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Preserved K-4b class 4-6-2 locomotive
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Grand Trunk Western 5632
Type and origin
References:
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)
ModelUSRA Light Pacific
Build date1929
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 0 in (3.96 m)
  • Locomotive: 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
  • Loco & tender: 68 ft 7+1⁄2 in (20.92 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 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:
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 • 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-4b
DispositionOn static display

Grand Trunk Western 5632 is a class K-4b 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929 for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad.

History

Grand Trunk Western 5632 was constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929 and it was delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad that same year in 1929. 5632 was the first member of the class K-4b being numbered 5632-5634. The K-4b locomotives were copies of the USRA Light Pacific steam locomotives, with the only difference between the K-4b and the Grand Trunk Western's previous 4-6-2s known to be the class K-4a, was that the K-4a locomotives were built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), but the K-4b locomotives were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and had an all-weather cab.

5632 had served well on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad until it was retired in 1960 when the GTW began to dieselize their lines. 5632 was later donated to the city of Durand, Michigan in 1961, where it was placed on static display and it has remained on display at the city of Durand, Michigan ever since and remains as the only surviving member of the class K-4b, as well as the only surviving copy of the USRA Light Pacific.

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. ^ Drury (2015), p. 93 harvp error: no target: CITEREFDrury2015 (help).

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