Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0 No. 8310
Union, IL, United States 		Location: Illinois Railway Museum
Status: Dismantled
Posted: Jun 24, 2019 @ 20:06:33 by Tim Fennell
GTW #8310 was a class P-5-b built by Alco June 1924 (serial number 65628, order S-1475). After retirement it was sent as scrap to Northwestern Steel & Wire in Sterling, IL. This group of 0-8-0 locomotives was in better shape than the mill’s ex-CB&Q 0-6-0s and became their primary switchers. However, ex GTW 8310 and 8314 never ran at the mill and were only used for parts. The locomotive numbered 10 by NWS&W was in fact former GTW 8327. When these locomotives donated to the Illinois Railway Museum in the early 80s, it came with the stipulation of a time constraint for removal from the property. Because 8310 had been a parts unit it was in no condition to be moved. The decision was made to save usable parts and scrap the rest. There is a picture of it being cut up in Rail & Wire (IRM’s magazine) issue 105 from March 1982. That is not the end of 8310. As of 2019, the cab and some of boiler are still stored on museum property in Union. Potentially to be made into an attractive display.
Posted: Jun 6, 2014 @ 09:06:49 by Cnr 89
The real 8310 was scrapped in the 1970s or sometime in 1980.
Posted: Apr 8, 2007 @ 17:04:22 by J.D. Marzec
This locomotive has not been scrapped. It was sold to a private owner in Nebraska. It was taken apart for transportation by trucks. It is currentaly being restored.
Posted: Sep 20, 2006 @ 20:09:46 by stuart olson
the way i heard the story was that the owner would scrap old engins as "new" engins came and use the new ones in his sucessor was a railfan and donated them when a string of operational scrap diesil switchers came in
Posted: Oct 31, 2004 @ 08:10:10 by Eric Liscom
 These Engines are actually now owned By IRM,I talked via e-mail with the person in charge  of the museum, they are available for sale, but apparently they cannot be operated again( no restoration to operation allowed) something to do with the terms of the sale/donation to IRM. There was an extra tender and a total of three engines, they hae all the parts to them, seems like an odd situation...
Posted: Jul 1, 2004 @ 23:07:24 by Sam Shull
I am almost certain that this engine has NOT been scrapped.  To my knowledge, it was removed from the Galt siding and taken to the Buchanan County Visitors Center in Independence, Iowa for display.
Posted: Jan 11, 2003 @ 21:01:26 by Sam Shull
I believe this engine is not 8310, but 8300, and that it has been removed from the siding for cosmetic restoration and display somewhere in Iowa.  Following retirement by GTW, it and all the other surviving GTW 0-8-0s were sent to Northwestern Steel & Wire in Sterling for scrapping.  Ironically, the plant owner was a steam fan and put them to work instead.  The steamers continued to operate until 1980, when the plant owner died and his succesor converted to diesel operation.  Most of the engines found good homes exept for those left on the siding at Galt and a few that were scrapped.