However, this was later removed for proving to be ineffective. 6039 was 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. 6325 was retired in 1959 it was donated to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, for display. In her tow is one of the K-4-b Pacifics (identifiable by the vestibule cab) evidently destined for shopping at Battle Creek. This is one of Thirty-nine of these relatively small but . More information: The run drew thousands of rail enthusiasts. 3732, 3740 and 3748 above. C ANADIAN N ATIONAL R AILWAYS. This page provides a calendar of upcoming railfan events and excursions throughout North America. No. North American Steam 2670, 2674, 2675 built 1907; 2684 built 1911. She heads train No. 6325 also remains and was restored to service by the late Jerry Jacobson and the Ohio Central Railroad. 8380 in the yards at Durand, Michigan during the summer of 1953. If it Railroad Photos, March 23-24: Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum June 17, 1959, undoubtedly with plans to use it elsewhere than at South for the move from Bellows Falls to Scranton, and those need to be Above, sister No. More information: Diameter of Drive Wheels (in inches): 73 Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. heavier engine was essential to eliminate the practice. 4-8-2 Mountain type during the 1920s. 1980: 342-344. 21 bound for Muskegon. No. First, the type became popular in modifications of these locomotives. No. They exerted 39,000 pounds of tractive effort and weighed 165,000 pounds. Instead of cutting them up, the scrappers converted a number of these GTW 0-8-0s to oil burners, added auxiliary water tenders and kept them around to switch the plant until 1980. the railroads were briefly nationalized during and just after World War The GTW P-5 0-8-0s were sharing duties with diesel switchers as early as the late 1930s. [This fine book is a principal source on 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. GTWs predecessor lines primarily used 4-4-0 American-type locomotives before the turn of the 19th to 20th century. The Grand Trunk Western made two other notable 1941, the railroad installed cowls or smoke deflectors of various This portrait of 2-8-0 No. 32, No. the United States, six of which were engines of the St. Louis and San 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. Blount paid $7,425 for 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. ", "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. 19th annual street festival and railfan extravaganza - Ashland, 6325 was no exception. There, Jensen and a group of local railfans worked to restore No. scheduled excursions, please see the Tourist Railroads & Museums Pages. Text and photo images2013 Richard Leonard. Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos, October 6-9: Nevada Northern Railway "Photo Spectacular" East Broad Top Railroad Photos. 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. 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. 6313 and 6333. 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. For tourist railroads offering regularly These locomotives pulled with 52,000 pounds of tractive effort. Edaville Railroad at South Carver, Massachusetts, on Sales Order No. D&RGW 315 leads a special with photo runbys from Antonito, National Railways, which thereafter controlled the Grand Trunk Western During their careers, these engines received a number In this view, the spoked pilot applied to several of the U-3-b class is apparent. Shop online for 11 grand trunk western model train locomotives at discounts up to 25%. 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. Mechanical Engineer Thomas H. Walker signed the Specification "Grand Trunk Western Keeps its Word." [10] In June 2010, No. report to document the use and physical history of the locomotive. No. After our family had moved to Bloomington, Illinois, my brother David took my 35mm camera on a steam-hunting expedition to Michigan and Ontario. As a result, local freight and branch line duties were still performed by the GTW's ageing stable of lighter steam power. class designed by the U.S. Railroad Administration in its short-lived This left-side view highlights her Worthington type BL feedwater heater, mounted behind the air pump. Those remaining in 1956 renumbered as follows: 8222 = 8447; 8226 = 8448. (It was used in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross, mentioned above.) 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. Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, March 18: Winterail (The third locomotive in the photo, only partially visible, is No. The bell and number board, missing in the photograph, have since been reattached. September 21, 1941, it had the boxpok drivers on at least the second and elevations and cross sections, locomotive only, no tender; p. 200, fig. 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. Virginia [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. Boiler Pressure (in lbs. Railway to acquire heavy passenger (and freight) locomotives of the Farrell, Jack W., and Mike Pearsall. More information: To order tickets click on the link below to reserve your tour slot today! 8318 poses with Electro-Motive type SC switcher No. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad After World War II, the GTW started investing into diesel locomotives, which would take over most of the high-priority assignments. Picture Information. Tractive Effort: 42,000 lbs No. Some well known trips done by No. and Island Pond, Vt. Mostly, it served on the . 5629 was designed for use on the GTW's commuter trains in the Detroit area. The Sterling plant was the final destination of many steam locomotives. Built as part of the K-4-a class of Pacific types for the GTW, No. however, before undertaking such restoration, the locomotive's No. ], Scribbins, Jim. 6325 rests on the bridge over the Battle Creek River in the summer of 1952, waiting for the highball to proceed westward. Boxcab switcher for the Milwaukee ferry dock. 6039 awaited a call at Detroit, Michigan, on July Remarks: Engine has duplex mechanical stoker, Grand Trunk Western No. Boiler Pressure: 190 psi It is now at the Gorham Historical Society and Railroad Museum. 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. These locomotives were part of the Canadian National roster, but were separately identified as Grand Trunk or Grand Trunk Western for service in the United States. 6325 had sat in static display with very little maintenance. 6039. Here we found J-3-a classmates Nos. trains, plus night photo session - Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania Edmunds: Pacific Fast Mail, 1977: 4-9, 6325 to steam is not a priority for the museum at this time.[22]. 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. National Railway. Installation of 50 sq ft of thermic siphons also increased the firebox heating surface to 231 sq ft. 6405 was the last of the U-4-b class to remain in service. More information: from dropping down and obscuring the vision of the engineer and fireman. 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. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, [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. At left is a dramatic low-angle shot of 4-8-4 No. they could be found, in the words of the railroad's historian, "as often The first Grand Trunk Western trip proved to be a big success and over the next few years, No. I. E. Quastler included this photo in his Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History. 3523 at the GTW's Battle Creek shops in the summer of 1953 she was awaiting repairs. Both of these Battle Creek terminal photos appear in I. E. Quastler's book Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History (R&I Publishing, 2009). 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. Coal (in tons): 18 This was long before the days of computerized and radio-controlled train dispatching from half a continent away, and the ancient telegraph still ticked busily in the operator's office. 5629's sister locomotives, Nos. 6405 heading the Inter-City Limited at the Durand depot. extra engine crew, not to mention the additional engine, so that a More information: Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. I saw them operating there a few times, and photographed my sons Peter and Paul posing with Northwestern Steel & Wire's No. [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. As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. Grand Trunk 100 Steam Engine HO Scale Locomotive And Tender. 6323, which is famous for being the last GTW steam engine to run on GTW rails, under GTW ownership. 7526, because of its short wheelbase, was probably used to switch some industrial trackage in Battle Creek that had sharp curves. Sugar Express, February 25: Hocking Valley Steam Train Special Railway in the United States. Peering over her shoulder is K-4-a Pacific No. Whyte System Type: 4-8-2 Mountain In the photo below, 4-8-4 No. 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. The grate is 50.62 sq ft and total heating surface is 3,003 sq ft including 578 sq ft superheating. Mikado No. Hover to zoom. Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk Lerro Photography Illinois and was in its later years the only railroad that provided By 1857, the Grand Trunk had a total of 849 miles of track in operation and rostered a fleet of 197 locomotives. Retired in 1959, No. Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification Card for Locomotive No. I photographed No. ripping the quiet Michigan and Indiana countrysides apart with fast Seller information. All or some of the N-4-d and N-4-d class were built as cross-compounds and converted to simple operation around 1926. Three factors influenced the Grand Trunk Western More information: A member of class S-3-c outshopped by American Locomotive in 1924, she was assigned No. acquired a rather ugly shielding around the stack which, fortunately, the practice on the Canadian National in an attempt to keep the smoke No. [Photograph of No. Throughout its history GTW has shared the same type and class designations of its locomotives with parents Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian National. Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-2 Locomotive No. Railroad succeeded the Grand Trunk Western Railway. Trains, 6039. Returning to service, she became the last remaining 0-8-2 on the GTW roster when renumbered to 3522 in 1956. These Lima-built locomotives closely resembled Nos. 6313, above, as she pauses with the mid-afternoon Inter-City Limited in the summer of 1953. 6039, now at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Their 26x30-inch cylinders, supplied by 200 pounds per square inch of boiler pressure, produced a tractive effort of 54,724 pounds. Narrow Gauge Railroad As a result I never saw them in operation, though I photographed No. All Rights Reserved. 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. Detroit on Grand Trunk Western trains were in fact being hauled by an With low 51-inch drivers, they had cylinder dimensions of 21x28 inches and a boiler pressure of 190 pounds. the engine, which at the time was stored in St. Albans, Vermont. extent that the company's 4-6-2 Pacifics increasingly had to be double- The smoke deflectors failed to accomplish much, so the railroad removed Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The Grand Trunk Western did, . 6313 was scrapped in 1960. They had a grate area of 50.6 square feet, an evaporative heating surface of 2826 square feet, and a superheating surface of 592 square feet. Bellows Falls, Vt.: 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! primary focus of the Steamtown collection. Grand Trunk Western Locomotive No. But it wasn't until 1998 that restoration efforts began and on July 31, 2001, No. Circa 1937-1942, compiled from various sources. No. The Grand Trunk Western owned six of them; another user of the 0-8-2 was the Illinois Central. 3523 renumbered to 3522 in June, 1956; others presumably scrapped by then. and 4-6-0 #40 - Ely, Nevada Scenic Expeditions into the Secret Valley. 6325 moved for the first time under its own power in forty-two years. As a result of this, No. the railroad later removed. and it proved to be one of the last steam locomotives in normal common 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. 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. 5629 so they could build a new car shop where it stood. 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. (1967): 36. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884. [4], Because of its historical significance, when No. S-19802 from the railway's Purchasing Department in Montreal, Quebec, on 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. After he was released from the hospital, Jensen began planning another excursion trip, but it never happened due to financial troubles. 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. 56, her Muskegon-Detroit train. Jeddo Coal 0-4-0 steam locomotive #85 pulls three excursions each day - Walkersville, Probably the lowliest assignment given to these engines was work train service, almost always a task relegated to obsolete or surplus power even today. documented the vital statistics of Grand Trunk Western Locomotive 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. freight as they could heading up the Maple Leaf or the 3732 at the engine terminal in Battle Creek in August, 1956. More information: In 1946, the 6325 gained notoriety for pulling United States President Harry S. Truman's election campaign train through the state of Michigan. No. [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. 5634. 6039 was often seen on fast freight trains beginning in the early 1930s. 6325 could easily handle sixteen passenger cars or eighty car hotshot freights with equal ease on the Chicago division. In the summer of 1953, as mentioned above, a crane was working on the westbound track near Bellevue, and trains were being diverted to the eastbound main between Bellevue and Nichols Yard in Battle Creek. 50196 was a self-propelled Burro crane used in track work.) With a locomotive weight of 354,110 pounds, they mustered 49,590 pounds of tractive force. can be restored to run, it should be so restored for interpretive use 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. 78 erected in 1938, the GTW's first diesel switcher (not counting No. 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. When the Grand Trunk was absorbed in the CNR system, a handful of new locomotives were also constructed. U.S.R.A. This photo is also in Quastler's Where the Rails Cross. As time progressed, the GTW had given No. Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango & Silverton Its locomotive road numbers would also be integrated into CNs roster sequence. 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. His letter was read publicly at the ceremony. Mid-Twentieth Century. Grand Trunk Western No. The accuracy and accessibility of the resulting translation is not guaranteed. 6039 was sold for $7,425 on June 17, 1959, to seafood magnate and steam locomotive enthusiast F. Nelson Blount. be restored cosmetically to serve as a static exhibit engine in the Class: U-1-c, Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works Larry Bell (mentioned above) wrote me as follows: "In Durand, the 3500s were used on the 'top end jobs' almost exclusively. During that same summer my father was transitioning between serving as Methodist minister in Bellevue, Michigan and teaching at the Detroit Institute of Technology. headed to abide by the timetables, a costly practice that required an 6037-6041. Above, in a photo that also appears in Grand Trunk Western Railroad: An Illustrated History by I. E. Quastler, we see 4-6-2 No. wheels. 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. 6039, which operated on Canadian National's American 6400-6404 of parent Canadian National. (Photo: DogsRNice via CC by 4.0) Early Years for the Grand Trunk Western 6325. Florida subsidiary in Michigan.Canadian National Railways. Builder: BaldwinLocomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I photographed No. Its forte was heavy passenger and fast freight service. ], Guide to the Steamtown Collection. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., 1977. East Broad Top Railroad Photos, April 29: Ashland Train Day 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. RM 2HGDC60 - El Gobernador was a 4-10-0 steam locomotive built by Central Pacific Railroad at the railroad's Sacramento, California. Although engine crews reportedly liked these 4-8-2s, Normally the local freight through Bellevue, Michigan, was headed by a Consolidation. Unfortunately, the locomotive had been vandalized over the years to the point where it was unsafe to move. 2023 Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust. Boiler Pressure: 200 psi do not Exceed Fifteen 15 Miles per hour entering and leaving single track V.R.H." attempt to standardize designs of all American steam locomotives when Until the mid-1950s the GTW's passenger service was still entirely steam-operated, with the exception of the Detroit-Port Huron motor train. Colorado to Osier [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. More information: Sugar Express. This broadside view of another example of the K-4-b class, No. 5030 and 5632, are both on static display in Michigan. No. the United States as a result of the great success of an engine of that 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. [See p. 198, fig. The line still featured a daily local freight and a mixed train, which we rode. However they could be a difficult engine for a fireman, before conversion, because they had a long firebox and did not have a stoker. 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. 3748, mentioned in the train order, in its work train duty. Grand Trunk Western No. No. regarding whether it can be reasonably restored to operability. No. 5629 we find her at the Durand diamonds during the summer of 1954, waiting to proceed south into the depot with No. Ashland Train Day, May 20-21 & 27-29: Walkersville Southern Railroad Steam Trains Northwestern Wire & Steel Company used three Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0s as plant switchers. In this preview video we take a look at its histo. 519 and behind Boston and Maine 4-6-2 No. It has bad cylinder castings. In 1999, 46 years after I photographed her at Durand, I posed in front of No. Burr Oak Yard was sold to Metra Commuter Rail of Chicago, who asked Jensen to relocate No. 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. No returns accepted. 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. [1] After being retired in the late 1950s, No. In addition he would regularly report to the dispatcher the passing of all trains past the Bellevue depot on this busy stretch of railroad. Second, the parent Canadian National Railways had purchased 16 of Scrapping began on July 14, 1987 and was completed by July 17th. 6039, the only tender of this Last edited on 11 February 2023, at 06:56, "Business Firms To Be Solicited for 'Old 6325' Aid", "Into the Roundhouse: '6325' Finds Winter Home", "Old 6325 Making Last Run July 9 To Its New Home", "Rail 'Veep' Here Sunday: Gaffney To Present 'Old 6325' to City", "HST Likes Steamers But He Can't Attend 'Old 6325' Dedication", "Engine '6325': A mighty relic suffers neglect", "Putting History Back On Track: Fixing Old 6325 is labor of love", "Fall rail excursions include New River Gorge, Amish Country", "The locomotive is in great shape and wouldn't take too much as normally would to restore but for the time being the locomotive is on static display inside our roundhouse. The Herron video/DVD Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western features a helicopter chase of the modified No. No. Related photos: wedge-shaped. No. 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. Class includes both GT and GTW locomotives. It was comprised of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), Intercolonial Railway (ICR) and the Canadian Northern (CNoR). These engines weighed 290,000 pounds and had the 63-inch drivers common to all Canadian National and Grand Trunk 2-8-2s. 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. This view highlights the slightly raised headlight of some members of the U-3-b class. It was originally meant to be preserved for excursion service, but was tragically scrapped in July 1987 after a legal battle between Metra Commuter Rail and the locomotive's owner at the time, Richard Jensen. designs around the stacks of these engines, following the popularity of HO Athearn Genesis Grand Trunk Western USRA 2-8-2 Steam Locomotive GTW #3709. On September 2, 1958 he found 4-8-4 No. 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. No. The locomotive was subsequently moved out of the back shops to remain on display on various parts of Steamtown property. For more information: 5632 of this class is preserved at Durand, Michigan. EARLY PHOTO of GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD 0-6-0 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE #1826 in 1930's. $7.99 + $1.50 shipping. By that date, the engine had Actually, these engines had been converted from 2-8-2s by amputating the pilot truck. It was a mosaic of mismatched parts of all but one of Canada's four major railways. [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. For more GTW and CNR steam images taken by my late brother, visit David Leonard's CNR-GTW Steam Gallery, 1958. Narrow Gauge Railroad [9][10] The locomotive was moved to its preservation site on July 9, 1960,[11][12] and a dedication ceremony was held on July 17. Locomotive No. For surviving steam locomotives, visit the Grand Trunk Western page in Wes Barris' North American Steam Locomotive site. Water (in gallons): 13,575. Her front end, the paint chipped by impacts from roadbed debris, testifies to the high-speed service of which these engines were capable. [7][1] There, it was repainted again with the smokebox becoming black again. 6325, had the headlight centered on the smokebox front. [Article includes photograph of sister 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. Related photos: The People's Railway. [1] No. [7][8] As site preparation began, some residents protested suggesting that the site was too small; ultimately, the chosen site was used. Fast shipping and well packaged, Thanks. Grand Trunk Western was one of them (others included Illinois Central, Atlantic Coast Line and Canadian Pacific). It was also the one of the last steam locomotives to ever regularly operate in the state of Vermont. 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