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| C&TS (Former D&RGW) No. 484 Operating On the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, July 14, 2023 | |||||||||
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C&TS No. 484 is a K-36 class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type narrow gauge steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, PA in 1925 for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW). As of today, it remains operational as a permanent resident on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS) between Antonito, CO and Chama, NM, part of the old D&RGW narrow gauge system. It is one of four operational class K-36 locomotives on the C&TS, the others being Nos. 487, 488, and 489, the latter of which was converted to burn oil in early June 2021.
Trivia[]
- No. 484 appeared in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade dressed as Pueblo & Chama Railroad No. 484.
- No. 484 was featured in Greg Scholl's Chased by a Steam Train Series.
- No. 484 has worn several different whistles during its operating career on the Cumbres & Toltec, including a Reading 6-chime, a Steptop 5-chime, and a Flattop 5-chime, among others. Right now, it currently carries the Flattop 5-chime.