Stopped at the Gato, CO, water tank is Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge 2-8-2 Mikados #473 & 486. DRGW #473 was built by Alco-Schenectady in September of 1923. Specs - serial #64984, class K-28, 44" diameter drivers, 18" x 22" cylinders, a 200 psi boiler pressure, engine weight of 156,000 lb and they exerted 27,540 pounds of tractive effort. No photographer listed and the date is approximate. |