Steam & Excursion > D&S 473

I was on the train about to depart Silverton (fireman Jarrett walking to his 486) and took this last week of the 473 arriving from Durango.

I heard the term "mudhen" bantered about from a foamer in our car - is either the 473 or 486 a "mudhen"?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/15 18:06 by WrongWayMurphy.

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Rio Grande had four classes of outside-frame narrow gauge 2-8-2s. 
K-27s were the earliest class and acquired the nickname Mudhens.  They carried numbers 450 - 464 and produced a nominal 27,000 pounds of tractive effort.
K-28s came next and were sometimes called "Sport Models". They carried  numbers 470 - 479 and produced a nominal 28,000 pounds of tractive effort.
After that came the K-36s, numbered 480 - 489, and producing a nominal 36,000 pounds of tractive effort.
Finally class K-37 was produced, using boilers from older standard gauge 2-8-0s to make numbers 490 - 499.  They were a bit heavier than the K-36s and produced a nominal 37,000 pounds of TE.

Great picture!

Pat
South Austin, TX