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Yet another one of my build's I've had done and finally have gotten around to posting. This time, the Denver and Rio Grande Western's Mudhen! This is one of my favorite 3ft Narrow Gauge engines, I'll probably post the K-36/37 next. You'll have to wait and see.

Have a good one -End.

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Fifteen locomotives were built, originally class 125, they were reclassified as K-27s in 1924 when the Denver and Rio Grande became the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. In the D&RGW's classification system, K was short for Mikado while 27 referred to the engine's 27,000 lbs of tractive effort. The K-27s were built as Vauclain compounds, with two cylinders on each side, expanding the steam once in the smaller cylinder and then a second time in the larger one. The extra maintenance costs of the two cylinders were greater than the fuel saving, so they were converted to simple expansion in 1907–1909. As a result, the K-27s were the Rio Grande's last purchase of compound locomotives. They were built with their main structural frames outside the driving wheels, with the counterweights and rods attached outside the frames. -Wikipedia

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