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Places</a>.<figure id="81c4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*5q2xT3vCfUyuaFve.jpg"><figcaption>Group photo of passengers who rode on the first run of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Railway">Grand Canyon Railway</a>, Arizona, USA. September 1901. By Unknown author — The Cline Library Digital Archives [1], Public Domain, <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10542383">https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10542383</a>.</figcaption></figure><h2 id="eff4">Adventures of №4690</h2><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad">Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)</a> ordered 388 2–8–2's from Baldwins to replace aging 2–6–2’s in growing heavy freight traffic.№4690 among last 2–8–2 locomotives constructed for CB&Q delivered July 31 1923, Last used in revenue service 1957 hauling coal trains out of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Illinois">Southern Illinois</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining">mines</a>, Retired and put into storage.№4960 taken out of storage to pull excursion train on December 28 1958 with 490 passengers on board, After excursion CB&Q’s president Harry Murphy selected №4960 to become permanent candidate for steam excursion program, CB&Q gave №4960 complete overhaul in 1961.CB&Q found difficulty in sustaining steam excursions, Terminated program October 1965, №4960 hauled CB&Q’s last excursion train on July 17 1966.№4960 donated to Wisconsin’s State Historical Society then to Mid-Continent Railway Museum, №4960 literally “did the rounds” museums and tourist railways static displays then skimpy repairs, Missing boiler jacketing and cylinder covers, Sorry state of affairs.Grand Canyon Railway (GCR) purchases №4690 in 1989 in deteriorated condition, Stripped and moved to GCR, Restoration work finally commenced July 1993 by GCR’s Williams shops, May 1996 №4960 test fired, Hauled first GCR train July 27.GCR management inspired by car-makers running vehicles on waste vegetable oil, Deciding to apply this to №4960, Allowed 100-year-old loco to run carbon-neutral and produce fewer emissions than diesel loco, Water for №4960 derived from reclaimed r

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ain and snowmelt collected during winter and Northern Arizona’s rainy season.№4960’s recycled waste vegetable oil collected from restaurants in South Rim and Williams, Now 2023 and №4960 operational hauling excursions.№4960 statistics, Built by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Locomotive_Works">Baldwin</a> July 31 1923, Rebuild 1993–1996, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_wheel">Driver</a> diameter 64 in, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesive_weight">Adhesive weight</a> 232,650 lb, Total weight 511,980 lb, Fuel type is recycled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_oil_fuel">vegetable oil</a>, Maximum speed 65 mph, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractive_force">Tractive effort</a> 58,090 lbf, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factor_of_adhesion">Factor of adhesion</a> 4.52.<figure id="4c2b"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*WBpiKiFv5x_724rZ.jpg"><figcaption>The southern terminus of the <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Grand_Canyon_Railway">Grand Canyon Railway</a>, in <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Williams,_Arizona">Williams</a>, Arizona. 2–8–0 №29 <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Grand_Canyon_Railway_steam_locomotives">Grand Canyon Railway steam locomotive</a>. The southern terminus of the <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Grand_Canyon_Railway">Grand Canyon Railway</a>, in <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Williams,_Arizona">Williams</a>, Arizona.</figcaption></figure><h2 id="4bbb">Reflection.</h2>Must admit reading №4960's tumultuous history makes me ask, Where is the line between preservation and exploitation?While applauding №4960's conversion to vegetable oil I wonder about size of waste problem and dumping in land fills, Highlights size of task creating sustainable environment.Blessed be.Join Medium with my referral link — <a href="https://medium.com/membership/@DrJohnRose?source=publishing_settings-------------------------------------">Dr John Frederick Rose</a>. Read every one of my stories and thousands of other writers on Medium. Medium uses membership fees to support writers. You’ll also get full access to every story on Medium.</article></body>

Grand Canyon Railway’s №4960.

Loco No.4960 2–8–2 fired with recycled vegetable oil. Uses reclaimed water.

February 14, 2012. Grand Canyon Railway employee oiling steam locomotive #4960 2–8–2 in preparation for the return trip from Grand Canyon National Park to Williams, Arizona. By Grand Canyon National Park — Arizona Centennial Locomotive: Being Serviced At Grand Canyon 3323, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=96478956. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. This image was originally posted to **Flickr** by Grand Canyon NPS at https://flickr.com/photos/50693818@N08/6883642509. It was reviewed on 21 November 2020 by **FlickreviewR 2** and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

Railroad’s Background.

Grand Canyon Railway, Heritage railroad runs between Williams and South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

Railroad’s 64 miles of track built by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway September 17 1901, Over many years decline in passenger numbers put down to popularity of cars, Passenger service of Grand Canyon Railway stopped July 1968 and freight ended 1974.

1988 private investors purchased Grand Canyon Railway, Restored facilities and passenger trains, Restarted Sept 17 1989, Grand Canyon Railway added to National Register of Historic Places.

Group photo of passengers who rode on the first run of the Grand Canyon Railway, Arizona, USA. September 1901. By Unknown author — The Cline Library Digital Archives [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10542383.

Adventures of №4690

Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) ordered 388 2–8–2's from Baldwins to replace aging 2–6–2’s in growing heavy freight traffic.

№4690 among last 2–8–2 locomotives constructed for CB&Q delivered July 31 1923, Last used in revenue service 1957 hauling coal trains out of Southern Illinois mines, Retired and put into storage.

№4960 taken out of storage to pull excursion train on December 28 1958 with 490 passengers on board, After excursion CB&Q’s president Harry Murphy selected №4960 to become permanent candidate for steam excursion program, CB&Q gave №4960 complete overhaul in 1961.

CB&Q found difficulty in sustaining steam excursions, Terminated program October 1965, №4960 hauled CB&Q’s last excursion train on July 17 1966.

№4960 donated to Wisconsin’s State Historical Society then to Mid-Continent Railway Museum, №4960 literally “did the rounds” museums and tourist railways static displays then skimpy repairs, Missing boiler jacketing and cylinder covers, Sorry state of affairs.

Grand Canyon Railway (GCR) purchases №4690 in 1989 in deteriorated condition, Stripped and moved to GCR, Restoration work finally commenced July 1993 by GCR’s Williams shops, May 1996 №4960 test fired, Hauled first GCR train July 27.

GCR management inspired by car-makers running vehicles on waste vegetable oil, Deciding to apply this to №4960, Allowed 100-year-old loco to run carbon-neutral and produce fewer emissions than diesel loco, Water for №4960 derived from reclaimed rain and snowmelt collected during winter and Northern Arizona’s rainy season.

№4960’s recycled waste vegetable oil collected from restaurants in South Rim and Williams, Now 2023 and №4960 operational hauling excursions.

№4960 statistics, Built by Baldwin July 31 1923, Rebuild 1993–1996, Driver diameter 64 in, Adhesive weight 232,650 lb, Total weight 511,980 lb, Fuel type is recycled vegetable oil, Maximum speed 65 mph, Tractive effort 58,090 lbf, Factor of adhesion 4.52.

The southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway, in Williams, Arizona. 2–8–0 №29 Grand Canyon Railway steam locomotive. The southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway, in Williams, Arizona.

Reflection.

Must admit reading №4960's tumultuous history makes me ask, Where is the line between preservation and exploitation?

While applauding №4960's conversion to vegetable oil I wonder about size of waste problem and dumping in land fills, Highlights size of task creating sustainable environment.

Blessed be.

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