Most Canadian National lines in the United States were operated under other names: Duluth, Winnepeg & Pacific, in Minnesota; Grand Trunk Western, in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois; and Grand Trunk in New England. The Central Vermont also belonged to the CNR system. The engines of all lines except the CV were numbered and classified in the same system roster, but due to customs legalities the lines in the United States bought their new locomotives from American builders. Thus the Grand Trunk Western's first 4-8-4s, Nos. 6300-6311 of class U-3-a, were delivered by Alco in 1927. Their dimensions were similar to the CNR's U-2 class, described on the preceding page, except that they had 26¼x30-inch cylinders and weighed 399,000 pounds. Apparently due to variations in design they put out between 59,000 and 60,200 pounds of tractive effort. No. 6302 belonged to the group that claimed the higher figure, making them the heftiest 4-8-4s built for the Canadian National system. When the 25 engines in class U-3-b began to arrive on the Grand Trunk Western in 1942, the U-3-a class was transferred to Canadian National or Grand Trunk operations in the East. In the above photo by James Adams we see No. 6302 at an unknown location in its original Grand Trunk Western guise. Notable features are the Baker valve gear and the outboard-journal pilot truck, whereeas the GTW's U-3-b class had the Walschaerts gear and inboard journals on the pilot truck. For photos of the U-3-b 4-8-4s, visit the Grand Trunk Western page of my Steam Locomotive Archive.