Steam Power Returns to Grand Canyon Railway Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief Built in 1923 by Baldwin, no. 4960 is a 2-8-0 that burns recycled vegetable oil. Grand Canyon Railway/Scott Temme photo. Grand Canyon Railway steam locomotive no. 4960 will return to the rails hauling excursion trains this year. The 1923 Baldwin Locomotive Works-built locomotive will operate on eight dates—the first Saturday of each month from April through September and on Earth Day (April 24) and Sept. 18, the 210th anniversary of the Grand Canyon Railway—hauling the 9:30 a.m. departure from Williams, Ariz., to the Historic Village inside Grand Canyon National Park. Ticket prices are the same as for trains hauled by diesel locomotives.