Sn3 BRASS P-B-L DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN 2-8-2 CLASS K27 #455 FACTORY PAINTED

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Sn3 BRASS P-B-L DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN 2-8-2 CLASS K27 #455 FACTORY PAINTED:
$850.00

NOTE: This item will not ship before 12/29/2014 as I am visiting family out of town.
You are offerding on Sn3 scale P-B-L locomotive. the locomotive is not in the original box or packaging.It is like brand new and probably never even put on a track, but has been in storage for many years. If you have problems with the engine after you receive it please get back in touch with me.To learn more about P-B-L locomotives go to their website: <>The P-B-L Legacy<>Scroll down to the K model you want to see.
TheD&RGW K-27class are 3 footnarrow gauge, Mikado type,2-8-2steam railway locomotivesbuilt for theDenver and Rio Grande Railroadby theBaldwin Locomotive Worksin 1903. They eventually became known by the nickname \"Mudhens,\" and are the smallest of the four K classes of Rio Grande narrow gauge engines.

Fifteen locomotives were built, originally class 125, reclassified K-27 in 1924 when the Denver and Rio Grande became theDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. The K-27s were built asVauclain compounds, with two cylinders on each side, expanding the steam once in the smaller cylinder and then a second time in the larger one. The extra maintenance costs of the two cylinders were greater than the fuel saving, so they were converted to simple expansion in 1907–1909. They were Rio Grande\'s last purchase of compound locomotives. They were built with their main structural frames outside the driving wheels, with the counterweights and rods attached outside the frames.[2]

They had one peculiarity which arose from their outside frames and counterweights. In places where the D&RG\'s standard gauge system met the narrow gauge system, the railroad operateddual gaugetrackage, with three rails, so that standard gauge equipment ran on the outer two rails and three foot gauge equipment ran on one of the outer rails and a third rail, inside the other two. Since the narrow gauge equipment was much lighter than the standard gauge, the inner rail was generally lighter and, therefore, not as tall as the standard gauge rails. In the case of the D&RGW, the difference was ⅞ inch (22mm). Because the counterweights were outside the frames, they ended up directly over the standard gauge rail, with a clearance of only about ⅝ inch (16mm). When the shop crews trued up the drivers periodically, they had to be very careful not to go too far.[2]

They pulled freight, passenger and mixed trains on the D&RGW in and over the ColoradoRocky Mountains, traversing the entire length of the railroad. Many of them also spent time on the Rio Grande\'s subsidiary, theRio Grande Southern.

Number 463, was sold to cowboy actor and singerGene Autryin May 1955. Autry never used the Mudhen and donated it to theCity of Antonito, Colorado. It was restored by and entered into service on theCumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroadin 1994. It was taken out of service with a broken side rod in 2002. In 2009, it was moved to the railroad\'s shop atChama, New Mexicowhere a major rebuild is underway.[3]463 was added to theNational Register of Historic Placesin 1975 asEngine No. 463.

The other K-27 in existence is 464. It sat outside inDurango, Coloradoduring the 1960s and was sold toKnott\'s Berry Farmin 1973. It saw little or no use there, in part because of its condition and in part because of thecounterweightclearance problem described above. TheHuckleberry RailroadinFlint, Michigan, acquired the locomotive in 1981, did an eight-year restoration on it, and put it into active service.