Grand Canyon Railway 4960
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Grand Canyon Railway 4960 is a preserved O-1A class 2-8-2 "Mikado"-type steam locomotive, built in August 1923 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It was u
No. 4960 traversing from its excursion to be refueled, during a round-trip layover at the Grand Canyon Village, May 6, 2023
Builder's photograph of fellow CB&Q O-1A No. 4994 in 1923
CB&Q No. 4960 pulling an excursion from Kings to Holcomb, Illinois, in August 1965
GCR No. 4960 idling at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in the 1990s
Grand Canyon Railway 29
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Grand Canyon Railway 29 is an SC-3 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive, built by the American Locomotive Company's Pittsburg Works in May 1906 for the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroa
Grand Canyon Railway 4960
…burn waste vegetable oil. As of 2026, No. 4960 remains operational at GCR, and it serves as a stablemate to Ex-Lake Superior and Ishpeming (LS&I) 2-8-0 No. 29. Additionally, No. 4960 is the only ex-CB&Q steam locomotive in operation. Throughout the 1910s, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad…
No. 29 on display at the Williams, Arizona Depot, on May 4, 2014
No. 29's builder's plate
GCR No. 29 waiting to depart the Williams Depot in the 1990s
No. 29 performing a doubleheader with GCR No. 4960 during a photo charter, on October 1, 2005