It was built as one of 25 class E14 Ten-Wheelers and passed its inspections at the GN's Dale Street Shops in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 19, 1909. It spent its first ten years near Hillyard, Washington and then in 1919, was sent to Spokane, both in passenger service.[1]
On February 19, 1924, it returned to the Dale Street Shops for a major rebuild. It's not clear whether this was actually a rebuild or virtually a new engine. New parts included a Belpaire firebox, longer boiler, type A superheater, new solid leading wheels, a Delta trailing truck which made it a 4-6-2, new brakes, and one of its four conversions between oil and coal fuel. It left the shop on May 29 and was sent to the Willmar, Minnesota division for passenger work.[1]
The following January, it was back in the shop to receive a booster engine on its trailing truck. This was removed in 1929. It was renumbered again, to 1355, in April 1926 and converted from coal to oil. It was then dispatched to the Butte, Montana division, where it principally handled the Oriental Limited. It spent the last two years of its working life, 1953–55, hauling iron ore on the Mesabi Range until its retirement in 1955.[1][3]
In late 1954, the city of Sioux City, Iowa asked the Great Northern for a steam locomotive. Sioux City was at very southern end of the GN's operations and in July, 1955, 1355 was delivered to the city.[3] In 1995, the locomotive was moved to the former Milwaukee Road Shops and Roundhouse, where it has undergone extensive cosmetic restoration.[1]
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great, northern, 1355, great, northern, railway, 1355, standard, gauge, steam, railway, locomotive, built, baldwin, locomotive, works, 1909, great, northern, railway, united, states, built, wheeler, type, extensive, rebuild, 1924, when, became, pacific, type, . Great Northern Railway 1355 is a standard gauge steam railway locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909 for the Great Northern Railway in the United States It was built as a 4 6 0 Ten Wheeler type but it had an extensive rebuild in 1924 when it became a 4 6 2 Pacific type During its career it pulled both freight and passenger trains including the Great Northern s crack Empire Builder and Oriental Limited 1 Great Northern 1355GN1355 displayed at Milwaukee Railroad Shop in Sioux City IowaType and originReference 1 Data is for H 5 post 1924Power typeSteamBuilderBaldwin Locomotive WorksSerial number33908Build date1909Total produced25SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte1909 4 6 01924 4 6 2Gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Leading dia 36 in 914 mm Driver dia 73 in 1 854 mm Trailing dia 45 in 1 143 mm Axle load58 666 lb 26 610 kilograms 26 610 metric tons Adhesive weight164 000 lb 74 t Loco weight271 800 lb 123 t Tender weight188 400 lb 85 t Total weight460 200 lb 209 t Fuel typeboth coal and oil four conversionsBoiler pressure200 psi 1 MPa Cylinders2Cylinder size23 5 in 30 in 597 mm 762 mm Performance figuresTractive effort38 500 lbf 171 kN Factor of adh 4 26CareerOperatorsGreat NorthernClass1909 E 141924 H 5Number in class25Numbers1909 10201924 14941926 1355DeliveredOctober 16 1909First runNovember 19 1909Last run1954Retired1955PreservedJuly 1955Restored2009 cosmetically Current ownerCity of Sioux City IowaDispositionOn static display inside the Milwaukee Railroad Shop based in Sioux City IowaGreat Northern Railway Steam Locomotive No 1355 and Tender 1451U S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocation3400 Sioux River Rd Sioux City IowaCoordinates42 31 45 N 96 28 36 W 42 52917 N 96 47667 W 42 52917 96 47667 Coordinates 42 31 45 N 96 28 36 W 42 52917 N 96 47667 W 42 52917 96 47667NRHP reference No 04001352 2 Added to NRHPDecember 15 2004It was built as one of 25 class E14 Ten Wheelers and passed its inspections at the GN s Dale Street Shops in St Paul Minnesota on November 19 1909 It spent its first ten years near Hillyard Washington and then in 1919 was sent to Spokane both in passenger service 1 On February 19 1924 it returned to the Dale Street Shops for a major rebuild It s not clear whether this was actually a rebuild or virtually a new engine New parts included a Belpaire firebox longer boiler type A superheater new solid leading wheels a Delta trailing truck which made it a 4 6 2 new brakes and one of its four conversions between oil and coal fuel It left the shop on May 29 and was sent to the Willmar Minnesota division for passenger work 1 The following January it was back in the shop to receive a booster engine on its trailing truck This was removed in 1929 It was renumbered again to 1355 in April 1926 and converted from coal to oil It was then dispatched to the Butte Montana division where it principally handled the Oriental Limited It spent the last two years of its working life 1953 55 hauling iron ore on the Mesabi Range until its retirement in 1955 1 3 In late 1954 the city of Sioux City Iowa asked the Great Northern for a steam locomotive Sioux City was at very southern end of the GN s operations and in July 1955 1355 was delivered to the city 3 In 1995 the locomotive was moved to the former Milwaukee Road Shops and Roundhouse where it has undergone extensive cosmetic restoration 1 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 as Great Northern Railway Steam Locomotive No 1355 and Tender 1451 References Edit a b c d e f GN Class H 5 4 6 2 Great Northern Empire Retrieved 29 January 2010 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b See this map Wikimedia Commons has media related to Great Northern Steam Locomotive No 1355 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Northern 1355 amp oldid 1098215888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
