Grand Trunk Western Mountains

The Grand Trunk Western Railway's passenger traffic had increased on its Chicago Division to the point that it had to double-head its "Pacifics" to keep to its scheduled running times. Taking the lead from its parent, the Canadian National Railway, the GTW ordered five "Mountains" from the Baldwin Locomotive Works and took delivery of them in 1925. These locomotives were designated as Class U-1-c and assigned road numbers 6037 through 6041.

By 1929, the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (as it was known by then) was using these five 4-8-2s for fast freight as well as for the passenger trains that they originally bought them to lead.

There is one surviving GTW "Mountain", number 6039, at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA.

Specifications for Class U-1-c
Wheel Arrangement:4-8-2
Length:92' - 2"
Drivers:73" dia
Weight on Drivers:235,380 lbs
Total Locomotive Weight:354,110 lbs
Locomotive & Tender Weight:604,110 lbs
Grate Area:66.77 sq ft
Cylinders:(2) 26" dia. x 30" stroke
Boiler Pressure:210 psi
Tractive Effort:49,590 lbs
Tender Capacity:13,500 gals. of water and 18 tons of coal.

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