Lastima que nuestros gobiernos dejaron que se llevaran estas locomotoras de nuestros paises.

No, The k-27 are a 2-8-2 locomotives, not 2-8-0. Also these two served the railroad in Central America before #40 went to the White Pass & Yukon Route before retiring from Revenue service. #111 was retired until the Georgetown loop Railroad acquired both locomotives, including 2-6-2 #12 and the shay locomotive.

shay went back to mt pleasant Iowa

@@DeathValleyLumberCompany weren't there several?

@@CoalChrome yes, all 3 are gone, the other 2 now reside at the Colorado railroad museum and are for sale.

@@DeathValleyLumberCompany oh, interesting

Originally Lindsay Ashby ran 3 West Side Lumber 3 truck Shays, 8, 12, and 14 plus 2 IRCA 2-8-0s, No 40 and 44. The lease was not renewed in 2004 and various equipment ran. Eventually realising the success of previous equipment, 111 was obtained from Breckinridge, a slightly more modern IRCA engine very similar to 40 and 44 and WSL Shay 9 was leased. With the success of 111, No 40 was then purchased by CHS and re-restored after a 15 year absence. 44 and the 3 original Shays remain in Golden, CO.

David H Bingham Ashby’s Shays went to Golden with 40 and 44 and all of his other equipment when new operators took over. 40 had to be purchased by the new operators to return to the Loop. Leased sister Shay no 9, fleetmate to Ashby’s Shays at West Side, returned to Iowa.

@@jacobwoods8738 Yup. Saw #9 at the 2019 Old Threshers' Reunion in Mount Pleasant. Never seen an operating Shay until then. Magnificent machines, they are...

Brian Falzon I am curious as to why you say this? Durango & Silverton actually considered one of the Guatemalan 2-8-2s for restoration as an oil fired engine I am told (IRCA always ran oil burners) but deemed them to be too small. 40 and 111 are even smaller than the 200 series 2-8-2s which are the pinnacle of 3ft design, with front end throttles and other 1940s technology. 40 and 111 are smaller than the D&RGW’s 360, 361, and 375, only slightly more powerful than say 315 or 346. (Roughly 22,000 lbs of tractive effort, severely limiting pulling power.) Durango is a busy schedule these days for “extras” in between for enthusiasts are hard to fit in, and 40 or 111 would certainly be such, plus they are right at home at Georgetown in my opinion. The bridge and scenery even resembled Guatemala to some regard. Plus I am not sure how far out the cylinders and conversion kits are on IRCA engines, how wide they are could be an issue too. I hope this helps.