D&RGW 463 [SEP] manufacturer
Rio Grande 463
D&RGW 463 is a 3-foot narrow gauge, Mikado type, 2-8-2 steam railway locomotive built for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1903. It is one of two remaining locomotives of D&RGW class K-27. The class eventually became known by the nickname "Mudhens".
Fifteen locomotives were built, originally class 125, then reclassified K-27 in 1924 when the D&RG became the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. The K-27s were built as Vauclain compounds, with two
December 7, 1956. Season 1, Episode 10 was titled "Return to Nowhere". In 2014, Engine 463 made a small appearance as D&RGW #463 in the movie A Million Ways to Die in the West. It also appeared in the 2018 movie "Hostiles".
See also.
- D&RGW No. 168
- D&RGW No. 169
- D&RGW No. 223
- D&RGW No. 278
- D&RGW No. 315
References.
- O'Berry, Dennis. (1995)