Draft:List of preserved Grand Trunk Western Railroad Locomotives
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This article is a list of locomotives that have been preserved after being retired from active service on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad.
Preserved steam locomotives
Photograph | Number | Nickname(s) | Class | Whyte Notation | Build date | Manufacturer | Disposition | Location | Notes | Refs. |
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6323 | U-3-b | 4-8-4 "Northern" | February 1942 | American Locomotive Company | On static display | Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. | [1] | ||
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6325 | Old 6325 | U-3-b | 4-8-4 "Northern" | February 1942 | American Locomotive Company | On static display | Sugar Creek, Ohio
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4070 | S-3-a | 2-8-2 "Mikado" | December 1918 | American Locomotive Company | Undergoing restoration to operating condition | Midwest Railway Preservation Society in Cleveland, Ohio | USRA Light Mikado | [4] | |
5030 | J-3b | 4-6-2 "Pacific" | 1912 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | Awaiting restoration to operating condition for the Colebrookdale Railroad | Colebrookdale Railroad in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | [5] | |||
5632 | K-4b | 4-6-2 "Pacific" | November 1929 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | On static display | Durand, Michigan | USRA Light Pacific | [6] | ||
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6039 | U-1-c | 4-8-2 "Mountain" | June 26th, 1925 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | On static display | Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania | [7] |
Formerly preserved, scrapped
Photograph | Number | Class | Whyte Notation | Build date | Manufacturer | Scrapped | Location of scrapping | Notes | Refs. |
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5629 | K-4a | 4-6-2 "Pacific" | February 1924 | American Locomotive Company | July 1987 | Rock Island's Blue Island Freight Yard. | USRA Light Pacific | [8][9] |
References
- ^ "Grand Trunk Western 6323B". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "$215 for 'Old 6325' Gift of Volunteers". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 18, 1959. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Business Firms To Be Solicited for 'Old 6325' Aid". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 10, 1959. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steam Locomotive 4070 being restored at Midwest Railway Preservation Society". Midwest Railway Preservation Society.
- ^ "GTW J-3-a #5030 - www.rgusrail.com". www.rgusrail.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "GTW K-4-b #5632 - www.rgusrail.com". www.rgusrail.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Steamtown NHS: Special History Study". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Grand Trunk Western No. 5629". Locomotive & Railway Preservation. September–October 1987. pp. 16–17.
- Associated Press News. Archived from the originalon June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.