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. 3732, 3740 and 3748 above. Submit Your Event. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co., 1927. 6315. Retired in 1959, No. 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. US $12.00 (approx C $16.34)Expedited Shipping. [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. As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. Nice old pic for my collection. 5030 and 5632, are both on static display in Michigan. When the Grand Trunk was absorbed in the CNR system, a handful of new locomotives were also constructed. Grand Trunk Western Locomotive No. No. Rebuilt from 2-8-2s. (No. 922 then years later renumbered #1396. No. 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. Their 26x30-inch cylinders, supplied by 200 pounds per square inch of boiler pressure, produced a tractive effort of 54,724 pounds. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. [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. By that date, the engine had [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. photograph), but not on the fourth. In another view of No. Bellows Falls, Vt.: Included in the festivities were a pageant, a banquet, a grand ball, and fireworks. Locomotive No. The photo was taken during a station stop at Pontiac, Michigan, in May, 1954. Grand Trunk Western No. Like Pacific 5629, this engine received a larger tender and was featured in fan trip service at the head of a number of railfan specials in the 1960s and 1970s. 50196, and the Bellevue operator, V. R. Hart. She was the last of three K-4-b class Pacifics built for the Grand Trunk Western by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, More information: 6039 was reassigned to pulling secondary passenger trains between Detroit and Muskegon, and it last served in the late 1950s. In the view below we see No. (It was used in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross, mentioned above.) Class: SC-4 6039 from the Canadian National Railway Company for his As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. U-1-c. in high-speed service. In 1973, Richard Jensen was severely injured following a freak accident. However they could be a difficult engine for a fireman, before conversion, because they had a long firebox and did not have a stoker. Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 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. American railroad owned by the government of Canada. See details. The locomotive is in storage, on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. The distinctive turreted rooftop of the historic Durand depot pokes skyward behind U-3-b 4-8-4 No. [1], Last edited on 14 February 2023, at 14:40, "Canadian National / Grand Trunk Western 4-8-2 Locomotives in Canada", "Grand Trunk Western Railway (Steam) | Engine City | Pleasure Island, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1959-1969", "Central Vermont 4-8-2 "Mountain" Locomotives in the USA", "Joseph A. Smith Collection: Grand Trunk Steam Locomotive #6039 at Steamtown U.S.A. (Bellows Falls, Vermont)", "Grand Trunk Western 6039 at Steamtown in Scranton, PA", "Big Daddy Dave: A Plethora of Trains and Trolleys! U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads excursions from Sebring and Lake Placid, Florida. Nos. Both of these engines were scrapped in 1960. 5629 at Dearborn Station in Chicago. Locomotives: The Mountains. Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk 7730, the 1929 Brill boxcab unit that switched the ferry docks in Milwaukee). 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. 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. reported to have received vanadium steel main frames and "boxpok" drive 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. No. Galloping Goose #5 round-trip to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado 6039 is a preserved class "U-1-c" 4-8-2 "Mountain type" steam locomotive built in June 1925 by Baldwin. As time progressed, the GTW had given No. Drawing of 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. 6039 was moved to Riverside, to become an exhibit of Blount's new Steamtown, U.S.A. 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. After photographing this engine in 1953, I saw 0-8-2s operating in the yards at Durand, Michigan. New York: 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American GTW U-3-b class 4-8-4 Northern-type locomotive 6319 lead the first section of train #21 with 15 passenger cars and GTW 4-8-4 Northern 6322 pulled the second section with 22 passenger cars. Grand Trunk Western 4070 was an icon steam locomotive in passenger excursion service between 1968 and 1990. Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. Scenic Expeditions into the Secret Valley. Although engine crews reportedly liked these 4-8-2s, Below is a July, 1954 view of No. vanadium steel main frames, boxpok drive wheels, and a Vanderbilt Grand Trunk 3415 in 1954 in Quebec Province. 6325 was no exception. side, the opening between the spokes was circular, rather than More information: 6325 was the star of the show; first it was parked for display then it was coupled to the passenger train for several one-hour train rides throughout the day. Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, March 18: Winterail However, returning No. 6039 gets meticulously taken care of while occasionally being moved around for public display with occasional night photo sessions taking place around it. 86 was built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. as Grand Trunk No. In January 2021 the locomotive was sold to the Colebrookdale Railroad, a Pennsylvania tourist line, for eventual restoration to operation. These locomotives pulled with 52,000 pounds of tractive effort. With 3,600 passengers holding tickets train #21 had to be run in two sections (as two separate trains) to accommodate the excess of passengers. Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 73 6405 heading the Inter-City Limited at the Durand depot. During the 1940s, No. class designed by the U.S. Railroad Administration in its short-lived Western Railroad engines that have survived in the United States, of 2124. The GTW's class U-3-b 4-8-4s were built by American Locomotive Company in 1942-1943 for both freight and passenger service, and capably handled such trains as the Maple Leaf, the Inter-City Limited, and the International Limited in addition to main line freights. California 6039 pulled its last train in early 1959, right before its fire was dropped for the last time. Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized. that its restoration for operation may not be fiscally within reason, 159. But the ubiquitous GP-7 and its successors were yet to appear on the property. History: Incorporated in 1900 in Indiana and 2681 poses in Middleton, Michigan, on the Greenville branch, in June 1954. Others, such as the surviving No. 6039 was sold for $7,425 on June 17, 1959, to seafood magnate and steam locomotive enthusiast F. Nelson Blount. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. Builder's no. Sent to CNR or GT after delivery of U-3-b class. Shop online for 11 grand trunk western model train locomotives at discounts up to 25%. Following a day of testing and adjustments to her appliances, the next day, July 31, with Mr. Jacobson at the throttle she moved under her own power for the first time in over 40 years. Western Railroad, 1938-1961. [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. It was used on the New England Lines between Portland, Me. 6039. mechanical condition should be thoroughly assessed and a decision made 2683 at Bellevue, from the summer of 1953, reveals the careful maintenance the Grand Trunk Western applied to even its older locomotives. As a result of this, No. 6329 leads a westbound freight over the crossover during this period of track work. [4], Because of its historical significance, when No. Tom Golden photo. 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. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, I spent many an hour watching Consolidations, and sometimes Pacifics, switch the handful of industries that lined the track near the depot, a few blocks south of our home in Bellevue, Michigan. 5629 enjoyed a career as a privately-owned steam excursion locomotive in the 1960s and early 1970s, refitted with the headlight from Illinois Central 2-8-4 8049 (the original Lima "super-power" demonstrator) and a larger tender from Soo Line 4-8-2 4013. 6325 pulled President Harry S. Truman's campaign train across Michigan on Grand Trunk rails. 5043 and 5042 resting near the roundhouse. 16 (Dec. 1955): 18-20. At the end of its career in the 1950s, the Grand The Grand Trunk Western in the early 1950s had EMD road freight diesels (modified F-3s, unofficially a called F-5s), and some EMD switchers. Two days of photo shoots with visiting SP 4-6-0 steam locomotive #18 - Laws, 6325 had sat in static display with very little maintenance. After our family had moved to Bloomington, Illinois, my brother David took my 35mm camera on a steam-hunting expedition to Michigan and Ontario. No. 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. Everett Railroad 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. Making a stop at Durand, Michigan, with train No. 3523 renumbered to 3522 in June, 1956; others presumably scrapped by then. It pulled its first excursion train from Dennison to Columbus, Ohio on September 22 of that year. locomotives in the collection, this engine had its drive rods removed No. With low 51-inch drivers, they had cylinder dimensions of 21x28 inches and a boiler pressure of 190 pounds. No. She belonged to class S-3-a and was erected by American Locomotive's Schenectady works in 1918. 6038 and specifications. At The CNR system U-1-a through U-1-e classes had the "Indirect" or "reverse" configuration of the Walschaerts valve gear. Unfortunately, the locomotive had been vandalized over the years to the point where it was unsafe to move. National Railway. I photographed No. 6039 is the only 4-8-2 Mountain-type engine in Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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 Grand Trunk No. They exerted 39,000 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 165,000 pounds. (The third locomotive in the photo, only partially visible, is No. Related photos: Power consisted of the 5000 series Pacifics and 2600-series Consolidations. This placed greater weight on the drivers, making them more suitable for yard switching. Remarks: Engine has duplex mechanical stoker, 5629 to operating condition for use on fan trips around the area. More information: 6327 is known for being the last steam engine to run in Port Huron, Michigan, as well as pulling the last steam train there. No. The distinctive cylindrical tank of a Vanderbilt tender graced Keep up to date on news and upcoming events. 32, No. [See p. 198, fig. 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. The locomotive at right is U-3-b 4-8-4 No. vestibuled or all-weather cabs. primary focus of the Steamtown collection. [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. With cylinder dimensions of 22x28 inches, they sustained a boiler pressure of 220 pounds per square inch. 6039 at Elsdon engine terminal in ripping the quiet Michigan and Indiana countrysides apart with fast 5631 at Durand in the summer of 1953, handling the same train as No. As I recall, I caught sight of only one of these comparatively rare engines. They were converted to a "simple" locomotive (both cylinders use fresh steam) around 1926. Notice also that the U-1-c class, in common with most of their Canadian National sisters, had the "Indirect" or "reverse" configuration of the Walschaerts valve gear, in which the eccentric crank angles toward the rear when the driving rods are in the bottom quarter. Trains, 1941, the railroad installed cowls or smoke deflectors of various Trains & Travel International 2023 Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust. [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. Tractive Effort: 42,000 lbs No. 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. Here we found J-3-a classmates Nos. 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. As for No. Mid-Twentieth Century. As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. Tractive Effort (in lbs. 6038 in commuter service. 4083 in the 1956 renumbering. No. Grand Trunk Western No. I snapped the above photo of No. Steamed up for the first time in October 1961, No. 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. 7531 is a class O-19 0-6-0 steam locomotive it was built by Alco in 1919 for the New England Gas and Coke Company as #4. Accordingly, in 1925 that the Grand Trunk Western 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. Beaudette, Edward H. Central Vermont Railway: Operations in the It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the. 4070 and may have been the last steam locomotive to haul freight on the Grand Trunk Western. 6039 awaited a call at Detroit, Michigan, on July Between 1923 and 1930, the GTW purchased a total of fifty-nine 4-8-2 locomotives for their roster, and they were classified as U-1-as, U-1-bs, U-1-cs, U-1-ds, and U-1-es, designed by the GTW's Chief Mechanical Engineer of the time Thomas H. Walker. 1924. Installation of 50 sq ft of thermic siphons also increased the firebox heating surface to 231 sq ft. 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 train ran between Detroit to Durand during November 1960. and it proved to be one of the last steam locomotives in normal common Hollidaysburg to Martinsburg, PA 5629 we find her at the Durand diamonds during the summer of 1954, waiting to proceed south into the depot with No. Although idle, the 6325 now resides, protected from the elements in the Age of Steam Roundhouse near Sugarcreek, OH. Many of these pieces, including the bell and headlight, survive today in private collections around the country. D&RGW 315 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, Something went wrong. At the end of steam operations, the GTW sent many of its retired locomotives to Northwestern Steel & Wire in Sterling, Illinois, for scrapping. For more information: Athearn Genesis G9013 USRA 2-8-2 . [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. Rich Brzycki sent me a photo he rediscovered of No. applied at the same time even to a single locomotive. scheduled excursions, please see the Tourist Railroads & Museums Pages. served on passenger runs between Detroit and Muskegon. Durango & Silverton Colorado to Osier Sister locomotive No. Seller information. Then at 5 pm, it pulled a special 3-hour excursion to the OHCR Morgan Run steam shops for tours. Vermont. Burr Oak Yard was sold to Metra Commuter Rail of Chicago, who asked Jensen to relocate No. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division. In the GTW's the June 1956 renumbering, 2-8-2 No. Coal (in tons): 18 6039 is the sole survivor of the GTW's 4-8-2 locomotives, and it is one of only seventeen steam locomotives from the GTW that are preserved. No. 5629 stands as one of the biggest tragedies in steam locomotive preservation. Western equipped them all with more modern and efficient roller bearings More information: Free shipping for many products! In the scene below, taken at Battle Creek in the summer of 1953, P-5-b No. No. Tractive Effort: 34,669 lbs Grand Trunk Western No. Grand Trunk Western road engines, and the only 4-8-2 of the 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. Oil (in gallons): Not applicable 8380, it turns out, was also one of this legendary group and operated until December 1980. Five people lost their lives in the accident. 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. report to document the use and physical history of the locomotive. Railway Winter Steam Spectacular, October 16-19: East Broad Top Railroad Photo Charters Colorado to Osier 1921), Blotting the sunStinging the eyes.The hot seeds steam undergroundstill alive.Gary Snyder (b. Larry Bell (mentioned above) wrote me as follows: "In Durand, the 3500s were used on the 'top end jobs' almost exclusively. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Durango & Silverton No. 6328 met the torch in Chicago in 1960. 6039 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works on June 26, 1925. elevations and cross sections, locomotive only, no tender; p. 200, fig. 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. [See Item 45. U.S.R.A. Nos. 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. Occasionally the 6400s were seen on freight trains, especially on break-in runs after overhauling at the Battle Creek shops. More information: Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, Nevada Northern Around this time, the Rock Island was on the verge of bankruptcy, and in March 1980, the railroad shut down for good. However, two of No. President Truman was invited to attend the dedication ceremony but sent a letter expressing regrets that he could not attend. on leading and trailing trucks on the locomotive itself. [1] No. 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. I took the above photo of No. 0-6-0 steam locomotive #3 leads two trips from Nelsonville, Ohio 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. type in the Steamtown Foundation collection.Photo by Riverside, Vermont, just north of Bellows Falls. Grand Trunk 100 Steam Engine HO Scale Locomotive And Tender. In 1925, the Grand Trunk Western Railway purchased five 4-8-2 Mountain locomotives, numbered 6037 through 6041, from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Steamtown Foundation, n.d. (ca. Subsequently the engine was exhibited at Blount's Steamtown located at In stepped Jerry J. Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OHCR) who purchased No. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad reinstalled. Baldwin Locomotive Works. The Grand Trunk Railroad, For tourist railroads offering regularly This locomotive was used for freight and passenger service on the Grand Trunk Railroad. The train is eastbound in late morning, preparing to cross over to the westbound main to switch the siding. per square inch): 200 Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 69 It was taken from a car pacing on a parallel highway, evidently by Tom Miller of Toledo, Ohio. Refresh your browser window to try again. In its later years of service on the GTW, the locomotive pulled numerous excursion trips hosted by local railroad clubs and the GTW. On September 2, 1958 he found 4-8-4 No. Retired in 1959, the locomotive was donated for display to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan where a failed restoration attempt left 6325 in danger of being scrapped. 6039 at Steamtown, Bellows Falls, light Mikado design; class includes 15 GT and 25 GTW locomotives. 3523 is its Young valve gear, in which the valve mechanism drives directly off the cylinder crosshead. Thus commuters riding to their jobs in 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. 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. In 1984, No. the United States as a result of the great success of an engine of that 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. although enough money will buy any type of repair. 6039. Condition: Although ostensibly in good Related photos: [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. 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. No. Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 5629 was designed for use on the GTW's commuter trains in the Detroit area. 3734 heading a westbound local freight in my village of Bellevue, Michigan, in the autumn of 1952. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884. She heads train No. In August of 1923, she was renumbered #18, continuing service on the LS&I until 1962. [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. 8380 at the Illinois Railway Museum. Text and photo images2009 Richard Leonard. Cumbres & Toltec, 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. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. Builder: BaldwinLocomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [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. 76 (Former GTW 8376) in May, 1977. February 24-26: Sugar Express Excursions. Durango & Silverton It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. [3], Since its sidelining in 2005, No. 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. Additional views from both of us appear in our Random Steam Collection. 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. Due to poor ballast conditions the train jumped the tracks a mile west of Durand, Michigan. Hover to zoom. the very least, it should be restored for use as a static exhibit; Built as part of the K-4-a class of Pacific types for the GTW, No. 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. 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. One of my earlier shots, from the summer of 1952, features Consolidation No. 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. Above, sister No. Above, at Bellevue, Michigan in the summer of 1952, we see 2-8-2 No. Technically called "box-spoke," these drivers had fewer spokes The famous K-4-a No. acquisition of still heavier steam power, and later, diesel locomotives, third axles (and possibly the first, which is obscured in the railroad to survive. They were nice riding compared to the 0-8-0's because of the trailer wheel. In addition to its eight-wheeled switchers, the Grand Trunk Western had eight 0-6-0 or six-wheeled switchers in class O. National Railways, which thereafter controlled the Grand Trunk Western List of Current Steam Locomotive Restorations to Operating Condition. 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. As a result, local freight and branch line duties were still performed by the GTW's ageing stable of lighter steam power. It was also the one of the last steam locomotives to ever regularly operate in the state of Vermont. [7][1] There, it was repainted again with the smokebox becoming black again. 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. 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. Click to enlarge. Builder: American Locomotive Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 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. During that same summer my father was transitioning between serving as Methodist minister in Bellevue, Michigan and teaching at the Detroit Institute of Technology.