History of the D&RGW K-37 Class ~ Massive 3ft Gauge Mikados (Obscure Offerings Ep. 16)

The K-37s were the Rio Grande's final 2-8-2 'Mikados', notable for their strange use of boilers and tenders from standard gauge 2-8-0s. Indeed, I think they look a little too big for 3ft gauge.

Ten of them were built and eight have been preserved, with 491 possibly being the most well-known survivor due to Hyce showing her off in several of his videos, and said videos introduced me (and probably several other railfans) to the K-37 class.

(Hyce's channel):
https://www.youtube.com/@Hyce777/feat...


(Information Sources):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Gra...
https://www.american-rails.com/k-37.html
https://locomotive.fandom.com/wiki/D%...


(Image Credits):
Alex McClure (Flickr)
Barriger Library (Flickr)
Bharat Vohra (Flickr)
B.J. Svikhart (RR Picture Archives)
Bob Jordan
Chuck Zeiler
Denver Public Library Special Collections
Drew Jacksich
Erik C. Lindgren
Henry Coate (Flickr)
G.A. McKay
Gerard Putz (RR Picture Archives)
Ken Lankshear (Flickr)
Joseph Petric (Flickr)
OHFalcon72 (Flickr)
Paul Rice (RR Picture Archives)
Robert W. Bridger (Flickr)
Russy Baby Productions (Flickr)
Sean Hoyden (Flickr)
Skyview Tim (Flickr)
Tommy C. Loggins (Flickr)
Wayne Hopkins (Flickr)
Wil Hata (RR Picture Archives)