Rio Grande class K-27 - Wikipedia
WEBFifteen locomotives were built, originally class 125, they were reclassified as K-27s in 1924 when the Denver and Rio Grande became the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. In the D&RGW's classification system, K was short for Mi K ado while 27 referred to the engine's 27,000 lbf of tractive effort.
D&RG Class 125 / D&RGW K-27 Class Narrow Gauge 2-8-2s
WEBImages of K-27s in the Denver Public Library's Western History Collection. Notes. 1 Many sources list 458 as becoming NdeM 400 and 2250. However, 2250 has outward-sloping valves like 459, not an inward-sloping cylinder casting like 458.
Denver & Rio Grande / Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-8-2 …
WEBData from D&RGW 1 - 1952 Folio L Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange.
D&RGW Class K-27 #459
WEBNdeM 2250 (ex-D&RGW 459, converted to standard gauge) in Turandacuao, Mexico, on 17-Mar-1962. HF Stewart photo.
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WEBTitle: D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 459, engine type 2-8-2 Summary: Freight, northbound, on the Rio Grande Southern; 34 cars, 462 helping in train. Photographed: leaving Durango, Colo., October 17, 1941.
Denver & Rio Grande Western K-27 Mikado - Free
WEBD&RGW K-27 Mikado #463 switching in Chama on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.
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WEBThe D&RGW K-27 is a series of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type coal-fired narrow gauge steam locomotives. All fifteen engines were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, PA in 1903 for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG), later known as the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW).
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WEBTwo Mudhens, D&RGW Class K-27s numbers 459 and 461, at Cumbres Pass. Number 453 leads a westbound across Cumbres Pass. The snowshed over the wye in the background was scratchbuilt, board-by-board; the depot is an American Model Builders kit.
D&RGW K-27 No. 459 - ORTS Only - Elvas Tower
WEBDec 22, 2017 · This model is of D&RGW 459 as it appeared in 1937. It was a frequent visitor to Silverton on Trains 461/462, the “Silverton Mixed.” The engine has the older style lettering of “Denver & Rio Grande Western” spelled out on the tender sides and the round Royal Gorge herald above.
D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 459, engine type 2 …
WEBPerry, Otto, 1894-1970, (1941) D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 459, engine type 2-8-2. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America , https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1087242