230-239, 381. Today, the story of GTW No. No. Class: J-3-b Below is a July, 1954 view of No. Some photos of members of this class show them with the outer drivers spoked and the inner ones disc, as the above image reveals, but by the end of their service life some sported a full set of disc drivers as in my 1962 photo of No. 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. The Grand Trunk Western No. During that time, it was leased to the Central Vermont Railway for freight service, only to become one of the very last steam locomotives to regularly operate in the state of Vermont. During the 1940s, No. 11, 1953.Photo by Peter Cox, Steamtown Foundation Collection. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers. 2670, 2674, 2675 built 1907; 2684 built 1911. Everett Railroad Boiler Pressure: 200 psi Unable to run the locomotive, it was placed in storage at the Amtrak yard near Union Station in Chicago while Jensen was hospitalized. Date Built: June 1925 National Railway. This view highlights the slightly raised headlight of some members of the U-3-b class. Because the Canadian National system used a percentage rating instead of a tractive effort figure, the tractive effort given for most classes is approximate. Unfortunately, the locomotive had been vandalized over the years to the point where it was unsafe to move. 6405-6410. Farrell, Jack W., and Mike Pearsall. Above we see No. No. National Railways, which thereafter controlled the Grand Trunk Western (1967): 36. Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American Larry Bell (mentioned above) wrote me as follows: "In Durand, the 3500s were used on the 'top end jobs' almost exclusively. - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, EARLY PHOTO of GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD 4-4-0 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE #1699 in 1920's, Report this item - opens in new window or tab, WEATHERFORD MINERAL WELLS & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD TEXAS & PACIFIC RR PHOTOS (#125696411586), ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILROAD DEPOT SYLVIA KANSAS COPY OF EARLY PHOTO (#125787026165). Second, the parent Canadian National Railways had purchased 16 of 6037-6041. Streamlining of steam engines for passenger service enjoyed a brief vogue in North America after diesel streamliners were introduced in the 1930s. Due to poor ballast conditions the train jumped the tracks a mile west of Durand, Michigan. wedge-shaped. Steamed up for the first time in October 1961, No. In January 2021 the locomotive was sold to the Colebrookdale Railroad, a Pennsylvania tourist line, for eventual restoration to operation. 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 at Dearborn Station in Chicago. Since double-headers would be a more costly practice, a larger locomotive was needed for the railroad's roster. 1921), Blotting the sunStinging the eyes.The hot seeds steam undergroundstill alive.Gary Snyder (b. heavier engine was essential to eliminate the practice. I photographed No. 2124. Sent to CNR or GT after delivery of U-3-b class. 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. California EARLY PHOTO of CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD GAS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE #9000 in 1920's. $7.99 + $3.25 shipping. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, April 27-30: East Broad Top Railroad Photo Charters 5030 in the park taken in August 2015. [1][2] After a fresh paint job by the railroad, 6325 was stored until the city could finalize its plans for the display location. do not Exceed Fifteen 15 Miles per hour entering and leaving single track V.R.H." No. Florida Boulder, Colo.: Pruett Publishing, At I photographed No. View cart for details. Last updated February 22, 2023. 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. The judge ruled in favor of Metra and stated that if Jensen could not move it, Metra would be allowed to scrap it. Grand Trunk Western 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. I. E. Quastler included this photo in his Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History. These engines weighed 290,000 pounds and had the 63-inch drivers common to all Canadian National and Grand Trunk 2-8-2s. Recommendation: This engine is exactly the As a result of this, nine employees were fired from Metra and Jensen filed a lawsuit, but ultimately lost. 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. However they could be a difficult engine for a fireman, before conversion, because they had a long firebox and did not have a stoker. 5629 being scrapped at Blue Island, IL on July 14, 1987. Narrow Gauge Railroad Grand Trunk Western Great Western Railway Hudson & Western Milwaukee Road New York Central New York, Susquehanna & Western Nickel Plate Road Norfolk & Western Penn Central Pennsylvania Pere Marquette Reading Lines Savannah & Atlanta SEPTA Southern Pacific Southern Railway Western Maryland Western Pacific Western Railway of Alabama Close 6328 met the torch in Chicago in 1960. Grand trunk locomotive Stock Photos and Images - Alamy 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. D&RGW 315 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, [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. At least twenty-three, including #5030, were later equipped with new boilers with substantial changes, including a 24% reduction in the small tube count from one hundred and eighty-one to one hundred and thirty-nine. My photo (above, left) was used in their online promotional poster. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 5629 so they could build a new car shop where it stood. I took the above photo of No. 713 is a "Mogul" type 2-6-0 steam locomotive. However, returning No. East Broad Top Railroad Photos. Grand Trunk Western No. 2681 poses in Middleton, Michigan, on the Greenville branch, in June 1954. Grand Trunk Western No. 5030 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom Vermont. Lake Superior & Ishpeming: 2-8-0 "consolidation" 5030 had been involved in a notorious train wreck, that of the "Knights Templar Special" on June 5, 1923. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. 6039. Then at 5 pm, it pulled a special 3-hour excursion to the OHCR Morgan Run steam shops for tours. 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). More information: The locomotive was mainly designed to haul freight trains, but also did occasional passenger service whenever possible. All U-3-b class locomotives were known as good steamers and were liked by all engine crews and No. Mikado 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. [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. 6039. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. The low photo angle was mandated by the location, as the roadbed was on a fill and there was no way to photograph the locomotive from track level. 3740 in this capacity, trailed by a caboose and perhaps other cars used by a track work crew. 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. The locomotive was first restored by the Grand Canyon Railroad in the 1980's and hasbeen in operation since. During the 1940s, No. 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. Its locomotive road numbers would also be integrated into CNs roster sequence. [10] In June 2010, No. [1] No. 6325's time under steam only lasted just over three years after its full restoration was completed in 2001, the museum has said that not as much work would be required to bring the locomotive back to operational condition. third axles (and possibly the first, which is obscured in the No. 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. 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. No. Gary Thompson provided a photo by William Rosenberg of No. however, before undertaking such restoration, the locomotive's Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango & Silverton Riverside, Vermont, just north of Bellows Falls. report to document the use and physical history of the locomotive. It is a USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2. Grand Trunk Western No. 7531 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom In the summer of 1953 we visited the Grand Trunk Western engine terminal in Pontiac, Michigan. At the end of its career in the 1950s, the Grand Grand Trunk 100 Steam Engine HO Scale Locomotive And Tender. No. Bellows Falls, Vt.: Diameter of Drive Wheels: 55" 6325 also remains and was restored to service by the late Jerry Jacobson and the Ohio Central Railroad. 3732, 3740 and 3748 above. 21 bound for Muskegon. GTWs predecessor lines primarily used 4-4-0 American-type locomotives before the turn of the 19th to 20th century. Builder's no. In 1948, locomotive No. the Grand Trunk Western Railway owned 331 miles of track in Michigan and Work Ex 50196 and 3748 working between Nichols yd & Olivet." Builder's Number: 58463, Cylinders (diameter x stroke in inches): 26 x 30 American railroad owned by the government of Canada. that its restoration for operation may not be fiscally within reason, No. successful, to the extent that Canadian National bought another 21 in Eventually, Metra had finally had enough and contracted with the Erman-Howell Division of the Luria Brothers Scrap Company to dispose of No 5629. March 1939 with boxpok drivers only on the second driver axle, while on 6329 leads a westbound freight over the crossover during this period of track work. 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. The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. Date Built: 1910 Grand Trunk Western 6325 - Wikipedia 5629 made its debut pulling a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad, for which it was painted in B&O colors. 6039 at Steamtown, Bellows Falls, 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. 3748 appears briefly in the Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western. U.S.R.A. The accuracy and accessibility of the resulting translation is not guaranteed. although enough money will buy any type of repair. 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. No. In 1967 and 1968, it traveled to Baraboo, WI to pull the Circus World Museum's Schlitz Circus Train. 3740 was built by Schenectady in 1923, and was listed as being renumbered to 4076 in June 1956. 5629 was placed in storage at Durand, MI. Condition: Although ostensibly in good 6039 is a preserved class "U-1-c" 4-8-2 "Mountain type" steam locomotive built in June 1925 by Baldwin. exhibit at the Pleasure Island amusement park. [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. Railroad Photos, March 23-24: Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum . [See p. 198, fig. Picture Information. 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. 4083 in the 1956 renumbering. In addition he would regularly report to the dispatcher the passing of all trains past the Bellevue depot on this busy stretch of railroad. More information: 6039 and the other U-1-cs a number of modifications; during the mid-1930s the U-1-cs were all equipped with roller bearings on leading and trailing trucks on the locomotive itself rather than the friction bearings they were initially built with. 8317 and 8346 rest next to the Pontiac, Michigan roundhouse in the summer of 1953, awaiting their return to switching duties. Card on No. Thus commuters riding to their jobs in 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. Meanwhile, one of CN's American subsidiaries, the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW), was struggling with the increase of passenger traffic, especially in the Chicago division, since their trains were growing longer to the point they exceeded their 4-6-2 "Pacific" types' hauling capacities. It was built in 1900 by the GTR Point St. Charles Shops for the Grand Trunk Railroad as No. President Truman was invited to attend the dedication ceremony but sent a letter expressing regrets that he could not attend. Scenic Expeditions into the Secret Valley. 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Related photos: The Grand Trunk Railroad, locomotives featured feedwater heaters, power reverse gear, and CNR and Grand Trunk Railway Steam Locomotives - Your Railway Pictures As time progressed, the GTW had given No. extra engine crew, not to mention the additional engine, so that a 922 then years later renumbered #1396. The distinctive cylindrical tank of a Vanderbilt tender graced [1], No. CANADIAN NATIONAL & GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD STEAM LOCOMOTIVES IN - YouTube in high-speed service. 8380 at the Illinois Railway Museum. 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. [1] As of 2023, No. During their careers, these engines received a number Grand Trunk 3415 in 1954 in Quebec Province. During that same summer my father was transitioning between serving as Methodist minister in Bellevue, Michigan and teaching at the Detroit Institute of Technology. At left is a dramatic low-angle shot of 4-8-4 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. Photo Concepts: When the gates close, the engineer gives a steam blast on the whistle, then steam escapes on both sides of the locomotive making a nice action shot. 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. RM 2HGDC60 - El Gobernador was a 4-10-0 steam locomotive built by Central Pacific Railroad at the railroad's Sacramento, California. Francisco Railway. 1941, the railroad installed cowls or smoke deflectors of various Blount paid $7,425 for [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! 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. As for No. The locomotive was then stored in the Ex-Delaware, Lackawanna and Western yard with other locomotives of the collection, until 1998, when it was given another repaint to become more presentable to the public. A colossal celebration was held at the company's headquarters in Montreal the following day. There, Jensen and a group of local railfans worked to restore No. 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. Grand Trunk Western No. Below is a broadside shot of 0-8-0 switcher No. Northwestern Wire & Steel Company used three Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0s as plant switchers. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, 19th annual street festival and railfan extravaganza - Ashland, Weight on Drivers: 146,550 lbs. the United States as a result of the great success of an engine of that All Rights Reserved. Illinois and was in its later years the only railroad that provided In the GTW's the June 1956 renumbering, 2-8-2 No. The smoke deflectors failed to accomplish much, so the railroad removed U-1-c. 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. Oddly, these modern drive wheels were not all primary focus of the Steamtown collection. Colorado to Osier 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. Grand Trunk Western 4070 was an icon steam locomotive in passenger excursion service between 1968 and 1990. and were of box-section type, like the wheel rim, a design that provided 76 (8376) today it is at the Amboy Depot Museum in Amboy, Illinois. 6039 to the Central Vermont Railway, 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. But it wasn't until 1998 that restoration efforts began and on July 31, 2001, No. In August of 1923, she was renumbered #18, continuing service on the LS&I until 1962. Coal (in tons): 18 Michigan and controlled by the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, by 1920 No. Minus boiler jacketing and various parts, she survives at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois, where I was photographed in front of her with my son Matthew and a friend in June, 1982. Alco 2-6-0 steam locomotive #11 powers a 27-mile round-trip excursion from ], National Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. 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. Locomotives: The Mountains. 25. Grand Trunk 100 Steam Engine HO Scale Locomotive And Tender 6315. In the Steamtown Foundation files. No. Builders Number: 46941, Cylinders: 20x28 [8] As of 2023, 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. Oil (in gallons): Not applicable As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. 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. Have one to sell? 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. 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. Proud queens of Grand Trunk Western's steam passenger fleet were the six 4-8-4s in class U-4-b, Nos. 6039," June 26, 1925. 5030-5048 were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912 for GTW's predecessor, the Grand Trunk Railway; 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. Thirty-nine of these relatively small but handsome Class J-3-a Pacificswere delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad over a two-year periodfrom the Baldwin Locomotive Works andthe Montreal Locomotive Works starting in 1912. Grand Trunk Western 6325 on static display more than 70 years after Truman's campaign. 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. East Broad Top Railroad Photos, April 29: Ashland Train Day As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. These coal-burning locomotives had cylinder-shaped Vanderbilt tenders and enclosed all-weather cabs. U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 #148 leads excursions from Sebring and Lake Placid, It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. this type of locomotive in 1923 that had also proved to be very Entdecke SELTEN - CHAMP, GRAND TRUNK WESTERN, GTW, DAMPFLOK, O SCALE AUFKLEBER, E-5 in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Scrapping began on July 14, 1987 and was completed by July 17th. No. Lerro Photography They developed 52,457 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 382,700 pounds. Galloping Goose #5 round-trip to Cascade Canyon - Durango, Colorado locomotives in the collection, this engine had its drive rods removed Grand Trunk Western #6039 Historical Marker - hmdb.org side, the opening between the spokes was circular, rather than His letter was read publicly at the ceremony. With 63-inch drivers, they had 23x32-inch cylinders and carried a boiler pressure of 180 pounds per square inch. Related photos: 3523 is its Young valve gear, in which the valve mechanism drives directly off the cylinder crosshead. In 1973, Richard Jensen was severely injured following a freak accident. Normally the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, was headed by a Consolidation. [5][6] The city finalized plans for the locomotive's display location on Hall street across from the train station in May 1960. Grand Trunk Western - Locomotive No. Mid-Twentieth Century. [3], Since its sidelining in 2005, No. 6040 in Detroit on September 2, 1958, as shown below. Photo by the author, Edward J. Ozog. 6039 was 6039 remains on static display at Scranton with very meticulous cosmetic care. SHREVEPORT HOUSTON & GULF RAILROAD 4-6-0 #5 ORIGINAL CAMDEN TEXAS LOGGING PHOTO (#404179167035). Although they were purchased for railroad to survive. light Mikado design; class includes 15 GT and 25 GTW locomotives. Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. Athern Genesis 2000 USRA 2-8-2 Light Mikado Grand Trunk Train Locomotive HO Rich Brzycki sent me a photo he rediscovered of No. Note: The accuracy and accessibility of the resulting translation is not guaranteed. Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification Card for Locomotive No. Viewed from the Installation of 50 sq ft of thermic siphons also increased the firebox heating surface to 231 sq ft. Grand Trunk 6325 Restoration Rollout (Ohio Central Railroad) 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. [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. 6039 is one of only seven Built as part of the K-4-a class of Pacific types for the GTW, No. 1 5048 with the local freight at the depot in nearby Perrinton. 6313 and 6333. 8376 shown above.). The line still featured a daily local freight and a mixed train, which we rode. More information: Walkersville Southern Railroad, August 26: Durango & Silverton Galloping Goose Excursions (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Durango & Silverton Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 3702-3706 = 4045-4049; 3708-3712 = 4050-4054; 3714-3717 = 4055-4058; 3719 = 4059; 3720 = 4060; 3722 = 4061; 3726-3739 = 4062-4075. 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 was one of the last U.S. railroads to employ steam locomotives. On August 10, 2021, it was test-fired for the . Western Railroad engines that have survived in the United States, of No. 50196, and the Bellevue operator, V. R. Hart. 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. 6039 at Elsdon engine terminal in the very least, it should be restored for use as a static exhibit; 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. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co., 1927. Railfan Events & Train Excursions 2023 Calendar - RailServe.com 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. They had 51-inch diameter driving wheels, weighed 215,150 pounds, and exerted 49,691 pounds of tractive effort. In the 1950s, the Grand Trunk Western operated five 4-8-2s in class U-1-c, Nos. Accordingly, in 1925 that the Grand Trunk Western This placed greater weight on the drivers, making them more suitable for yard switching. US $12.00 (approx C $16.34)Expedited Shipping. reinstalled. Two 2-day photo charters featuring EBT 2-8-2 #16 with passenger and freight
