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=== Retirement === === Retirement ===
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> 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>

== Accident ==
On May 28, 1930, No. 5632 pulled the eleven-car "''Inter-City Limited''" train from Port Huron to Chicago, but at the GTW's Belsay yards in ], while traveling at {{Convert|60 to 65|mph|km/h}}, the locomotive hit an open switch, leaped upward, and toppled onto its side, with nine of its passenger and mail cars derailing behind it.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=May 29, 1930 |title=Wreck of Train Kills 2 at Flint |work=The State Journal |pages=1; 13 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=May 29, 1930 |title=Grand Trunk Flier Hits Open Switch; 2 Killed; 5 Injured |work=Journal and Courier |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com |volume=11 |issue=128}}</ref> Engineer Arthur Morden and fireman Clyde Pierce were both killed upon impact, while some of the crew in the derailed cars were severely injured—passengers only received minor injuries, since some of the derailed cars between them and the locomotive were empty.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />

== See also == == See also ==
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Preserved K-4b class 4-6-2 locomotive
Grand Trunk Western 5632
Type and origin
References:
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number61073
ModelUSRA Light Pacific
Build dateNovember 1929
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′ h2
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.73 in (1,854 mm)
Wheelbase
  • Coupled: 13 ft (3.96 m)
  • Locomotive: 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
  • Loco and tender: 68 ft 7+1⁄2 in (20.92 m)
Length83 ft 3 in (25.37 m)
Height15 ft (4.57 m)
Axle load55,000 lb (25,000 kilograms)
Adhesive weight184,540 lb (83,710 kilograms)
Loco weight299,330 lb (135,770 kilograms)
Tender weight210,970 lb (95,690 kilograms)
Total weight510,300 lb (231,500 kilograms)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity16 t (16 long tons; 18 short tons)
Water cap.10,000 US gal (38,000 L; 8,300 imp gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area66.7 sq ft (6.20 m)
Boiler pressure215 psi (1.48 MPa)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox344 sq ft (32.0 m)
 • Tubes2,091 sq ft (194.3 m)
 • Flues981 sq ft (91.1 m)
 • Total surface3,418 sq ft (317.5 m)
Superheater:
​
 • Heating area789 sq ft (73.3 m)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size25 in × 28 in (635 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve type14-inch (356 mm) piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort43,810 lbf (194.9 kN)
Factor of adh.4.21
Career
OperatorsGrand Trunk Western Railroad
ClassK-4-b
RetiredJune 13, 1958
Preserved1961
Current ownerCity of Durand, Michigan
DispositionOn static display

Grand Trunk Western 5632 is a class K-4-b 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive 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 Durand, Michigan, three years later.

History

Construction and revenue service

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.

Retirement

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.

Accident

On May 28, 1930, No. 5632 pulled the eleven-car "Inter-City Limited" train from Port Huron to Chicago, but at the GTW's Belsay yards in Flint, while traveling at 60 to 65 miles per hour (97 to 105 km/h), the locomotive hit an open switch, leaped upward, and toppled onto its side, with nine of its passenger and mail cars derailing behind it. Engineer Arthur Morden and fireman Clyde Pierce were both killed upon impact, while some of the crew in the derailed cars were severely injured—passengers only received minor injuries, since some of the derailed cars between them and the locomotive were empty.

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. Dorin (1977), p. 120.
  3. ^ "Steam Locomotive Information". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2023-09-04. Cite error: The named reference ":1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. Kean (1973), p. 96
  5. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company (1944), p. 57
  6. Kean (1973), p. 96
  7. Edwin (1976), p. 29
  8. Kean (1973), p. 96
  9. ^ Pinkepank, Jerry (2003). Grand Trunk Western in Color - Vol 1: Steam & Green, 1941-1961. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, Inc. pp. 64, 67. ISBN 1-58248-112-1.
  10. ^ Olds, Fred (May 18, 1961). "Old 5632 to Be Dedicated As Steam Era Memorial". Lansing State Journal. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Meints (1987), p. 7
  12. ^ Hubbard (1965), p. 32
  13. Mahoney, Michelle (July 6, 1987). "Railroad Buffs Steamed by Plan to Scrap Antique Engine (GTW 5629)". Associated Press News. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "Wreck of Train Kills 2 at Flint". The State Journal. May 29, 1930. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Grand Trunk Flier Hits Open Switch; 2 Killed; 5 Injured". Journal and Courier. Vol. 11, no. 128. May 29, 1930. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.

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