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The Grand Trunk Western Class K-4b is a class of three 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives that were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad in 1929 as copies of the USRA Light Pacifics.[5][6]
History
In the late 1920s, the Grand Trunk Western Railroad needed a new class of steam locomotive that could haul freight trains at fast speeds, in response to this, the Baldwin Locomotive Works, who was insisting on designing a locomotive class for the GTW had went back to the drawing board to draw up a design. This resulted in the formation of the Grand Trunk Western Class K-4b, a total of five locomotives were ever built in 1924, specifically to haul both passenger trains and freight trains at a maximum speed of 80 mph (130 km/h).[6] All three locomotives were numbered as 5632, 5633 and 5634.[4]
All three engines were eventually withdrawn from service in the 1950s. And both No. 5633 and 5634 were scrapped, leaving one of them No. 5632 behind.[7]
Preservation
Grand Trunk Western 5632 worked on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad until being retired in 1959 and was donated to the City of Durand, Michigan in 1961. It is now on static display near Durand City Hall on the old Ann Arbor Railroad right-of-way line.[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Llanso, Steve. "Canadian Government / Canadian National / Canadian Northern / Grand Trunk / Grand Trunk Pacific / Grand Trunk Western / Intercolonial / Reid Newfoundland 4-6-2 Locomotives in Canada". www.steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ↑ Dorin (1977), p. 120.
- ↑ Agreement Between Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company and Employees Represented by Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Detroit, Michigan: Grand Trunk Western Railroad. 1944. p. 57.
- 1 2 "GTW steam roster | CNRHA". www.cnrha.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ Agreement Between Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company and Employees Represented by Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Detroit, Michigan: Grand Trunk Western Railroad. 1944. p. 57.
- 1 2 Drury (2015), p. 93.
- 1 2 "Steam Locomotive Information". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ↑ Kean (1973), p. 96
- ↑ Ingles (2001), p. 91
See also
Further reading
- Ingles, David (2001). Guide to North American Railroad Hot Spots. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0890243735.
- Kean, Randolph (1973). The Railfan's Guide to Museum & Park Displays. H. E. Cox.
- Boyd, Jim (2000). The Steam Locomotive: A Century of North American Classics (1st ed.). Barnes and Noble Books. ISBN 0-7607-1627-7.
- Dorin, Patrick C. (1977). The Grand Trunk Western Railroad: A Canadian National Railway (1st ed.). Superior Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87564-526-7.
- Drury, George (2015). Guide to North American Steam Locomotives, Revised Edition (2nd ed.). Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62700-259-2.