Grand Canyon Railway's 4960
By Carl Swanson, Trains Editor | September 11, 2023 This environmentally friendly Mikado serves the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Railway's No. 4960, a...
By Carl Swanson, Trains Editor | September 11, 2023 This environmentally friendly Mikado serves the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Railway's No. 4960, a 2-8-2 Mikado built in 1923 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, rolls south with a National Model Railroad Association Pacific Southwest Region charter on June 10, 2023. The O-1A class locomotive is fueled by waste vegetable oil collected from local restaurants. Carl Swanson Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works Wheel arrangement: 2-8-2 Mikado Build date: March 1923 Why it's important: Grand Canyon Railway's 4960 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.