Old Time Trains

Canadian National Railways

American subsidiaries: Central Vermont, Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific, Grand Trunk Western and Grand Trunk.

Central Vermont

CV 230 first of just three 4-6-2's K-3-b Cyl. 23" x 28" Drv. 73" Press. 195 lbs. t.e. 34% Baldwin 37560 1912

He is leaving the CNR Ottawa East shop track backing northward to old Ottawa Union; that is the CPR M&O pole line in the background with the 3 crossarms. At the far left of the photo is the underpass for Mann Avenue; still there, but now it is for Nicholas Street going downtown. Unusual seeing a lower quadrant semaphore there at this late date. L.B.Chapman

This CVR sweetheart was on a CNR lease during 1947 and 1948, and was recorded being on
Toronto-Barrie-Allandale, Chatham and Montreal-Ottawa assignments. Don Mc.Queen

Ottawa, July 1948. Addy Schwalm/Kevin Day Collection

219 I-7-a 4-6-0 Cyl. 20" x 28" Drv. 69" Press. 200 lbs. t.e. 28% Schenectady 55017 2/1915 Ret. 10/1955
Note: Sister engine 220 shown at St.Albans was preserved at Shelburne, VT.

Central Vermont 389 O-9-a last of three 0-6-0's. Cyl. 20" x 26" Drv. 56" Press. 190 lbs. t.e. 30% Lima 1216 1912
White River Junction, Vermont Bud Laws Collection

CV 402 (M-2-a 400-404) 2-8-0 cyl. 22 1/2" x 32" Drv. 57" Press. 180 lbs. t.e. 44% Schenectady 30331 1/1905
Two views. Heaton Bullock/Bud Laws Collection

451 with a cut down tender for good visibility backing up. Paul Mc.Grane Collection

454 above and 455 below. (M-3-a 450-455) Cyl. 24" x 32" Drv. 57" Press. 180 lbs. t.e. 50% Schenectady 55917 1916
Heaton Bullock/Bud Laws Collection

Coffin feedwater heater makes these engines pretty ugly!

Great action shot! 462 (N-5-a 460-475) Cyl. 24" x 32" Drv. 63" Press. 200 lbs. t.e. 50%
Heaton Bullock/Bud Laws Collection

464 at the coal chutes. Paul Mc.Grane Collection

Extra 465 Paul Mc.Grane Collection

CV 470 running extra in a good action shot. Possibly same photographer as 462.

CV 600 (First of four U-1-a) Cyl. 26" x 28" Drv. 73" Press. 210 lbs. t.e. 46% Schenectady 67335 1927
Note smoke deflectors shaped to match handrailings. Montreal February 18,1940 Bud Laws Collection

CV 602 note the power operated coal pusher at top of tender. This device pushed the rear plate upward to bring coal closer to fireman on these hand-fired engines. Alco 1927

603 northbound at White River Junction. 600-603 were owned by CNR and leased to CVR.

T-3-a CV 700 Cyl. 27" x 32" Drv. 60" Press. 250 lbs. t.e. 77% Schenectady 67671 10/1928
St.Albans, Vermont March 14, 1949 Arthur B. Johnson/Bud Laws Collection
A massive 2-10-4 these ten were the only engines of this wheel arrangement on the CNR.

701 taking water at Montpelier, Vermont 10/24/1948 Max Miller/Bud Laws Collection

702 St.Albans, VT 1939 Bud Laws Collection

704 Note table in foreground. Paul B. Dunn/Bud Laws Collection

705 at White River Junction September 5, 1936 Bud Laws Collection

708 White River 2/10/194? Bud Laws Collection

709 St.Albans 1939 Bud Laws Collection

CV 709 St.Albans, VT. 9/1947 Harold K. Vollrath/Bud Laws collection

Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific

M-8-a DWP 1981 (acq. 1928 ex CV 405) Cyl. 22 1/2" x 32" Drv. 57" Press. 180lbs. t.e. 44% Schenectady 30334 1905
Andy McCulloch Collection/Walter Pfefferle Collection

Grand Trunk Western

S-1-h GTW 3522 (ex GTR 497) Cyl. 27" x 30" Drv. 63" Press. 175 t.e. 52% Schenectady 58317 1918
Converted to 0-8-2 in 1937, one of 7 such 2-8-2's. Andy McCulloch Collection/Walter Pfefferle Collection

J-1-a 5030-5048 (19) ex GTR 100-118 Cyl. 23" x 28" Drv. 69" Press. 185 lbs. t.e. 34,000 Baldwin 1912

GTW 5031 (ex GTR 101) sits with a passenger train at the gothic Durand, MI station. Baldwin 38442 1912
Bud Laws Collection

Note: Sister 5030 is displayed at Jackson, MI

GTW 5044 in old style lettering.

GTW 5046 with a local freight crosses muiltiple diamonds at Griffith, IN 3/1952 Bud Laws Collection

U-1-c 6037-6041 4-8-2 Cyl. 26" x 30" Drv. 73" Press. 210 lbs. t.e. 50% Baldwin 1925

GTW 6038 with unusual cowl around stack for smoke control. Chicago October 6, 1941 Bud Laws Collection

Note: 6039 preserved at Steamtown.

GTW 6041 with normal stack. Chicago September 1938 Bud Laws Collection

U-3-a 6300-6311 Cyl. 26 1/4" x 30" Drv. 70" Press. 250 lbs. t.e. 60% Schenectady 1927

GTW 6306 No date or caption. Possibly same as 6311 below. Bud Laws Collection

GTW 6310 right side view of same sub-class. No date or caption. Possibly same as 6311 below. Bud Laws Collection

GTW 6311 Elsdon Yard, Chicago, IL 9/1940 Bud Laws Collection

U-3-b 6312-6336 Cyl. 26" x 30" Drv. 70" Press. 250 lbs. t.e. 60% Schenectady 1942

GTW 6320 No. 20 Lansing, Michigan 1955 Bud Laws Collection

GTW 6322 in night scene at Elsdon Yard, Chicago August 7,1960 Bud Laws Collection

GTW 6322 in a dramatic scene on a fan trip. November 13, 1960
Bruce W. Bailey/Bud Laws Collection

U-4-b 6405-6410 Cyl. 24" x 30" Drv. 77" Press. 275 lbs. t.e. 52% Lima 1938

GTW 6406 in South Bend, Indiana. 11/11/1950
Gordon Lloyd/Fred Matthews/Joseph Testagrose Collection

P-5-c 8320-8329 Cyl. 22' X 28" Drv. 51" Press. 220 lbs. t.e. 50% Lima 1927

GTW 8322 0-8-0 Bud Laws Collection

Grand Trunk lines in New England a.k.a. Grand Trunk Eastern

S-1-f 2-8-2 GT 3406 (ex GTR 501) Cyl. 27" x 30" Drv. 63" Press. 175 lbs. t.e. 52% Schenectady 52789 1913
at Portland, Maine GT station April 22, 1956 Edward Ozog

GT 3406 pulled the last steam powered fast freight No. 493 from Portland to Island Pond on April 13, 1956, several days before I photographed her on April 22. On June 15th she pulled the last steam powered Portland-Gorham local freight and reportedly was still on the active list until October 4 when she left Island Pond for Montreal under steam and probable use on the CN. GT was the legal name for CN lines in New England - 3406 was a CN engine but had a GT emblem on the tender and had been built for the original Grand Trunk Railway.

Three photographs by Edward Ozog, April 22, 1956.

O-19-a (ex GTR 1824) Cyl. 21" x 28" Drv. 51" Press. 190 lbs. t.e. 39% Schenectady 61298 1919

There were ten engines in this sub-class. All Alco, five (7522-26) built at Cooke plant and five (7527-31) at Schenectady.

Note: GT 7527 and 7531 remained in service at Portland until June 20, 1956
7527, 7503, 7531 and 7475 all sold 11/1959 to Buffalo Sash Co. Buffalo, NY.

Sister 7528 shows right side of O-19-a class engine switching passenger.
St.Albans, VT 7/5/1935 A.H.Christiansen/Bud Laws Collection

Note: Sold 9/1959 Louisiana Eastern 7528. (Paulsen Spence)

Grand Trunk 3432 (ex GTR 527) S-1-f Cyl. 27" x 30" Drv. 63" Press. 175 lbs. t.e. 52% Baldwin 40255 1913
Portland, Maine March 1955 Bud Laws Collection

GT 3432 on Number 17 South Paris, Maine 11-18-1955 Henry O. Preble/Bud Laws Collection

GT 5582 K-3-b (ex GTR 206) Cyl. 23" x 28" Drv. 73" Press. 195 lbs. t.e. 34% GTR 1506 1910
Equipped with Baker pilloid valve gear. Bud Laws Collection

K-3-d 5605 Cyl. 23" x 28" Drv. 73" Press. 195 lbs. t.e. 34% Baldwin 34909 1910
Mechanic Falls, Maine August 12. 1942 Bud Laws Collection

O-18-b (ex GTR 1800) 7475 Cyl. 21" x 28" Drv. 51" Press. 190 lbs. t.e. 39% Lima 6019 1920
Portland, Maine July 1945 Bud Laws Collection

Note: Sold 11/1959 Buffalo Sash Co. Buffalo, NY one of four US built 0-6-0's bought same date. 7527, 7530, 7531.

Grand Trunk

CNR operated a small amount of trackage in New York state to connect with CNR
in Niagara Falls, Ontario via Suspension Bridge and between Black Rock and Fort Erie.
Engines were lettered Grand Trunk similar to those used in New England
and sometimes unofficially called Grand Trunk Eastern.

O-19-a (ex GTR 1826) Cyl. 21" x 28" Drv. 51" Press. 190 lbs. t.e. 39% Schenectady 61299 1919
Black Rock, NY August 17, 1939 Bud Laws Collection

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Canadian National Railways

American subsidiaries: Central Vermont, Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific, Grand Trunk Western and Grand Trunk.

Central Vermont

CV 230 first of just three 4-6-2's K-3-b Cyl. 23" x 28" Drv. 73" Press. 195 lbs. t.e. 34% Baldwin 37560 1912

He is leaving the CNR Ottawa East shop track backing northward to old Ottawa Union; that is the CPR M&O pole line in the background with the 3 crossarms. At the far left of the photo is the underpass for Mann Avenue; still there, but now it is for Nicholas Street going downtown. Unusual seeing a lower quadrant semaphore there at this late date. L.B.Chapman

This CVR sweetheart was on a CNR lease during 1947 and 1948, and was recorded being on
Toronto-Barrie-Allandale, Chatham and Montreal-Ottawa assignments. Don Mc.Queen

Ottawa, July 1948. Addy Schwalm/Kevin Day Collection

219 I-7-a 4-6-0 Cyl. 20" x 28" Drv. 69" Press. 200 lbs. t.e. 28% Schenectady 55017 2/1915 Ret. 10/1955
Note: Sister engine 220 shown at St.Albans was preserved at Shelburne, VT.

Central Vermont 389 O-9-a last of three 0-6-0's. Cyl. 20" x 26" Drv. 56" Press. 190 lbs. t.e. 30% Lima 1216 1912
White River Junction, Vermont Bud Laws Collection

CV 402 (M-2-a 400-404) 2-8-0 cyl. 22 1/2" x 32" Drv. 57" Press. 180 lbs. t.e. 44% Schenectady 30331 1/1905
Two views. Heaton Bullock/Bud Laws Collection

451 with a cut down tender for good visibility backing up. Paul Mc.Grane Collection

454 above and 455 below. (M-3-a 450-455) Cyl. 24" x 32" Drv. 57" Press. 180 lbs. t.e. 50% Schenectady 55917 1916
Heaton Bullock/Bud Laws Collection

Coffin feedwater heater makes these engines pretty ugly!

Great action shot! 462 (N-5-a 460-475) Cyl. 24" x 32" Drv. 63" Press. 200 lbs. t.e. 50%
Heaton Bullock/Bud Laws Collection

464 at the coal chutes. Paul Mc.Grane Collection

Extra 465 Paul Mc.Grane Collection

CV 470 running extra in a good action shot. Possibly same photographer as 462.

CV 600 (First of four U-1-a) Cyl. 26" x 28" Drv. 73" Press. 210 lbs. t.e. 46% Schenectady 67335 1927
Note smoke deflectors shaped to match handrailings. Montreal February 18,1940 Bud Laws Collection

CV 602 note the power operated coal pusher at top of tender. This device pushed the rear plate upward to bring coal closer to fireman on these hand-fired engines. Alco 1927

603 northbound at White River Junction. 600-603 were owned by CNR and leased to CVR.

T-3-a CV 700 Cyl. 27" x 32" Drv. 60" Press. 250 lbs. t.e. 77% Schenectady 67671 10/1928
St.Albans, Vermont March 14, 1949 Arthur B. Johnson/Bud Laws Collection
A massive 2-10-4 these ten were the only engines of this wheel arrangement on the CNR.

701 taking water at Montpelier, Vermont 10/24/1948 Max Miller/Bud Laws Collection

702 St.Albans, VT 1939 Bud Laws Collection

704 Note table in foreground. Paul B. Dunn/Bud Laws Collection

705 at White River Junction September 5, 1936 Bud Laws Collection

708 White River 2/10/194? Bud Laws Collection

709 St.Albans 1939 Bud Laws Collection

CV 709 St.Albans, VT. 9/1947 Harold K. Vollrath/Bud Laws collection

Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific

M-8-a DWP 1981 (acq. 1928 ex CV 405) Cyl. 22 1/2" x 32" Drv. 57" Press. 180lbs. t.e. 44% Schenectady 30334 1905
Andy McCulloch Collection/Walter Pfefferle Collection

Grand Trunk Western

S-1-h GTW 3522 (ex GTR 497) Cyl. 27" x 30" Drv. 63" Press. 175 t.e. 52% Schenectady 58317 1918
Converted to 0-8-2 in 1937, one of 7 such 2-8-2's. Andy McCulloch Collection/Walter Pfefferle Collection

J-1-a 5030-5048 (19) ex GTR 100-118 Cyl. 23" x 28" Drv. 69" Press. 185 lbs. t.e. 34,000 Baldwin 1912

GTW 5031 (ex GTR 101) sits with a passenger train at the gothic Durand, MI station. Baldwin 38442 1912
Bud Laws Collection

Note: Sister 5030 is displayed at Jackson, MI

GTW 5044 in old style lettering.

GTW 5046 with a local freight crosses muiltiple diamonds at Griffith, IN 3/1952 Bud Laws Collection

U-1-c 6037-6041 4-8-2 Cyl. 26" x 30" Drv. 73" Press. 210 lbs. t.e. 50% Baldwin 1925

GTW 6038 with unusual cowl around stack for smoke control. Chicago October 6, 1941 Bud Laws Collection

Note: 6039 preserved at Steamtown.

GTW 6041 with normal stack. Chicago September 1938 Bud Laws Collection

U-3-a 6300-6311 Cyl. 26 1/4" x 30" Drv. 70" Press. 250 lbs. t.e. 60% Schenectady 1927

GTW 6306 No date or caption. Possibly same as 6311 below. Bud Laws Collection

GTW 6310 right side view of same sub-class. No date or caption. Possibly same as 6311 below. Bud Laws Collection

GTW 6311 Elsdon Yard, Chicago, IL 9/1940 Bud Laws Collection

U-3-b 6312-6336 Cyl. 26" x 30" Drv. 70" Press. 250 lbs. t.e. 60% Schenectady 1942

GTW 6320 No. 20 Lansing, Michigan 1955 Bud Laws Collection

GTW 6322 in night scene at Elsdon Yard, Chicago August 7,1960 Bud Laws Collection

GTW 6322 in a dramatic scene on a fan trip. November 13, 1960
Bruce W. Bailey/Bud Laws Collection

U-4-b 6405-6410 Cyl. 24" x 30" Drv. 77" Press. 275 lbs. t.e. 52% Lima 1938

GTW 6406 in South Bend, Indiana. 11/11/1950
Gordon Lloyd/Fred Matthews/Joseph Testagrose Collection

P-5-c 8320-8329 Cyl. 22' X 28" Drv. 51" Press. 220 lbs. t.e. 50% Lima 1927

GTW 8322 0-8-0 Bud Laws Collection

Grand Trunk lines in New England a.k.a. Grand Trunk Eastern

S-1-f 2-8-2 GT 3406 (ex GTR 501) Cyl. 27" x 30" Drv. 63" Press. 175 lbs. t.e. 52% Schenectady 52789 1913
at Portland, Maine GT station April 22, 1956 Edward Ozog

GT 3406 pulled the last steam powered fast freight No. 493 from Portland to Island Pond on April 13, 1956, several days before I photographed her on April 22. On June 15th she pulled the last steam powered Portland-Gorham local freight and reportedly was still on the active list until October 4 when she left Island Pond for Montreal under steam and probable use on the CN. GT was the legal name for CN lines in New England - 3406 was a CN engine but had a GT emblem on the tender and had been built for the original Grand Trunk Railway.

Three photographs by Edward Ozog, April 22, 1956.

O-19-a (ex GTR 1824) Cyl. 21" x 28" Drv. 51" Press. 190 lbs. t.e. 39% Schenectady 61298 1919

There were ten engines in this sub-class. All Alco, five (7522-26) built at Cooke plant and five (7527-31) at Schenectady.

Note: GT 7527 and 7531 remained in service at Portland until June 20, 1956
7527, 7503, 7531 and 7475 all sold 11/1959 to Buffalo Sash Co. Buffalo, NY.

Sister 7528 shows right side of O-19-a class engine switching passenger.
St.Albans, VT 7/5/1935 A.H.Christiansen/Bud Laws Collection

Note: Sold 9/1959 Louisiana Eastern 7528. (Paulsen Spence)

Grand Trunk 3432 (ex GTR 527) S-1-f Cyl. 27" x 30" Drv. 63" Press. 175 lbs. t.e. 52% Baldwin 40255 1913
Portland, Maine March 1955 Bud Laws Collection

GT 3432 on Number 17 South Paris, Maine 11-18-1955 Henry O. Preble/Bud Laws Collection

GT 5582 K-3-b (ex GTR 206) Cyl. 23" x 28" Drv. 73" Press. 195 lbs. t.e. 34% GTR 1506 1910
Equipped with Baker pilloid valve gear. Bud Laws Collection

K-3-d 5605 Cyl. 23" x 28" Drv. 73" Press. 195 lbs. t.e. 34% Baldwin 34909 1910
Mechanic Falls, Maine August 12. 1942 Bud Laws Collection

O-18-b (ex GTR 1800) 7475 Cyl. 21" x 28" Drv. 51" Press. 190 lbs. t.e. 39% Lima 6019 1920
Portland, Maine July 1945 Bud Laws Collection

Note: Sold 11/1959 Buffalo Sash Co. Buffalo, NY one of four US built 0-6-0's bought same date. 7527, 7530, 7531.

Grand Trunk

CNR operated a small amount of trackage in New York state to connect with CNR
in Niagara Falls, Ontario via Suspension Bridge and between Black Rock and Fort Erie.
Engines were lettered Grand Trunk similar to those used in New England
and sometimes unofficially called Grand Trunk Eastern.

O-19-a (ex GTR 1826) Cyl. 21" x 28" Drv. 51" Press. 190 lbs. t.e. 39% Schenectady 61299 1919
Black Rock, NY August 17, 1939 Bud Laws Collection