[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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Durango & Silverton More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, August 26: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions No. Class: J-3-b 6325 pulled President Harry S. Truman's campaign train across Michigan on Grand Trunk rails. The distinctive cylindrical tank of a Vanderbilt tender graced 713 is a "Mogul" type 2-6-0 steam locomotive. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 6313, along with most members of the U-3-b class, was cut up in 1960. 1006, and renumbered twice, before it was photographed leading a mixed train through Ontario in . 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. [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. 1980: 342-344. No. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. 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. 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. 19th annual street festival and railfan extravaganza - Ashland, June 17, 1959, undoubtedly with plans to use it elsewhere than at South They were called the Queen Mary, etc., because of their good riding qualities. the practice on the Canadian National in an attempt to keep the smoke Due to how successful was did while pulling passengers and how well liked it was by train crews, No. 8318 poses with Electro-Motive type SC switcher 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. USA. Lerro Photography 3-day weekend photographing passenger, freight, and ore trains with 2-8-0 #81, 2-8-0 #93, In addition, we are making available a copy of the GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951 in PDF format. 1924. 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. 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. Canadian National Railway Company. 58463, Cylinders: 26 x 30, Drive Wheels: 73, Weight on Drivers: 231,370, Boiler Pressure: 210, Tractive Effort: 49,590. During the 1940s, No. trains, plus night photo session - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania regarding whether it can be reasonably restored to operability. The grate is 50.62 sq ft and total heating surface is 3,003 sq ft including 578 sq ft superheating. With the sale of the Ohio Central to the Genessee & Wyoming, Mr. Jacobson's entire steam collection was transferred to the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, Ohio. Boiler Pressure: 190 psi . F. Nelson Blount purchased Grand Trunk Western RM 2HGDC60 - El Gobernador was a 4-10-0 steam locomotive built by Central Pacific Railroad at the railroad's Sacramento, California. Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized. This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. 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. Durango & Silverton Subsequently the engine was exhibited at Blount's Steamtown located at 6039 at Steamtown, Bellows Falls, History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 the Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and Illinois and was in its later years the only railroad that provided commuter rail service in and . 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. freight as they could heading up the Maple Leaf or the As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. 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. 5629 lead many excursions over the GTW in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. side, the opening between the spokes was circular, rather than 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. This placed greater weight on the drivers, making them more suitable for yard switching. In 1948, locomotive No. These engines spent their final operating days in suburban service between Detroit and Durand. 5030 in the park taken in August 2015. Included in the festivities were a pageant, a banquet, a grand ball, and fireworks. The main visible difference between the CNR and GTW classes was the design of the air intake ahead of the stack. Steam Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. served on passenger runs between Detroit and Muskegon. 2680, the "regular" on the local freight at that time. International.". 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. Text and photo images2009 Richard Leonard. They weighed about 211,200 pounds and were rated at 40,000 pounds of tractive effort. of modifications. Everett Western No. Tractive Effort: 42,000 lbs 5629 was placed in storage at Durand, MI. 6039, the only tender of this 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. 56, her Muskegon-Detroit train. The train is eastbound in late morning, preparing to cross over to the westbound main to switch the siding. Hover to zoom. 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. 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. Boiler Pressure: 200 psi Scenic Expeditions into the Secret Valley. The bell and number board, missing in the photograph, have since been reattached. [10] In June 2010, No. 4083 in the 1956 renumbering. More information: "Purchasing Department Sales Order Seller information. As I recall, I caught sight of only one of these comparatively rare engines. The boxpok drivers proved an important modification successful, to the extent that Canadian National bought another 21 in 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. In August of 1923, she was renumbered #18, continuing service on the LS&I until 1962. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight The locomotive was designed to haul iron ore from the docks of Marquette, Michigan, on Lake Superior, from where the ore would be shipped to steel mills on the lower lakes. light Mikado design; class includes 15 GT and 25 GTW locomotives. Hollidaysburg to Martinsburg, PA Winterail, March 18-19: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions No. March 1939 with boxpok drivers only on the second driver axle, while on 6327 was among the last of GTW's steam engines still operating when the railroad dieselized in 1960 and it was scrapped that year. I photographed No. 3732, 3740 and 3748 above. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 8222 = 8447; 8226 = 8448. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division. ], National Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. More information: roundhouse. It was taken from a car pacing on a parallel highway, evidently by Tom Miller of Toledo, Ohio. Sent to CNR or GT after delivery of U-3-b class. All Rights Reserved. In failing health, Jensen was unable to do so and took Metra to court. California No. 5629 to the Rock Island Railroad's Burr Oak Yard in Blue Island, IL. 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. 5043 and 5042 resting near the roundhouse. I saw them operating there a few times, and photographed my sons Peter and Paul posing with Northwestern Steel & Wire's No. 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. Grand Trunk Western No. 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American 6313, above, as she pauses with the mid-afternoon Inter-City Limited in the summer of 1953. After World War II, the GTW started investing into diesel locomotives, which would take over most of the high-priority assignments. 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. [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. 3748 appears briefly in the Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western. 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. and Island Pond, Vt. Mostly, it served on the . 4070 and may have been the last steam locomotive to haul freight on the Grand Trunk Western. Mechanical Engineer Thomas H. Walker signed the Specification Blount wanted the locomotive to be shipped to Wakefield, Massachusetts to be exhibited at the Pleasure Island amusement park, but it ended up being put in storage in St. Albans, instead. report to document the use and physical history of the locomotive. This subclass had Stephenson valve gear until retired. Built as part of the K-4-a class of Pacific types for the GTW, No. Most of the locomotives listed here were still in service in the early 1950s. 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. 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. wedge-shaped. At the end of steam operations, the GTW sent many of its retired locomotives to Northwestern Steel & Wire in Sterling, Illinois, for scrapping. More information: Returning to service, she became the last remaining 0-8-2 on the GTW roster when renumbered to 3522 in 1956. Word of No. Trains & Travel International Click to enlarge. 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. 1973). The GTW P-5 0-8-0s were sharing duties with diesel switchers as early as the late 1930s. But it wasn't until 1998 that restoration efforts began and on July 31, 2001, No. No. 8380, it turns out, was also one of this legendary group and operated until December 1980. Florida In another view of No. Oil (in gallons): Not applicable These engines weighed 224,100 pounds and exerted a modest (by later standards) 33,756 pounds of tractive effort. D&RGW 315 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification Card for Locomotive No. 6323 is on display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. They were converted to a "simple" locomotive (both cylinders use fresh steam) around 1926. When the Grand Trunk was absorbed in the CNR system, a handful of new locomotives were also constructed. Installation of 50 sq ft of thermic siphons also increased the firebox heating surface to 231 sq ft. http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/searchdb.php?railroad=GTW&country=USA. Her front end, the paint chipped by impacts from roadbed debris, testifies to the high-speed service of which these engines were capable. CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. [This fine book is a principal source on No. 50196, and the Bellevue operator, V. R. Hart. ], Guide to the Steamtown Collection. As a result, local freight and branch line duties were still performed by the GTW's ageing stable of lighter steam power. (Photo: DogsRNice via CC by 4.0) Early Years for the Grand Trunk Western 6325. 6039. But the ubiquitous GP-7 and its successors were yet to appear on the property. greatly improved lateral strength and rim stiffness. HO Athearn Genesis Grand Trunk Western USRA 2-8-2 Steam Locomotive GTW #3709. 6325 in 1993 and moved it to OHCR's steam shops at Morgan Run. 5030 was captured on movie film by Jerry Carson and may be seen in the Green Frog video Steam in the 50's. Technically called "box-spoke," these drivers had fewer spokes Weight on Drivers: 189,360 lbs. 4-8-2 Mountain type during the 1920s. They developed 52,457 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 382,700 pounds. they could be found, in the words of the railroad's historian, "as often As time progressed, the GTW had given No. She has been displayed at R. A. Greene Park in Jackson, Michigan, as seen in the view on the right adapted from Google Maps, August 2017. 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. Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. More information: During that same summer my father was transitioning between serving as Methodist minister in Bellevue, Michigan and teaching at the Detroit Institute of Technology. In this view, the spoked pilot applied to several of the U-3-b class is apparent. I. 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. In 1984, No. 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. 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. Railway Winter Steam Spectacular, October 16-19: East Broad Top Railroad Photo Charters 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. Read more about this topic: Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Locomotives, If Steam has done nothing else, it has at least added a whole new Species to English Literature the bookletsthe little thrilling romances, where the Murder comes at page fifteen, and the Wedding at page fortysurely they are due to Steam?And when we travel by electricityif I may venture to develop your theorywe shall have leaflets instead of booklets, and the Murder and the Wedding will come on the same page.Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (18321898), Wisely watch for the sightOf the supernova burgeoning over the barn,Lampshine blurred in the steam of beasts, the spirits rightOasis, light incarnate.Richard Wilbur (b. 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. 8380 in the yards at Durand, Michigan during the summer of 1953. These coal-burning locomotives had cylinder-shaped Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed all-weather cabs. 6039. Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. of steam locomotives used in North America . 6039 was removed from display and towed to Steamtown's back shops to await for another cosmetic restoration that wouldn't come until October the following year. S-19802 from the railway's Purchasing Department in Montreal, Quebec, on 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. Railroad No. View cart for details. First, the type became popular in 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 third locomotive in the photo, only partially visible, is No. 6039, now at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Circa 1937-1942, compiled from various sources. Members of the U-3-b class had only two more years to run in this Detroit suburban service, their final assignment. [5][1], After sitting in storage for a few months, No. No. All these Pacifics had 73-inch drivers and 25x28-inch cylinders. 163, builder's photographs of No. this type of locomotive in 1923 that had also proved to be very February 24-26: Sugar Express Excursions No. The locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company in the 1930s and 1940s had 73-inch (1.854 m) driving wheels with 60,000 pounds of tractive effort and would be used in mainline freight and passenger service. Submit Your Event. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., 1977. The judge ruled in favor of Metra and stated that if Jensen could not move it, Metra would be allowed to scrap it. Blount paid $7,425 for No. 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. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight designs around the stacks of these engines, following the popularity of The famous K-4-a No. U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads excursions from Sebring and Lake Placid, Florida. Since No. Since double-headers would be a more costly practice, a larger locomotive was needed for the railroad's roster. Athearn Genesis G9013 USRA 2-8-2 . 6039. Trains, 6039 from the Canadian National Railway Company for his This photo was taken in the summer of 1953. She heads train No. tender and engine axles, but during the mid-1930s the Grand Trunk Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, Work Ex 50196 and 3748 working between Nichols yd & Olivet." It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. 76 (8376) today it is at the Amboy Depot Museum in Amboy, Illinois. Grand Trunk Western No. 6313 was scrapped in 1960. [4], Because of its historical significance, when No. A postcard from the late 1960s showing No. On the GTW, it was the ultimate in modern steam power. Scrapping began on July 14, 1987 and was completed by July 17th. [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. Builders Number: 46941, Cylinders: 20x28 The first Grand Trunk Western trip proved to be a big success and over the next few years, No. Above, at Bellevue, Michigan in the summer of 1952, we see 2-8-2 No. [8] As of 2023, No. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, Later fully or partially equipped with disc drivers. Grand Trunk Western No. 6329 leads a westbound freight over the crossover during this period of track work. modifications of these locomotives. If it Related photos: Railway took delivery from the Baldwin Locomotive Works on five 4-8-2 the engine, which at the time was stored in St. Albans, Vermont. Eventually, Metra had finally had enough and contracted with the Erman-Howell Division of the Luria Brothers Scrap Company to dispose of No 5629. Locomotives built for the Grand Trunk at the Point St.Charles shops will be identified in the "Builder" with the mark "GTR". Date Built: 1912 5030 and 5632, are both on static display in Michigan. 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. Northwestern Wire & Steel Company used three Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0s as plant switchers. The GTW gradually equipped these locomotives with disc drivers. In January 2021 the locomotive was sold to the Colebrookdale Railroad, a Pennsylvania tourist line, for eventual restoration to operation. Here we found J-3-a classmates Nos. See details. Something went wrong. Out of service since 1990, she is undergoing restoration in Cleveland. Rebuilt from 2-8-2s. Steamtown Foundation, n.d. (ca. 3713. Additional views from both of us appear in our Random Steam Collection. 6323 is said to be that last steam locomotive used in main line passenger service in the U.S., and made her last run under GTW ownership on September 20, 1961. 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio 5629, famous for her steam excursions in the diesel era (see below). 5632 of this class is preserved at Durand, Michigan. No. The steam locomotives made by the DB in West Germany, under the guidance of Friedrich Witte, represented the latest evolution in steam locomotive construction including fully welded frames, high-performance boilers and roller bearings on all moving parts. 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. 6323 and 6313 above and 6328 below. [1] No. No. S-19802, Montreal, Quebec, June 17, 1959.". 6325 also remains and was restored to service by the late Jerry Jacobson and the Ohio Central Railroad. [See Item 45. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. Grand Trunk Western 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. Have one to sell? Normally the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, was headed by a Consolidation. 6400-6404 of parent Canadian National. No. History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and The K-4 Pacifics were a variation of the USRA light Pacific design; they had 67 square feet of grate area, an evaporative heating surface of 3340 square feet, and 795 square feet of superheating surface. 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. 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. CNR steam locomotives that serviced this country of ours. Occasionally the 6400s were seen on freight trains, especially on break-in runs after overhauling at the Battle Creek shops. [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. The distinctive turreted rooftop of the historic Durand depot pokes skyward behind U-3-b 4-8-4 No. She belonged to class S-3-a and was erected by American Locomotive's Schenectady works in 1918. Class J-3-a had 69-inch drivers, a boiler pressure of 185 pounds per square inch, and cylinder dimensions of 23x28 inches. Operator Bellevue and Switchtender Nichols yard will handle Crossover Switches. 6039 awaited a call at Detroit, Michigan, on July No. Refresh your browser window to try again. do not Exceed Fifteen 15 Miles per hour entering and leaving single track V.R.H." Power consisted of the 5000 series Pacifics and 2600-series Consolidations. More information: 1921), Blotting the sunStinging the eyes.The hot seeds steam undergroundstill alive.Gary Snyder (b. 2670, 2674, 2675 built 1907; 2684 built 1911. Nos. No. Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. 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. Related photos: It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the Canadian Northern (CNoR). 6325 moved for the first time under its own power in forty-two years. [1], No. The new tender allowed for more coal and water to be transported which meant the train did not have to stop as often to replenish its supply. Both of these engines were scrapped in 1960. 16 (Dec. 1955): 18-20. 7526 peers bashfully between two of the class U-3-b Northerns, Nos. Its role in history is what saved it from the scrapper's torch. I snapped the above photo of No. [7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. On September 2, 1958 he found 4-8-4 No. 6037-6041. For tourist railroads offering regularly (Train orders were sometimes called "flimsies" because of the thin paper used in making multiple carbon copies.) As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. 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. Used: An item that has been used previously. Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. tender. With 63-inch drivers, they had 23x32-inch cylinders and carried a boiler pressure of 180 pounds per square inch. Vermont. Western Railroad, 1938-1961. 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.

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