#2002
Rio Grande class K-28
🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1923· class of 10 American narrow gauge 2-8-2 locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Denver and Rio Grande excursion at Hermosa 1963: Bill Bogle, Durango, CO.· Public domain
- 2. K-28 Locomotive 473 at Silverton, Colorado: Xboxtravis7992· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Denver and Rio Grande Western K-28 is a class of ten 3 ft (914 mm) gauge narrow gauge 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives built in 1923 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. They were the first new narrow gauge locomotives ordered by the railroad since 1903. They initially comprised class E-4-148-S, but were reclassified K-28 in 1924 when the railroad reorganized into the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 103 years ago, in 1923.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Still in service after 103 years.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1923
- in service from
- 1923
- status
- in service
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company
- operators
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, White Pass and Yukon Route, Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 914 mm 3 ft narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2
- weight
- 63.5 t
- nicknames
- Sports Model
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5203030, Wikipedia: Rio Grande class K-28 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.