for eventual restoration to operation. 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. 32, No. Due to how successful was did while pulling passengers and how well liked it was by train crews, No. Builder: American Locomotive Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 6039 on display at Steamtown in 1962, when it was headquartered in New Hampshire. 2023 Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust. Normally the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, was headed by a Consolidation. passenger service, the Grand Trunk Western soon learned how successfully The locomotive was subsequently moved out of the back shops to remain on display on various parts of Steamtown property. More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, August 26: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions RM 2HGDC60 - El Gobernador was a 4-10-0 steam locomotive built by Central Pacific Railroad at the railroad's Sacramento, California. Sister locomotive No. locomotives featured feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and In 1984, No. 4070 is an S-3-a class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for in 1918 the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. 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 6039 is one of only seven 6328 met the torch in Chicago in 1960. Second, the parent Canadian National Railways had purchased 16 of Grand Trunk Western No. 4070 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom Mikado No. Gordon Chappell, A Canadian National Railways folio locomotive diagram sheet For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. 7730, the 1929 Brill boxcab unit that switched the ferry docks in Milwaukee). For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. More information: Around this time, the Rock Island was on the verge of bankruptcy, and in March 1980, the railroad shut down for good. 3732 was renumbered to 4068 in June 1956 to make room for diesels. Both of these engines were scrapped in 1960. This photo appears in I. E. Quastler's book Where the Rails Cross: A Railroad History of Durand, Michigan, published in September 2005. 50196 was a self-propelled Burro crane used in track work.) Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3702-3706 = 4045-4049; 3708-3712 = 4050-4054; 3714-3717 = 4055-4058; 3719 = 4059; 3720 = 4060; 3722 = 4061; 3726-3739 = 4062-4075. Something went wrong. It was taken from a car pacing on a parallel highway, evidently by Tom Miller of Toledo, Ohio. 713 is a "Mogul" type 2-6-0 steam locomotive. It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me. No. 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. They weighed about 211,200 pounds and were rated at 40,000 pounds of tractive effort. Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized. 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Eventually, Metra had finally had enough and contracted with the Erman-Howell Division of the Luria Brothers Scrap Company to dispose of No 5629. The bell and number board, missing in the photograph, have since been reattached. The photo was taken during a station stop at Pontiac, Michigan, in May, 1954. 3734 heading a westbound local freight in my village of Bellevue, Michigan, in the autumn of 1952. The smoke deflectors failed to accomplish much, so the railroad removed Rail History: Grand Trunk Western 4070 - YouTube The CNR started it's life in January 1923. successful, to the extent that Canadian National bought another 21 in Actually, these engines had been converted from 2-8-2s by amputating the pilot truck. Grand Trunk Western No. 5030 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom 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. 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. Others, such as the surviving No. It was also the one of the last steam locomotives to ever regularly operate in the state of Vermont. condition, this engine reportedly has bad cylinder castings, which means headed to abide by the timetables, a costly practice that required an More information: A fundraising campaign, led by the National Association of Power Engineers, promoted its preservation and cosmetic restoration. 8346 of class P-5-e was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and weighed 211,200 pounds. 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. 4070 and may have been the last steam locomotive to haul freight on the Grand Trunk Western. 6039 at Elsdon engine terminal in 6038 in commuter service. With cylinder dimensions of 22x28 inches, they sustained a boiler pressure of 220 pounds per square inch. However they could be a difficult engine for a fireman, before conversion, because they had a long firebox and did not have a stoker. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. These engines weighed 224,100 pounds and exerted a modest (by later standards) 33,756 pounds of tractive effort. However, two of No. wedge-shaped. Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, March 18: Winterail all of them in the late 1940s. 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. Railway in the United States. in high-speed service. 5629's endangerment spread through the local railroad community. 5629 at Dearborn Station in Chicago. 7526 peers bashfully between two of the class U-3-b Northerns, Nos. [7][1] There, it was repainted again with the smokebox becoming black again. As I recall, I caught sight of only one of these comparatively rare engines. [Photograph of No. Richard Leonard's Steam Locomotive Archive - Grand Trunk Western For the U-1-c class, the GTW approached the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to place an order of five locomotives in 1925, and they were numbered 60376041. [16] In 1985, fundraising began to restore the engine. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers. In 1960, it was sold to Richard Jensen of Chicago, IL for approximately $9,540.40, the scrap value of the locomotive at the time. Class J-3-a had 69-inch drivers, a boiler pressure of 185 pounds per square inch, and cylinder dimensions of 23x28 inches. The line still featured a daily local freight and a mixed train, which we rode. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division. Grand Trunk Railway - Toronto Railway Historical Association It was operated on this schedule for all three days of the event. 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. Subsequently the engine was exhibited at Blount's Steamtown located at 1924. 6325 was no exception. 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. Its forte was heavy passenger and fast freight service. Richard Leonard's Steam Locomotive Archive - Grand Trunk Western Roster Boiler Pressure: 200 psi light Mikado design; class includes 15 GT and 25 GTW locomotives. [10] In June 2010, No. 5629 was placed in storage at Durand, MI. 5633, displays the web-spoke drivers that seem to have been applied only to this member of the trio.