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Grand Trunk Western 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. As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western.
The train ran between Detroit to Durand during November 1960. The locomotive was retired by 1961, and was subsequently sold for scrap. No. 6327 was, yet, another well known sister engine, No. 6327 is known for being the last steam engine to run in Port Huron, Michigan, as well as pulling the last steam train there. No. 6327 was among the last ...
GTW U-3-b class 4-8-4 Northern-type locomotive 6319 led the first section of train #21 with 15 passenger cars, and GTW 4-8-4 Northern 6322 pulled the second section with 22 passenger cars. Steam was used on some freight trains until 1961. [5] [13] [14] A 1909 photograph of a Grand Trunk Western locomotive and crew at the Durand, Michigan roundhouse
Richard "Dick" Jensen, a member of the Railroad Club of Chicago, was in search of a steam locomotive to buy and use to pull his own excursion trains. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] He was one of the passengers on the excursion that No. 5629 pulled, and upon learning about the locomotive's planned retirement and scrapping, Jensen decided to buy the K-4-a.
Wage growth, an important measure for gauging inflation pressures, rose 0.4% in November, in line with October's increase and higher than the 0.3% rise economists had expected.
Gen Zers said they planned to spend about 21% more than last year for the holidays, according to the report's survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers. In contrast, researchers found millennials – born ...
A steam test on the boiler was conducted in June 2022. [35] After the steam test, work remained on the superheater, cab and boiler jacketing before the engine could return to service. [32] By October 2022, boiler jacketing and paint work on the cab were completed for public display during the annual Friends of the East Broad Top Reunion. [22]
After spending Thanksgiving camped out in a school hall, evacuated Livingston residents are now going home. But the cause of the train derailment remains a mystery. Amelia Neath reports