April 24, 2024
Blackstone B310131-S HOn3 RGS #455 K-27 2-8-2, sound, snowplow, Post Wreck
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This auction features the following engine from the new run of the Blackstone K-27s: Engine #455, Blackstone model B310131-S, RGS, Snowplow, Post Wreck, Post Wreck cylinders, with sound, UNweathered. This engine is still in the factory shrink-wrapped box. From the Blackstone Website: We are pleased to offer a limited run 2012 Release of the K-27 2-8-2 Mikado! We have continuing requests to produce new versions/eras of this enduring Mikado, so we are happy to offer four new configurations and liveries that evoke different eras of the K-27 Mudhen. Along with these new versions comes the second release of one of the most unique Mudhens to ply the 3-foot rails; the RGS 455 adorned with the “post-wreck” cab, snowplow, and tender as she appeared throughout the late 1940s. Rounding out this offering is the ever-popular No. 453 in the switcher configuration, complete with its one-of-a-kind doghouse mounted on the tender. This is also the first time that all versions are offered with a weathered option. A Little Background In 1903, the Denver & Rio Grande took delivery of fifteen class 125 2-8-2 narrow gauge locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Eventually re-classified as K-27s and nicknamed ‘Mudhens’ by their operating crews, the new locomotives boasted a tractive effort of over 27,000 lbs. and ushered in a new era of narrow
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