Draft:List of preserved Grand Trunk Western Railroad Locomotives

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Declined by Utopes 8 months ago. Last edited by Liz 3 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Wikipedia is not a indiscriminate collection of information. This could possibly exist as a template filled with links to other locomotives, but as a standalone list, this does not appear to warrant its own article. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 22:51, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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.
^ 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.

[1] "Grand Trunk Western 6323B". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2023-09-04.

[215donated-2] "$215 for 'Old 6325' Gift of Volunteers". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 18, 1959. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.

[tobesolicited-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.

[:0-8] "Grand Trunk Western No. 5629". Locomotive & Railway Preservation. September–October 1987. pp. 16–17.

[AssociatedPress-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.

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