Steam & Excursion > Saying Yes! to M!CH!GAN!: Rio Grande K-27 Restoration

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is providing a $1.3 million grant to cover the costs of restoring the Huckleberry Railroad's Denver & Rio Grande Western K-27 464 which last ran in 2019.  The Huckleberry Railroad is located in Flint, Michigan.  Additional information can be found in this Trainsmag.com article:

 $1.3 million Mott grant to rebuild Crossroads Village steam locomotive - Trains



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/21/26 10:44 by RuleG.

Wow, that's a sizable grant!

I was hoping that since it wasn't being used that they might finally give up and sell it back to a
Colorado entity.

Out 

It's a dinstinctive class of Rio Grande Loco isn't it? Only one left?

Victor Baird

callum_out Wrote:
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> I was hoping that since it wasn't being used that
> they might finally give up and sell it back to a
> Colorado entity.
>
> Out 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/26/26 10:44 by wabash2800.

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> It's a dinstinctive class of Rio Grande Loco isn't
> it? Only one left?
>
> Victor Baird
>
> callum_out Wrote:
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> > I was hoping that since it wasn't being used
> that
> > they might finally give up and sell it back to
> a
> > Colorado entity.
> >
> > Out 

2. C&T has 463.

464 has in practice alternated with US 152 (which began its work at The Huck as HRR 2). As the main power for the operation. 152 is getting close to the end of her current 1,472 day cycle IIRC. The completion of 464 will allow steam ops to continue while 152 takes her turn.

Marty Knox, who oversaw the operation for years, was very fond of 464 and I believe she is well liked by the rest of the staff there. I wouldn't expect them to let go of her easily.

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> It's a dinstinctive class of Rio Grande Loco isn't
> it? Only one left?
>
> Victor Baird
>
This is discussed in the article for which I provided a link in the first post of this thread.