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'''Grand Trunk Western 5632''' is a class K-4-b 4-6-2 "Pacific" type ] built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November 1929 for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=City of Durand |url=http://www.railroadmichigan.com/citydurand.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=www.railroadmichigan.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Steam Locomotive Information |url=https://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=642 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=www.steamlocomotive.info}}</ref><ref>{{Harvp|Kean|1973|p=96}}</ref> |
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'''Grand Trunk Western 5632''' is a class K-4-b 4-6-2 "Pacific" type ] built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November 1929 for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. |
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== History == |
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== History == |
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Grand Trunk Western 5632 was constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of ] in November 1929<ref>{{Harvp|Kean|1973|p=96}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Harvp|Edwin|1976|p=29}}</ref> and it was delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW) in 1930 along with its sister locomotives 5633 and 5634.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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=== Construction and revenue service === |
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No. 5632 was the first member of the class K-4b locomotives being numbered 5632-5634.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GTW steam roster CNRHA |url=http://www.cnrha.ca/node/432 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=www.cnrha.ca}}</ref> |
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No. 5632 was one of three K-4-b class 4-6-2's (Nos. 5632-5634) constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of ] in November 1929, and it was delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW) in 1930.<ref>{{Harvp|Kean|1973|p=96}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Harvp|Edwin|1976|p=29}}</ref><ref>{{Harvp|Kean|1973|p=96}}</ref> The K-4-b locomotives were copies of the ]'s (USRA) ] design, and they were follow-ups to the GTW's K-4-a class (Nos. 5627-5631).<ref name=":142">{{Cite book |last=Pinkepank |first=Jerry |title=Grand Trunk Western in Color - Vol 1: Steam & Green, 1941-1961 |date=2003 |publisher=Morning Sun Books, Inc. |isbn=1-58248-112-1 |location=] |page= |pages=64; 67}}</ref> |
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The only difference from the USRA design is that the K-4-b class was equipped with an all-weather vestibule cab and an enclosed coffin feedwater heater.<ref name=":142" /> The GTW ordered the K-4-b's from Baldwin to use them for their sleeper train business between ], ] and ], ] to compete with the ] (MC), but the business quickly ended, due to challenges from the ].<ref name=":142" /> No. 5632 was subsequently reassigned to pull regular commuter passenger trains.<ref name=":142" /> |
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No. 5632 had served well on the GTW until being retired from active service in 1958, when the railroad began to dieselize their fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steam Locomotive Information |url=https://www.steamlocomotive.info/nloconoteshow.cfm?which=642 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=www.steamlocomotive.info}}</ref> No. 5632 was later donated to the city of ], ] in October 1960,<ref>{{Harvp|Meints|1987|p=7}}</ref> where it was placed on static display and it has remained on display at the city of ], ] ever since.<ref>{{Harvp|Hubbard|1965|p=32}}</ref><ref>{{Harvp|Ingles|2001|p=91}}</ref> |
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=== Retirement === |
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Not only does 5632 remain the only surviving member of the class K-4-a, as well as the only surviving copy of the ] locomotives after sister locomotive ] was scrapped in July 1987.<ref name="AssociatedPress">{{Cite news |last=Mahoney |first=Michelle |date=July 6, 1987 |title=Railroad Buffs Steamed by Plan to Scrap Antique Engine (GTW 5629) |work=] |url=https://apnews.com/article/deeaa046955b538db4312d9363e0bb9e |access-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613184515/https://apnews.com/article/deeaa046955b538db4312d9363e0bb9e |archive-date=June 13, 2023}}</ref> |
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In October 1960, No. 5632 was donated to the city of Durand, where it was placed on static display, and it has remained there ever since.<ref>{{Harvp|Meints|1987|p=7}}</ref><ref>{{Harvp|Hubbard|1965|p=32}}</ref><ref>{{Harvp|Ingles|2001|p=91}}</ref> No. 5632 is the only surviving member of the K-4-b class, and it is the the only surviving copy of the USRA Light Pacific locomotives after ] was scrapped in July 1987.<ref name=":142" /><ref name="AssociatedPress">{{Cite news |last=Mahoney |first=Michelle |date=July 6, 1987 |title=Railroad Buffs Steamed by Plan to Scrap Antique Engine (GTW 5629) |work=] |url=https://apnews.com/article/deeaa046955b538db4312d9363e0bb9e |access-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613184515/https://apnews.com/article/deeaa046955b538db4312d9363e0bb9e |archive-date=June 13, 2023}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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== See also == |
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No. 5632 was one of three K-4-b class 4-6-2's (Nos. 5632-5634) constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, Pennsylvania in November 1929, and it was delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW) in 1930. The K-4-b locomotives were copies of the United States Railroad Administration's (USRA) Light Pacific design, and they were follow-ups to the GTW's K-4-a class (Nos. 5627-5631).
The only difference from the USRA design is that the K-4-b class was equipped with an all-weather vestibule cab and an enclosed coffin feedwater heater. The GTW ordered the K-4-b's from Baldwin to use them for their sleeper train business between Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan to compete with the Michigan Central (MC), but the business quickly ended, due to challenges from the Great Depression. No. 5632 was subsequently reassigned to pull regular commuter passenger trains.
In October 1960, No. 5632 was donated to the city of Durand, where it was placed on static display, and it has remained there ever since. No. 5632 is the only surviving member of the K-4-b class, and it is the the only surviving copy of the USRA Light Pacific locomotives after GTW K-4-a class No. 5629 was scrapped in July 1987.