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from the perspective of Ron Simpson, CRD model railroad builder |
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KMR #3 |
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| KMR #3 was a Baldwin 2-8-0 Vauclain compound built new for the WPRy as No. 7, renumbered as 57 then sold in 1906 to the KMR as No. 3. This relatively large engine was evidently intended to handle the heavy freight loads which never materialized. It might have also presented some problems running on the light track laid down by the KMR. Thus, KMR 3 sat mostly unused until 1910 when it was finally put into service hauling firewood. It joined KMR Numbers 1 and 2 at the Dawson City Museum in 1961. |
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| Klondike Mines Railway, Engine No. 3, Baldwin, 2-8-0 Vauclain Compound, 1899, c/n 16456, weight 159,000 lb. |
| The closest loco I have to match this huge engine is my K-27, which I will definitely use in its place as No. 3. This Baldwin Vauclain Compound apparently became obsolete with the development of the superheaters. KMR #3 was a very large engine relative to the others. It's size kept it from being used very much during its brief life on the KMR where it was finally abandoned for good as a usable steam engine. |
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| A brass Accucraft K-27 of the type which will be used on the Phase III--KMR part of the CRD model railway. |
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