Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 473 was built by the American Locomotive Company in 1923. It was built to pull passenger trains for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. 473 is 1 of 3 of the original 10 K-28s to survive. The K-28 is the classification of the locomotive. The K indicates the wheel arrangement of the locomotive. 473 is a 2-8-2 Mikado. The 28 indicates that the locomotive produces roughly 28,000 pounds of tractive effort. 473 was located in Durango when the D&RGW stopped running revenue passenger and freight trains. 473, 476, and 478 all pulled tourist passenger trains to and from Silverton under D&RGW ownership until 1980. The line was bought by Charles E. Bradshaw Jr. in 1981 and it became the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. 473 has been running since the day it was built and never really has been out of service other than for work needed to keep the engine running. 473 was the first engine to pull a train into Silverton in the 21st century and has been featured in some movies. 473 is a favorite for many and runs on a regular basis on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. I made this video because there are some shots in here I didn’t include in my full D&S video an I would like to showcase this engine as it is an awesome engine and didn’t get a bunch of attention in my main video.
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 473 was built by the American Locomotive Company in 1923. It was built to pull passenger trains for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. 473 is 1 of 3 of the original 10 K-28s to survive. The K-28 is the classification of the locomotive. The K indicates the wheel arrangement of the locomotive. 473 is a 2-8-2 Mikado. The 28 indicates that the locomotive produces roughly 28,000 pounds of tractive effort. 473 was located in Durango when the D&RGW stopped running revenue passenger and freight trains. 473, 476, and 478 all pulled tourist passenger trains to and from Silverton under D&RGW ownership until 1980. The line was bought by Charles E. Bradshaw Jr. in 1981 and it became the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. 473 has been running since the day it was built and never really has been out of service other than for work needed to keep the engine running. 473 was the first engine to pull a train into Silverton in the 21st century and has been featured in some movies. 473 is a favorite for many and runs on a regular basis on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. I made this video because there are some shots in here I didn’t include in my full D&S video an I would like to showcase this engine as it is an awesome engine and didn’t get a bunch of attention in my main video.
