Rio Grande K-37 No. 491 pulls past Consolidation No. 40 at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden on November 21, 2014. No. 491 is a narrow gauge 2-8-2 that was converted from a standard gauge 2-8... (more)
Engineer Mike Spera looks intently ahead as he eases Rio Grande K-37 No. 491 toward the turntable at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden on November 21, 2014. This narrow gauge 2-8-2 has recent... (more)
Rio Grande 2-8-2 K-37 No. 491 takes a spin on the turntable during the blue hour on the evening of November 17, 2014, at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado. The big Mikado (for three... (more)
During the holiday season this year, Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado, is operating the popular “Polar Express.” Powering the special trains is Rio Grande 2-8-2 K-37 No. 491 that w... (more)
For the first time, the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado, is operating the popular “Polar Express” during the holiday season. Powering the special trains is Rio Grande 2-8-2 K-37 N... (more)
During the blue hour on the evening of November 17, 2014, Rio Grande 2-8-2 K-37 No. 491 simmers on the turntable at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado. The big Mikado (for three-foot... (more)
Denver & Rio Grande Western K-37 2-8-2 no. 491 leading an eastbound extra freight train up Cumbres Pass at Windy Point, New Mexico, in July 1961. Photograph by more)
DRGW 491 looks good. So does the Coors reefer to the right, just a few hundred yards from its home rails.
Welcoming visitors to the museum is 491 and a boxcar from Coors across the street...
No. 491 was built as a standard gauge 2-8-0 in 1902. It was rebuilt into a narrow gauge 2-8-2 in 1928.
Slumbering in the Sun