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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 type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)
Serial number	61073
Model	USRA Light Pacific
Build date	November 1929

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′ h2
Gauge	4 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 load	55,000 lb (25,000 kilograms)
Adhesive weight	184,540 lb (83,710 kilograms)
Loco weight	299,330 lb (135,770 kilograms)
Tender weight	210,970 lb (95,690 kilograms)
Total weight	510,300 lb (231,500 kilograms)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	16 t (16 long tons; 18 short tons)
Water cap.	10,000 US gal (38,000 L; 8,300 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	66.7 sq ft (6.20 m)
Boiler pressure	215 psi (1.48 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	344 sq ft (32.0 m)
• Tubes	2,091 sq ft (194.3 m)
• Flues	981 sq ft (91.1 m)
• Total surface	3,418 sq ft (317.5 m)
Superheater:
• Heating area	789 sq ft (73.3 m)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	25 in × 28 in (635 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Valve type	14-inch (356 mm) piston valves

Performance figures
Tractive effort	43,810 lbf (194.9 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.21

Career
Operators	Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Class	K-4b
Disposition	On 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 November of 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 in 1930. 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 being retired from active service in 1958 when the GTW began to dieselize their lines. 5632 was later donated to the city of Durand, Michigan on October of 1960. 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

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.
Dorin (1977), p. 120.
^ "Steam Locomotive Information". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
^ "City of Durand". www.railroadmichigan.com. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
"GTW steam roster | CNRHA". www.cnrha.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
"Steam Locomotive Information". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2023-09-04.

Bibliography

Dorin, Patrick C. (1977). The Grand Trunk Western Railroad: A Canadian National Railway (1st ed.). Superior Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87564-526-7.

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