With little volunteers, low money and no place to call home, the Greater Battle Creek foundation was through. No. ], National Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. Streamlining of steam engines for passenger service enjoyed a brief vogue in North America after diesel streamliners were introduced in the 1930s. 5629 was subsequently moved to a spur track in Hammond, IN that Jensen had rented from the Grand Trunk. These Lima-built locomotives closely resembled Nos. 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. 6037-6041. Edmunds: Pacific Fast Mail, 1977: 4-9,
As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. acquisition of still heavier steam power, and later, diesel locomotives,
Grand Trunk Western, Durand, Michigan; 1959 - YouTube Date Built: 1910
No. 11, 1953.Photo by Peter Cox, Steamtown Foundation Collection. 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. Steamtown NHS: Special History Study - National Park Service Remarks: Engine has duplex mechanical stoker,
8380 in the yards at Durand, Michigan during the summer of 1953. 5629 at Dearborn Station in Chicago. 5030 had been involved in a notorious train wreck, that of the "Knights Templar Special" on June 5, 1923. 3734 became No. attempt to standardize designs of all American steam locomotives when
6039 from the Canadian National Railway Company for his
On August 10, 2021, it was test-fired for the . Both of these engines were scrapped in 1960. Steamtown Foundation, n.d. (ca. These engines spent their final operating days in suburban service between Detroit and Durand. More information: When new, these locomotives had been assigned to passenger service on the Chicago-Port Huron main line, but by the time my family was living in Michigan their main territory was the Detroit-Muskegon line. [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. freight as they could heading up the Maple Leaf or the
locomotives featured feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and
Drawing of
Cumbres & Toltec, Minus boiler jacketing and various parts, she survives at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois, where I was photographed in front of her with my son Matthew and a friend in June, 1982. Western Railroad engines that have survived in the United States, of
A fundraising campaign, led by the National Association of Power Engineers, promoted its preservation and cosmetic restoration. 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. 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. 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. ], Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, 8th ed. It reads, "Eastward track will be used as Single track Between facing point Crossover Bellevue and regular Crossover located at Switchtenders Shanty East End Nichols Yard Seven Oclock 700 am until Five O'clock 500 pm. Tractive Effort (in lbs. Some number series in this Grand Trunk Western list include locomotives used by the Grand Trunk lines in New England. Text and photo images2009 Richard Leonard. Durango & Silverton When the Grand Trunk was absorbed in the CNR system, a handful of new locomotives were also constructed. In 1946, the 6325 gained notoriety for pulling United States President Harry S. Truman's election campaign train through the state of Michigan. Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. Grand Trunk Western No. More information: Grand Trunk Western was one of them (others included Illinois Central, Atlantic Coast Line and Canadian Pacific). Francisco Railway. On the GTW, it was the ultimate in modern steam power. 1006, and renumbered twice, before it was photographed leading a mixed train through Ontario in . Farrell, Jack W., and Mike Pearsall. Knott's Berry Farm Steam Train, Buena Park, California Since No. Steam Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. No. These coal-burning locomotives had cylinder-shaped Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed all-weather cabs. Scrapping began on July 14, 1987 and was completed by July 17th. National Railway. Sugar Express, February 25: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special Northwestern Wire & Steel Company used three Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0s as plant switchers. Beaudette, Edward H. Central Vermont Railway: Operations in the
6313 in the next photo. The VERY last U.S. steam - Classic Trains Magazine - Railroad History No. At the end of its career in the 1950s, the Grand
Due to poor ballast conditions the train jumped the tracks a mile west of Durand, Michigan. Grand Trunk Railway - Toronto Railway Historical Association 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. At
6039. 6039 was often seen on fast freight trains beginning in the early 1930s. Used: An item that has been used previously. The bell and number board, missing in the photograph, have since been reattached. It pulled its first excursion train from Dennison to Columbus, Ohio on September 22 of that year. 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. 5629, famous for her steam excursions in the diesel era (see below). If it
headed to abide by the timetables, a costly practice that required an
6039 is a preserved class "U-1-c" 4-8-2 "Mountain type" steam locomotive built in June 1925 by Baldwin. They developed 52,457 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 382,700 pounds. 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. 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. subsidiary in Michigan.Canadian National Railways. As of 2022, No. I snapped several photos of No. 2680, the "regular" on the local freight at that time. 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. 32, No. Hollidaysburg to Martinsburg, PA Class J-3-a had 69-inch drivers, a boiler pressure of 185 pounds per square inch, and cylinder dimensions of 23x28 inches. (Train orders were sometimes called "flimsies" because of the thin paper used in making multiple carbon copies.) per square inch): 210
[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 accuracy and accessibility of the resulting translation is not guaranteed. Vol. Above, at Bellevue, Michigan in the summer of 1952, we see 2-8-2 No. F. Nelson Blount purchased Grand Trunk Western
6039 to the Central Vermont Railway,
As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. D&RGW #315, May 28: Cumbres & Toltec Locomotive 168 Memorial Weekend Special ", GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951, David Leonard's CNR-GTW Steam Gallery, 1958. 6315. Picture Information. Something went wrong. 78 erected in 1938, the GTW's first diesel switcher (not counting No. and 4-6-0 #40 - Ely, Nevada exhibit at the Pleasure Island amusement park. 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. Rail History: Grand Trunk Western 4070 - YouTube Larry Bell (mentioned above) wrote me as follows: "In Durand, the 3500s were used on the 'top end jobs' almost exclusively. 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. No. 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. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division. The GTW gradually equipped these locomotives with disc drivers. The smoke deflectors failed to accomplish much, so the railroad removed
With a full load of coal in her Vanderbilt tender, Grand Trunk
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. Class: U-1-c, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works
and were of box-section type, like the wheel rim, a design that provided
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February 25: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special. The Point St.Charles shop was opened in 1859 by the Grand Trunk and built a healthy portion of the Grand Trunk's roster. 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. 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. The locomotive was mainly designed to haul freight trains, but also did occasional passenger service whenever possible. I. 6325 was no exception. In January 1929, the Grand Trunk Western
This broadside view of another example of the K-4-b class, No. 5629 to operating condition for use on fan trips around the area. Grand Trunk 3415 in 1954 in Quebec Province. 8376 shown above.). 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. Nos. 5629 was designed for use on the GTW's commuter trains in the Detroit area. 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. It was a major event featuring all of their steam locomotive, some historic diesel locomotives as well as rolling stock and many more rail-related activities. The judge ruled in favor of Metra and stated that if Jensen could not move it, Metra would be allowed to scrap it.
Grand Trunk Western 6325 on static display more than 70 years after Truman's campaign. Everett Railroad Builder's Number: 58463, Cylinders (diameter x stroke in inches): 26 x 30
In the scene below, taken at Battle Creek in the summer of 1953, P-5-b No. GTW U3b Confederation - K&L Trainz American railroad owned by the government of Canada. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3748 = 4083; 3750-3757 = 4084-4091. extra engine crew, not to mention the additional engine, so that a
In 1999, 46 years after I photographed her at Durand, I posed in front of No. Narrow Gauge Railroad View cart for details. 6039 is a preserved class "U-1-c" 4-8-2 "Mountain type" steam locomotive built in June 1925 by Baldwin. Returning to service, she became the last remaining 0-8-2 on the GTW roster when renumbered to 3522 in 1956. 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. Metra told Jensen that he could move it to a nearby connection with the Iowa Interstate Railroad, but they would not assist him in moving it. 5632 of this class is preserved at Durand, Michigan. A photographer reportedly caught No. [8] As of 2023, No. All Rights Reserved. Because the Canadian National system used a percentage rating instead of a tractive effort figure, the tractive effort given for most classes is approximate. This photo is of special interest in revealing that at least this member of the U-3-b class had spoked pilot truck wheels; all other photos I have seen of these engines show solid pilot truck wheels. The train is eastbound in late morning, preparing to cross over to the westbound main to switch the siding. As with many
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side, the opening between the spokes was circular, rather than
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