Second, the parent Canadian National Railways had purchased 16 of 2680, the "regular" on the local freight at that time. 78 erected in 1938, the GTW's first diesel switcher (not counting No. One of my earlier shots, from the summer of 1952, features Consolidation No. 230-239, 381. 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. Its role in history is what saved it from the scrapper's torch. Scrapping began on July 14, 1987 and was completed by July 17th. C ANADIAN N ATIONAL R AILWAYS. No. 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. wedge-shaped. More information: Initially, it was to be shipped to Wakefield, Massachusetts, for HO Athearn Genesis Grand Trunk Western USRA 2-8-2 Steam Locomotive GTW #3709. More information: For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. More information: Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. A wheel arrangement so rare that it doesn't even appear in most lists of steam locomotive types was the 0-8-2. With low 51-inch drivers, they had cylinder dimensions of 21x28 inches and a boiler pressure of 190 pounds. They exerted 39,000 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 165,000 pounds. No. "Purchasing Department Sales Order 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. Here we see No. the United States, six of which were engines of the St. Louis and San 5629 to the Rock Island Railroad's Burr Oak Yard in Blue Island, IL. Accordingly, in 1925 that the Grand Trunk Western Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. 159. Class: J-3-b reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and "boxpok" drive She was the last of three K-4-b class Pacifics built for the Grand Trunk Western by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. 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. Hover to zoom. 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. 100. Vol. (Train orders were sometimes called "flimsies" because of the thin paper used in making multiple carbon copies.) condition, this engine reportedly has bad cylinder castings, which means Date Built: 1912 6323, which is famous for being the last GTW steam engine to run on GTW rails, under GTW ownership. do not Exceed Fifteen 15 Miles per hour entering and leaving single track V.R.H." In 1965, the collection was moved again across the Connecticut River to Bellows Falls, and No. 6328 taking on a fresh load of coal at the GTW's Milwaukee Junction terminal in Detroit, and snapped this transparency. 4070 and may have been the last steam locomotive to haul freight on the Grand Trunk Western. The locomotive was subsequently moved out of the back shops to remain on display on various parts of Steamtown property. 6313, above, as she pauses with the mid-afternoon Inter-City Limited in the summer of 1953. 5048 with the local freight at the depot in nearby Perrinton. [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. These It was built in 1900 by the GTR Point St. Charles Shops for the Grand Trunk Railroad as No. The distinctive cylindrical tank of a Vanderbilt tender graced These engines weighed 290,000 pounds and had the 63-inch drivers common to all Canadian National and Grand Trunk 2-8-2s. 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American 6039 4-8-2, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works, June 1925. Seller information. Railway took delivery from the Baldwin Locomotive Works on five 4-8-2 [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. More information: As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. After he was released from the hospital, Jensen began planning another excursion trip, but it never happened due to financial troubles. An unusual feature of No. 2670, 2674, 2675 built 1907; 2684 built 1911. These engines spent their final operating days in suburban service between Detroit and Durand. 6039, the only tender of this Her front end, the paint chipped by impacts from roadbed debris, testifies to the high-speed service of which these engines were capable. be restored cosmetically to serve as a static exhibit engine in the 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. 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). [7][1] There, it was repainted again with the smokebox becoming black again. No. Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk No. Three factors influenced the Grand Trunk Western All these Pacifics had 73-inch drivers and 25x28-inch cylinders. 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. In 1960, No. 6405 was the last of the U-4-b class to remain in service. Shortly before the run, Richard Jensen traded its original tender to a local scrapyard in exchange for a larger tender from a Soo Line 4-8-2. . Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. Riverside, Vermont, just north of Bellows Falls. 58463, Cylinders: 26 x 30, Drive Wheels: 73, Weight on Drivers: 231,370, Boiler Pressure: 210, Tractive Effort: 49,590. 6039. Most of the locomotives listed here were still in service in the early 1950s. Winterail, March 18-19: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions 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. History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and tender and engine axles, but during the mid-1930s the Grand Trunk 86 was built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. as Grand Trunk No. Due to how successful was did while pulling passengers and how well liked it was by train crews, No. Additional views from both of us appear in our Random Steam Collection. They were manufactured with friction bearings on all Out of service since 1990, she is undergoing restoration in Cleveland. [1] The Canadian National Railway (CN) purchased sixteen locomotives with this wheel arrangement in 1923, and they proved to be so successful, that the railroad purchased twenty-one additional units the following year. My photo (above, left) was used in their online promotional poster. Several groups, including the Illinois Railway Museum and the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, stepped in to try and save it, but soon realized it would be too costly since it could no longer move on its own wheels. Related photos: Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1 ", "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. Western Railroad engines that have survived in the United States, of The Southern Pacific's Daylights and the Norfolk & Western's Class J series were outstanding examples. F. Nelson Blount purchased Grand Trunk Western 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. the very least, it should be restored for use as a static exhibit; Lerro Photography No. Returning to service, she became the last remaining 0-8-2 on the GTW roster when renumbered to 3522 in 1956. Circa 1937-1942, compiled from various sources. Rebuilt from 2-8-2s. 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. Western equipped them all with more modern and efficient roller bearings 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. Click to enlarge. It was also the one of the last steam locomotives to ever regularly operate in the state of Vermont. kind of modem, heavy-duty, main line motive power that should become the See details. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3748 = 4083; 3750-3757 = 4084-4091. Alco 2-6-0 steam locomotive #11 powers a 27-mile round-trip excursion from 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. No. Making a stop at Durand, Michigan, with train No. 6325 to steam is not a priority for the museum at this time.[22]. 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. 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. They featured enclosed or vestibule cabs similar to those on GTW's 4-8-4s and 4-8-2s, and also introduced the exhaust steam injector in place of the feedwater heater of the K-4-a class. Class: U-1-c, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works There, Jensen and a group of local railfans worked to restore No. They developed 52,457 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 382,700 pounds. Related photos: The People's Railway. Something went wrong. Western No. 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. exhibit at the Pleasure Island amusement park. 2681 poses in Middleton, Michigan, on the Greenville branch, in June 1954. locomotives, numbered 6037 through 6041, which it assigned to Class 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 moved for the first time under its own power in forty-two years. and special excursions; if it cannot be restored mechanically, it should 6315. [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. 6039 was reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and boxpok driving wheels, but not all of them were applied at the same. 8380, above. 6313 in the next photo. Narrow Gauge Railroad Vermont. After World War II, the GTW started investing into diesel locomotives, which would take over most of the high-priority assignments. Durango & Silverton This subclass had Stephenson valve gear until retired. They weighed 285,500 pounds and developed 40,750 pounds of tractive force. 6322 was another well known sister engine, that is, for being the very last steam locomotive to be used by the GTW to pull a regularly scheduled passenger train. No. [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. No. In August of 1923, she was renumbered #18, continuing service on the LS&I until 1962. 2023 Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust. Builder's no. Builders Number: 38441, Cylinders: 23x28 Submit Your Event. 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. On September 2, 1958 he found 4-8-4 No. the railroads were briefly nationalized during and just after World War It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me. Boiler Pressure (in lbs. The engineer, leaning on the window sill, regards the photographer (me) on the M-78 highway bridge with some amusement. in high-speed service. the Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and the Steamtown collection, and one of only 14 "Mountains" preserved in 6039 at Elsdon engine terminal in Water (in gallons): 13,575. Grand Trunk Western No. 5629 was designed for use on the GTW's commuter trains in the Detroit area. [7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. 32, No. These coal-burning locomotives had cylinder-shaped Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed all-weather cabs. No. North American Steam Colorado to Osier 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. Grand Trunk Western Locomotive No. At the end of its career in the 1950s, the Grand Mechanical Engineer Thomas H. Walker signed the Specification A photographer reportedly caught No. 3734 heading a westbound local freight in my village of Bellevue, Michigan, in the autumn of 1952. 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. 5629 in excursion service out of Chicago. During the 1940s, No. To order tickets click on the link below to reserve your tour slot today! For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. 6039 is a preserved class "U-1-c" 4-8-2 "Mountain type" steam locomotive built in June 1925 by Baldwin. [5][1], After sitting in storage for a few months, No. No. Later fully or partially equipped with disc drivers. By the first half of the 20th century the railroads largest steam power would be its Northern type 4-8-4 locomotives, called Confederations by CN. although enough money will buy any type of repair. 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. class designed by the U.S. Railroad Administration in its short-lived Keep up to date on news and upcoming events. 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. Unfortunately, the locomotive had been vandalized over the years to the point where it was unsafe to move. 3523 renumbered to 3522 in June, 1956; others presumably scrapped by then. In the GTW's the June 1956 renumbering, 2-8-2 No. The grate is 50.62 sq ft and total heating surface is 3,003 sq ft including 578 sq ft superheating. The train ran between Detroit to Durand during November 1960. 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. 16 (Dec. 1955): 18-20. locomotives featured feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and 6039 was The smoke deflectors failed to accomplish much, so the railroad removed See details. 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. Built for Grand Trunk Western Railway as No. extent that the company's 4-6-2 Pacifics increasingly had to be double- It was operated on this schedule for all three days of the event. 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. 3523 at the GTW's Battle Creek shops in the summer of 1953 she was awaiting repairs. Everett Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification Card for Locomotive No. Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, March 18: Winterail In the 1950s, the Grand Trunk Western operated five 4-8-2s in class U-1-c, Nos. A fundraising campaign, led by the National Association of Power Engineers, promoted its preservation and cosmetic restoration. View cart for details. Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, 6325 hasn't been fired up due to Ohio Central's cease in steam train operations. February 24-26: Sugar Express Excursions. Class: SC-4 After photographing this engine in 1953, I saw 0-8-2s operating in the yards at Durand, Michigan. Railway to acquire heavy passenger (and freight) locomotives of the 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio. The GTW gradually equipped these locomotives with disc drivers. This photo appears in I. E. Quastler's book Where the Rails Cross: A Railroad History of Durand, Michigan, published in September 2005. In 1999, 46 years after I photographed her at Durand, I posed in front of No. 3748 appears briefly in the Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western. USA. Durango & Silverton Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 8380 and its eleven sisters in class P-5-g were erected by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. documented the vital statistics of Grand Trunk Western Locomotive The locomotive is in storage, on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. No. [17] The locomotive, the siding it sat on and the fence surrounding it were all sold for $1 to 6325 Turntable, Inc., a nonprofit organization founded to restore it. These class O-19-a switchers were built by ALCo in 1919. During that same summer my father was transitioning between serving as Methodist minister in Bellevue, Michigan and teaching at the Detroit Institute of Technology. Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 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. 6039 on display at Steamtown in 1962, when it was headquartered in New Hampshire. Two days of photo shoots with visiting SP 4-6-0 steam locomotive #18 - Laws, successful, to the extent that Canadian National bought another 21 in The CNR system U-1-a through U-1-e classes had the "Indirect" or "reverse" configuration of the Walschaerts valve gear. Trains, 6327 is known for being the last steam engine to run in Port Huron, Michigan, as well as pulling the last steam train there. 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. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, [21] The year 2003 was a spectacular year for 6325, it pulled a few excursions but that wasn't the main event of that year, it was a huge photo festival which included 20 side by side photo runs with No. Steam Grand Trunk Western was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, With a full load of coal in her Vanderbilt tender, Grand Trunk wheels. Builder: American Locomotive Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Railroad photography exposition and railroadiana show - Corvallis, Oregon Purchased in 1993 by Jerry Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad, the locomotive sat in storage for six years until being restored to operating condition on July 31, 2001, for use on excursion trains across the Ohio Central System. 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. Lerro Photography $75.00 + $22.45 shipping. 8380 at the Illinois Railway Museum. Knowing that the locomotive was indeed going to be scrapped, Jensen and his friends took parts off of it and gave them to local railfans. To add your event or excursion to this page, please Grand Trunk Western - Locomotive No. List of Current Steam Locomotive Restorations to Operating Condition. However, when I came across No. Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 73 7526, because of its short wheelbase, was probably used to switch some industrial trackage in Battle Creek that had sharp curves. Despite a network of less than 300 miles its hotly contested Detroit - Chicago market was a vital artery for CN in reaching America's railroad capital. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3740 = 4076; 3742-3747 = 4077-4082. 5030 is a Class J-3-b 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912 for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. 5629 at Dearborn Station in Chicago. 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. 5030 Thirty-nine of these relatively small but handsome Class J-3-a Pacifics were delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad over a two-year period from the Baldwin Locomotive Works and the Montreal Locomotive Works starting in 1912. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, March 19: Everett Railroad "Steam Into The Cove" Members of the U-3-b class had only two more years to run in this Detroit suburban service, their final assignment. third axles (and possibly the first, which is obscured in the 6039 was reassigned to pulling secondary passenger trains between Detroit and Muskegon, and it last served in the late 1950s. Widespread use of the 2-8-2 wheel arrangement originated with a group of locomotives built by Baldwin in 1897 for the Nippon Railway of Japan, hence the name Mikado for this type of locomotive. [13][14][note 1]. Weight on Drivers: 146,550 lbs. National Railway. [1] As of 2023, No. 5043 and 5042 resting near the roundhouse. Tom Golden photo. Have one to sell? Newton: Carstens Publications, 1982: 85. Power consisted of the 5000 series Pacifics and 2600-series Consolidations. Trunk Western, especially on its Chicago Division, had increased to the All Rights Reserved. (Photo: DogsRNice via CC by 4.0) Early Years for the Grand Trunk Western 6325. More information: 6325 remains in the museum's collection. Other steam locomotives in GTW's fleet at the time included the Mikado type 2-8-2s built by Baldwin Locomotive Works and Alco primarily used in mainline freight service. extra engine crew, not to mention the additional engine, so that a Remarks: Engine has duplex mechanical stoker, This view highlights the slightly raised headlight of some members of the U-3-b class. Its forte was heavy passenger and fast freight service. 6323 at Durand, Michigan, in May, 1954, while it was temporarily separated from the Maple Leaf so diesel switcher 7904 (visible behind 6323's tender) could switch a car for the Detroit connection. This portrait of 2-8-0 No. 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 View source A postcard from the late 1960s showing No. These Consolidations were members of class N-4, which had several subclasses; all were built between 1906 and 1911 for the Grand Trunk Railway. It also appeares on the back cover of the Spring 2022 issue of The Semaphore, magazine of the Grand Trunk Western Historical Society. 6039 was moved along with the rest of the Steamtown collection to Scranton, Pennsylvania, but the locomotive's cylinder castings became damaged during the move. Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized. Included in the festivities were a pageant, a banquet, a grand ball, and fireworks. vanadium steel main frames, boxpok drive wheels, and a Vanderbilt Related photos: A colossal celebration was held at the company's headquarters in Montreal the following day. 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. 5030-5048 were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912 for GTW's predecessor, the Grand Trunk Railway; No. With 63-inch drivers, they had 23x32-inch cylinders and carried a boiler pressure of 180 pounds per square inch. 6325 rests on the bridge over the Battle Creek River in the summer of 1952, waiting for the highball to proceed westward. In addition, we are making available a copy of the GTW Passenger Timetable, September 30, 1951 in PDF format. Everett Railroad The judge ruled in favor of Metra and stated that if Jensen could not move it, Metra would be allowed to scrap it. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Athern Genesis 2000 USRA 2-8-2 Light Mikado Grand Trunk Train Locomotive HO at the best online prices at eBay! 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. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division. and Island Pond, Vt. Mostly, it served on the . Grand Trunk Western No. Northwestern Wire & Steel Company used three Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0s as plant switchers. 11, 1953.Photo by Peter Cox, Steamtown Foundation Collection. Installation of 50 sq ft of thermic siphons also increased the firebox heating surface to 231 sq ft. No. 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. 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. Locomotive No. No. Text and photo images2013 Richard Leonard. Refresh your browser window to try again. No. 6039 was often seen on fast freight trains beginning in the early 1930s. Railroad Photos, March 23-24: Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum 5030 and 5632, are both on static display in Michigan. 6325 also remains and was restored to service by the late Jerry Jacobson and the Ohio Central Railroad. Thus commuters riding to their jobs in No. However, two of No. 50196, and the Bellevue operator, V. R. Hart. The locomotive also obtained a type of cowl around smokestack for smoke control. 2683 at Bellevue, from the summer of 1953, reveals the careful maintenance the Grand Trunk Western applied to even its older locomotives. Grand Trunk Western road engines, and the only 4-8-2 of the 6039 was sold for $7,425 on June 17, 1959, to seafood magnate and steam locomotive enthusiast F. Nelson Blount. The locomotives shown here belonged to class N-4-d. After our family had moved to Bloomington, Illinois, my brother David took my 35mm camera on a steam-hunting expedition to Michigan and Ontario. It was retired from revenue service in 1957 and later restored to operating condition for excursion service in 1991 by the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society. 5629 made its debut pulling a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad, for which it was painted in B&O colors. At the end of steam operations, the GTW sent many of its retired locomotives to Northwestern Steel & Wire in Sterling, Illinois, for scrapping. In stepped Jerry J. Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OHCR) who purchased No. [4], Because of its historical significance, when No. side, the opening between the spokes was circular, rather than Santa Fe No. They weighed about 211,200 pounds and were rated at 40,000 pounds of tractive effort. Boiler Pressure: 190 psi Its locomotive road numbers would also be integrated into CNs roster sequence. 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. No. Rich Brzycki sent me a photo he rediscovered of No. this type of locomotive in 1923 that had also proved to be very