D&RGW 472

D&RGW 472 was scrapped in 1945 after use on the White Pass and Yukon Railway in Alaska. WP&Y 252 (472), shipped back to Ogden, Utah, but refused by D&RGW, scrapped 1945 (boiler shipped to Pueblo, Colo., but never used)

Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW #472. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the White Pass. Wrecked and shipped out of Skagway, Alaska in 1944. Scrapped in 1946.

Number	Builder	Tractive Effort	DateBuilt	Shop No.	Remarks

USA 250	American Locomotive Co.	2-8-2 22,700 lbf (101 kN)	Sep.1923	64981	Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW #470. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the White Pass. Retired and shipped out of Skagway, Alaska in 1944. Scrapped in 1946.
USA 251	American Locomotive Co.	2-8-2 22,700 lbf (101 kN)	Sep.1923	64982	Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW #471. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the White Pass. Retired and shipped out of Skagway, Alaska in 1944. Scrapped in 1946.
USA 252	American Locomotive Co.	2-8-2 22,700 lbf (101 kN)	Sep.1923	64983	Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW #472. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the White Pass. Wrecked and shipped out of Skagway, Alaska in 1944. Scrapped in 1946.
USA 253	American Locomotive Co.	2-8-2 22,700 lbf (101 kN)	Sep.1923	64985	Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW #474. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the White Pass. On February 5, 1943, en route from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to Skagway, Alaska, it sank on a barge during an ice storm at Haines, Alaska. Recovered 13 days later. Retired and shipped out of Skagway, Alaska in 1944. Scrapped in 1946.
USA 254	American Locomotive Co.	2-8-2 22,700 lbf (101 kN)	Sep.1923	64986	Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW #475. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the White Pass. Retired and shipped out of Skagway, Alaska in 1944. Scrapped in 1946.
USA 255	American Locomotive Co.	2-8-2 22,700 lbf (101 kN)	Sep.1923	64988	Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW#477. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the White Pass. Retired and shipped out of Skagway, Alaska in 1944. Scrapped in 1946.
USA 256	American Locomotive Co.	2-8-2 22,700 lbf (101 kN)	Sep.1923	64990	Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW #479. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the White Pass. Retired and shipped out of Skagway, Alaska in 1944. Scrapped in 1946.

250 Class – owned by US Army and used on WP&Y in WWII(Ex D&RGW K28 class)