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Trunk Western, especially on its Chicago Division, had increased to 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. 6039 was sold for $7,425 on June 17, 1959, to seafood magnate and steam locomotive enthusiast F. Nelson Blount. Narrow Gauge Railroad Gordon Chappell, A Canadian National Railways folio locomotive diagram sheet 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. 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. In another view of No. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, Nevada Northern Grand Trunk Western No. report to document the use and physical history of the locomotive. As of 2022, No. [5][6] The city finalized plans for the locomotive's display location on Hall street across from the train station in May 1960. Scenic Expeditions into the Secret Valley. 25. 4-8-2 Mountain type during the 1920s. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division. At the end of its career in the 1950s, the Grand 5633, displays the web-spoke drivers that seem to have been applied only to this member of the trio. Due to how successful was did while pulling passengers and how well liked it was by train crews, No. After World War II, the GTW started investing into diesel locomotives, which would take over most of the high-priority assignments. 6325 was retired in 1959 it was donated to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, for display. 6400-6404 of parent Canadian National. I photographed No. Grand Trunk Western No. More information: 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. 3523 at the GTW's Battle Creek shops in the summer of 1953 she was awaiting repairs. Her front end, the paint chipped by impacts from roadbed debris, testifies to the high-speed service of which these engines were capable. exhibit at the Pleasure Island amusement park. CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. 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. She was the last of three K-4-b class Pacifics built for the Grand Trunk Western by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. 3523 is its Young valve gear, in which the valve mechanism drives directly off the cylinder crosshead. A colorful new ride is immediately behind the train in this angle, so I made the photo black and white to make the new ride less noticeable and the photo more authentic to the 1881 . Five people lost their lives in the accident. 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. 5030 in the park taken in August 2015. 2664, 2665, 2669, 2671-2673, 2676 built 1907; 2666-2668, 2677-2683 built 1911. International.". Occasionally the 6400s were seen on freight trains, especially on break-in runs after overhauling at the Battle Creek shops. No. This photo is also in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross. In addition to its eight-wheeled switchers, the Grand Trunk Western had eight 0-6-0 or six-wheeled switchers in class O. Vermont. Installation of 50 sq ft of thermic siphons also increased the firebox heating surface to 231 sq ft. Second, the parent Canadian National Railways had purchased 16 of [2][1], These locomotives also featured Elesco feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and mechanical stokers, and they were the first on the GTW to feature both Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed, all-weather cabs. the practice on the Canadian National in an attempt to keep the smoke The Point St.Charles shop was opened in 1859 by the Grand Trunk and built a healthy portion of the Grand Trunk's roster. Related photos: Weight on Drivers: 146,550 lbs. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 6039. 6325 pulled President Harry S. Truman's campaign train across Michigan on Grand Trunk rails. Card on No. 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. and Island Pond, Vt. Mostly, it served on the . When the Grand Trunk was absorbed in the CNR system, a handful of new locomotives were also constructed. Last updated February 22, 2023. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight Western Railroad engines that have survived in the United States, of They were called the Queen Mary, etc., because of their good riding qualities. National Railway. wheels. 6323 at speed on the main line with a passenger train, perhaps even the Maple Leaf. 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Durango & Silverton 6039. 5629 in the summer of 1953, when she was pinch-hitting for the usual Consolidation on the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, on a break-in run after repairs and painting at the Battle Creek shops. Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Builder's no. 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. Railroad No. ], National Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. Whyte System Type: 4-8-2 Mountain Hover to zoom. I rode behind one of these locomotives on a family trip from Battle Creek, Michigan, to Chicago in the early 1950s. 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. 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. It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the. No. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co., 1927. Rebuilt from 2-8-2s. 1980: 342-344. 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. served on passenger runs between Detroit and Muskegon. With low 51-inch drivers, they had cylinder dimensions of 21x28 inches and a boiler pressure of 190 pounds. Related photos: Narrow Gauge Railroad 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. The Grand Trunk Western made two other notable 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. Lerro Photography 8376 shown above.). applied at the same time even to a single locomotive. March 1939 with boxpok drivers only on the second driver axle, while on During that same summer my father was transitioning between serving as Methodist minister in Bellevue, Michigan and teaching at the Detroit Institute of Technology. 1 With little volunteers, low money and no place to call home, the Greater Battle Creek foundation was through. Out of service since 1990, she is undergoing restoration in Cleveland. A fundraising campaign, led by the National Association of Power Engineers, promoted its preservation and cosmetic restoration. No. See details. More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, August 26: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions American railroad owned by the government of Canada. 7526 peers bashfully between two of the class U-3-b Northerns, Nos. No. Grand Trunk Western No. This portrait of 2-8-0 No. [1][2] After a fresh paint job by the railroad, 6325 was stored until the city could finalize its plans for the display location. Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. The first Grand Trunk Western trip proved to be a big success and over the next few years, No. [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. FEBRUARY 2023. U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads excursions from Sebring and Lake Placid, Florida. Railroad Photos, March 23-24: Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum 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. Builder: BaldwinLocomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania More information: 6313, above, as she pauses with the mid-afternoon Inter-City Limited in the summer of 1953. In 1984, No. Work Ex 50196 and 3748 working between Nichols yd & Olivet." 5629 at Dearborn Station in Chicago. The 4-6-2 or Pacific type was considered a passenger engine by most North American railroads, but several lines used older classes of Pacifics in light freight service. I photographed No. however, before undertaking such restoration, the locomotive's Others, such as the surviving No. 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). 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. 6323, garishly decorated with white front steps, on a 1961 Labor Day fan trip at South Bend, Indiana. [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. Maryland 6039 awaited a call at Detroit, Michigan, on July they could be found, in the words of the railroad's historian, "as often 6323 is on display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. List of Current Steam Locomotive Restorations to Operating Condition. 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. As for No. greatly improved lateral strength and rim stiffness. Text and photo images2013 Richard Leonard. Beaudette, Edward H. Central Vermont Railway: Operations in the In the summer of 1953, as mentioned above, a crane was working on the westbound track near Bellevue, and trains were being diverted to the eastbound main between Bellevue and Nichols Yard in Battle Creek. Date Built: June 1925 The distinctive turreted rooftop of the historic Durand depot pokes skyward behind U-3-b 4-8-4 No. do not Exceed Fifteen 15 Miles per hour entering and leaving single track V.R.H." The Grand Trunk Western owned six of them; another user of the 0-8-2 was the Illinois Central. Free shipping for many products! Diameter of Drive Wheels: 55" Cumbres & Toltec, Related photos: No. His letter was read publicly at the ceremony. Grand Trunk Western No. On August 10, 2021, it was test-fired for the . 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. Tractive Effort: 42,000 lbs 5632 of this class is preserved at Durand, Michigan. Seller information. [4][1], As good as these locomotives were, however, the GTW had acquired larger locomotives to help pull the longer trains, such as the "Confederation" class 4-8-4s. 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. 4-6-2 Pacific type and 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotives also built by Baldwin and Alco in the 1920s and 4-6-0 Ten-Wheelers built around 1900 began in mainline service but later were eventually both found mostly on branch lines and mixed train service. The People's Railway. 6328 met the torch in Chicago in 1960. But it wasn't until 1998 that restoration efforts began and on July 31, 2001, No.