Locomotive No. The Grand Trunk Western did, . Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Five people lost their lives in the accident. 5629 so they could build a new car shop where it stood. 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. They weighed about 211,200 pounds and were rated at 40,000 pounds of tractive effort. Due to how successful was did while pulling passengers and how well liked it was by train crews, No. Picture Information. 5030-5048 were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912 for GTW's predecessor, the Grand Trunk Railway; No. 6039, now at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Its locomotive road numbers would also be integrated into CNs roster sequence. condition, this engine reportedly has bad cylinder castings, which means 5629 was designed for use on the GTW's commuter trains in the Detroit area. [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. Although the 4-8-4 was a popular dual-service locomotive, only a few railroads applied streamlining or semi-streamlining to this wheel arrangement. These class O-19-a switchers were built by ALCo in 1919. This is one of Thirty-nine of these relatively small but . 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. Tom Golden photo. More information: 5030 and 5632, are both on static display in Michigan. 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. 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. 86 was built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. as Grand Trunk No. Alco 2-6-0 steam locomotive #11 powers a 27-mile round-trip excursion from in high-speed service.
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