Steam & Excursion > GTW 5629 awaits it,s future at Blue Island in 1980,s.

After RI collapse 5629 sat at roundhouse until it was scraped at a later date. The tender looks like it is from a larger loco but I do not have any more details. Has to be a story here maybe someone has details?

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Oh boy. Here we go. ;-)

Just read this: http://www.steamlocomotive.com/union/jensen.shtml

Nice loco.  One of its classmates (GTW 5632) is plinthed in Durand,
MI.  I rode behind 5629 two or three times in Michigan back in the
1960s.  It was a great puller, and if anyone has a spare mil or two, I'm
sure a suitable place to run GTW 5632 could be found...

John.

Tender was from a Soo Line 4-8-2

    Okay, I'm pretty good with lots of words but have never seen 'plinthed'. What the heck is that ???

dcfbalcoS1 Wrote:
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>     Okay, I'm pretty good with lots of words
> but have never seen 'plinthed'. What the heck is
> that ???

Well, I made a verb out of a noun.  A plinth is the base of a
statue or monument, so a plinthed loco is one that that is
resting quietly in some park.  A recently deplinthed loco is that
UP 4-8-8-4...  There are lots of 'prisoners' that need to be
set free from captivity, enter restoration / rejuvenation, and
return to the high-iron.

;-)

John.

Plinthed is a very common word used in the U.K. and elsewhere to describe a locomotive displayed on a perminent base as opposed to just a piece of track. The practice seems to be much more widely used in Europe than in North America.

John, you are correct.  There are lots of shortlines and regionals in Michigan.  The scrapping of 5629, and Jensen's CB&Q 5632, will remain at the top of the list for greatest travesties in modern steam preservation history, followed next, IMHO, by the scrapping of C&O 2-8-2 No. 1189 and the other two K-4 Kanawhas.  I know, we already have 12 C&O K-4s on display, do we really miss two more?  YES!  If only HVRM would get serious about 2789 we would have the possibilty of a NKP/PM/C&O Super Power 2-8-4 reunion.  Alright, before this thread gets even more hijacked....

Sincerely,

TrackGuy

Not to be picky, but 5629 was class K4-a, while 5632 [with vestibule cab] was classK4-b.

John Harbeck
Valparaiso, IN

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