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 2-8-0 by the Rio Grande in 1928. Retired by the railroad in the 1960s, it has been recently restored to operation by the museum, and is seen here hauling a “Polar Express” train this holiday season. No. 40 is a 2-8-0 built for Guatemala Railway Co. (later International Railway of Central America), before ending up operating in Colorado on the Georgetown Loop as Georgetown Breckenridge and Leadville Railroad No. 40. Lighting thanks to Night Stalker Photo Works, LLC.
