Constructed in 1942 by American Locomotive Company’s Schenectady Works, Grand Trunk Western 4-8-4 No. 6325 hauled both wartime freight and passenger trains between Detroit and Chicago.

In September 1948 this locomotive was chosen to pull President Truman’s re-election campaign special. This assignment would lead to No. 6325’s eventual preservation.

No. 6325 resides at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio.