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| hatnote = References:<ref name="SteamLocomotive.com">{{cite web |last=Llanso |first=Steve |title=Canadian Government / Canadian National / Canadian Northern / Grand Trunk / Grand Trunk Pacific / Grand Trunk Western / Intercolonial / Reid Newfoundland 4-6-2 Locomotives in Canada |url=https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=Canada&wheel=4-6-2&railroad=cnr |website=www.steamlocomotive.com |access-date=July 4, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Dorin1977p120">{{Harvp|Dorin|1977|p=120}}.</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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| hatnote = References:<ref name="SteamLocomotive.com">{{cite web |last=Llanso |first=Steve |title=Canadian Government / Canadian National / Canadian Northern / Grand Trunk / Grand Trunk Pacific / Grand Trunk Western / Intercolonial / Reid Newfoundland 4-6-2 Locomotives in Canada |url=https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=Canada&wheel=4-6-2&railroad=cnr |website=www.steamlocomotive.com |access-date=July 4, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Dorin1977p120">{{Harvp|Dorin|1977|p=120}}.</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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| builder = ] (BLW) |
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| serialnumber = 61073 |
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| buildmodel = USRA Light Pacific |
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| builddate = November 1929 |
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| builddate = November 1929 |
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| driverdiameter = {{convert|73|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |
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| driverdiameter = {{convert|73|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |
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| wheelbase = {{ubl|''Coupled:'' {{convert|13|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}}|''Locomotive:'' {{convert|34|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}}|''Loco & tender:'' {{convert|68|ft|7+1/2|in|m|2|abbr=on}}}} |
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| wheelbase = {{ubl|''Coupled:'' {{convert|13|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}|''Locomotive:'' {{convert|34|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}}|''Loco and tender:'' {{convert|68|ft|7+1/2|in|m|2|abbr=on}}}} |
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| axleload = {{convert|55000|lb|kg|abbr=in}} |
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| weightondrivers = {{convert|184540|lb|kg|abbr=in}}<ref>{{Harvp|Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company|1944|p=57}}</ref> |
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| weightondrivers = {{convert|184540|lb|kg|abbr=in}}<ref>{{Harvp|Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company|1944|p=57}}</ref> |
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| operator = ] |
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| operatorclass = K-4b |
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| retiredate = 1958 |
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| retiredate = June 13, 1958 |
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| currentowner = City of Durand, Michigan |
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| disposition = On static display |
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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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'''Grand Trunk Western 5632''' is a class K-4-b 4-6-2 "Pacific" type ] built by the Baldwin in 1929 for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. It was retired from the railroad in 1958, and it was put on static display at ], three years later. |
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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 trains—the ''Chicago Express'' and the ''Detroit Express''—between ], ] and ], ], in competition with the ] (MC), but both trains were quickly discontinued, due to challenges from the ].<ref name=":142" /> |
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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 trains—the ''Chicago Express'' and the ''Detroit Express''—between ], ] and ], ], in competition with the ] (MC), but both trains were quickly discontinued, due to challenges from the ].<ref name=":142" /> |
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No. 5632 was subsequently reassigned to pull regular passenger trains in the GTW's Chicago Division between Chicago and ] alongside the K-4-a's.<ref name=":142" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=May 21, 1961 |title=Locomotive Enshrined: Durand Marks End of Steam Era |work=Lansing State Journal |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1938, No. 5632 was transferred to the Detroit Division, where it was reassigned again to pull commuter trains between Detroit and ].<ref name=":142" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Olds |first=Fred |date=May 18, 1961 |title=Old 5632 to Be Dedicated As Steam Era Memorial |work=Lansing State Journal |page=36 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The K-4-b last operated for the GTW on June 13, 1958, before it was retired from revenue service.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> |
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No. 5632 was subsequently reassigned to pull regular passenger trains in the GTW's Chicago Division between Chicago and ] alongside the K-4-a's.<ref name=":142" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=May 21, 1961 |title=Locomotive Enshrined: Durand Marks End of Steam Era |work=Lansing State Journal |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1938, No. 5632 was transferred to the Detroit Division, where it was reassigned again to pull commuter trains between Detroit and ].<ref name=":142" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Olds |first=Fred |date=May 18, 1961 |title=Old 5632 to Be Dedicated As Steam Era Memorial |work=Lansing State Journal |page=36 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The K-4-b last operated for the GTW on June 13, 1958, before it was retired from revenue service.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> |
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In August 1960, the GTW donated No. 5632 to the city of ].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Harvp|Meints|1987|p=7}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Harvp|Hubbard|1965|p=32}}</ref> The following year, the K-4-b was put on static display near the GTW mainline, and a dedication ceremony was held on May 20.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> No. 5632 is the only surviving member of the K-4-b class, and it is 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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In August 1960, the GTW donated No. 5632 to the city of Durand, Michigan.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Harvp|Meints|1987|p=7}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Harvp|Hubbard|1965|p=32}}</ref> The following year, the K-4-b was put on static display near the GTW mainline, and a dedication ceremony was held on May 20.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> No. 5632 is the only surviving member of the K-4-b class, and it is 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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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 trains—the Chicago Express and the Detroit Express—between Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan, in competition with the Michigan Central (MC), but both trains were quickly discontinued, due to challenges from the Great Depression.
No. 5632 was subsequently reassigned to pull regular passenger trains in the GTW's Chicago Division between Chicago and Port Huron, Michigan alongside the K-4-a's. In 1938, No. 5632 was transferred to the Detroit Division, where it was reassigned again to pull commuter trains between Detroit and Muskegon. The K-4-b last operated for the GTW on June 13, 1958, before it was retired from revenue service.
In August 1960, the GTW donated No. 5632 to the city of Durand, Michigan. The following year, the K-4-b was put on static display near the GTW mainline, and a dedication ceremony was held on May 20. No. 5632 is the only surviving member of the K-4-b class, and it is the only surviving copy of the USRA Light Pacific locomotives after GTW K-4-a class No. 5629 was scrapped in July 1987.