A Mikado Crosses the Animas: Durango & Silverton 2-8-2 K-28 Mikado #473 crosses the Animas River north of Durango, Colorado, on 1st September 2003. (While still carrying a fake Diamond stack and Bumble-Bee yellow livery.) The ten K-28 locos were introduced on the Denver & Rio Grande Western in 1923 as a larger and improved version of the earlier K-27 2-8-2 locomotives. Only three of this class survive today (the others being Nos.476 and 478), all on the preserved section of the D&RGW known as the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. More on the K-28 locos here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D&RGW_K-28 More on the D&SNG here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango_and_Silverton_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad Thanks to Brian Cazel for this super photo! -Phil Finally, here is a brief video of K-28 #473 switching (shunting) a Durango yards in 2009: https://youtube/watch?v=5bWW6rFUdHE
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 13:03:26 +0000
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