Invention and Engineering

Grand Trunk Western 4070

Grand Trunk Western 4070 is a preserved S-3-a class 2-8-2 "USRA Light Mikado" type steam locomotive, built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in December 1918 for the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) as No. 474. It was later re-numbered to 3734 by the Grand Trunk Western (GTW), after the GTR was absorbed into Canadian National (CN). In the late 1950s, the locomotive received a larger tender from an S-3-c class locomotive, and it was further re-numbered to 4070. In 1960, No. 4070 was retired from revenue service, and it was subsequently sold to Lou Keller, who in turn sold it to the Midwest Railway Preservation Society (MRPS). The MRPS restored the locomotive to operating condition in 1968, and they used it to pull a number of excursions on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, and later the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR). In 1990, the locomotive was taken out of service for an overhaul. As of 2026, the locomotive is undergoing restoration to operating condition by the MRPS.

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• ▸Economic history of the United States
• ▸Angna Enters
• ▸4-8-0

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