Re: 464 & K27s was:Re: Huckleberry RR Labor Day Weekend Photos Part 1

The little gray cells are getting a bit fuzzy, but as I remember it, the Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Rwy had an inaugural run for their restored steamer and Dennis Daugherty, the then Huckleberry Railroad Shop Supervisor, was there and ran into someone from Knotts. Dennis was told that the 464 had suffered a collapsed dry pipe and that they had decided the loco was too big for their operation and were going to sell it. Dennis was able to convince them that the tax advantages of donating it would be a better deal for Knox then selling the loco into a very limited narrow gauge market, so the deal was worked out.

It's been interesting comparing how the loco looked at Knotts vs. how it looks today. Today it has an all new cab and an all new tender tank, as well as the correct cross compound air pump, not to mention D&RGW style radial class lights.

Michael Allen