Draft:List of preserved Grand Trunk Western Railroad Locomotives


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

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Photograph Number Nickname(s) Class Whyte Notation Build date Manufacturer Disposition Location Notes Refs.
  6323 U-3-b 4-8-4 "Northern" February 1942 American Locomotive Company On static display Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. [1]
  6325 Old 6325 U-3-b 4-8-4 "Northern" February 1942 American Locomotive Company On static display Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugar Creek, Ohio [2][3]
  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]
  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

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Photograph Number Class Whyte Notation Build date Manufacturer Scrapped Location of scrapping Notes Refs.
  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

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  1. ^ "Grand Trunk Western 6323B". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. ^ "$215 for 'Old 6325' Gift of Volunteers". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 18, 1959. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Business Firms To Be Solicited for 'Old 6325' Aid". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 10, 1959. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Steam Locomotive 4070 being restored at Midwest Railway Preservation Society". Midwest Railway Preservation Society.
  5. ^ "GTW J-3-a #5030 - www.rgusrail.com". www.rgusrail.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ^ "GTW K-4-b #5632 - www.rgusrail.com". www.rgusrail.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  7. ^ "Steamtown NHS: Special History Study". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  8. ^ "Grand Trunk Western No. 5629". Locomotive & Railway Preservation. September–October 1987. pp. 16–17.
  9. ^ Mahoney, Michelle (July 6, 1987). "Railroad Buffs Steamed by Plan to Scrap Antique Engine". Associated Press News. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.