Invention and Engineering

Grand Trunk Western 6325

Grand Trunk Western 6325 ("Old 6325") is a preserved U-3-b class 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive, built in February 1942 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW). As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the No. 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. In 1946, the No. 6325 gained notoriety for pulling United States President Harry S. Truman's election campaign train through the state of Michigan. Retired in 1959, the locomotive was donated for display to the City of Battle Creek, Michigan where a failed restoration attempt left No. 6325 in danger of being scrapped. Purchased in 1993 by Jerry Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad (OHCR), the locomotive sat in storage for six years until being restored to operating condition on July 31, 2001, for use on excursion trains across the Ohio Central System. The locomotive is in storage, on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio.

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• ▸GNR Class N2
• ▸Anchomanes
• ▸Drug design

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