DRGW 491 looks and sounds great as it runs around the grounds of the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado. The museum prides itself on maintaining a variety of running steam engines.

DRGW 491 runs around the Colorado Railroad Museum on a beautiful fall day. The Baldwin 2-8-2 was built in 1902 as a Class C-41 standard gauge locomotive. It was rebuilt in 1928 to narrow 3 foot ... (more)

An essential step in firing a steam locomotive is the blow-down. This opens the boiler to atmospheric pressure just above the mudring, allowing the steam pressure above the water to force all of t... (more)

No, someone didn't forget to shut the water off, this crew knows what they're doing! Even at 11AM, the Colorado summer sun had made the water in 491's tender tank nearly too warm to inject, so th... (more)

Preparing for the day's "Dinosaur Train" runs, the crew of D&RGW 491 fill the tender at No Agua tank on a summer morning.

On point of a stock train, D&RGW 318 simmers in the night, awaiting orders. Photo taken at the night photo shoot at the Colorado Railroad Museum, during the 2016 NRHS Convention in Denver. Ligh... (more)

Having been brought off the ready track at the roundhouse, the bulk of Colorado Railroad Museum's largest operating locomotive fills the turntable.

Having arrived at her final destination, C-19 #346 takes a spin on the turntable before being put away for the evening. This is my slightly more O. Winston Link angle on the shot. Photo taken at t... (more)

Having arrived at her final destination, C-19 #346 takes a spin on the turntable before being put away for the evening. Photo taken at the night photo shoot at the Colorado Railroad Museum, dur... (more)

Making a stop for a much-needed late night drink, we see C-19 #346 cooling her heels at the ironically-named "No Agua" tank. Photo taken at the night photo shoot at the Colorado Railroad Museu... (more)

At a dusty grade crossing somewhere in the Colorado mountains, a brand new Model A Ford grinds to a halt. A golden glow reflecting on shiny railheads from around the curve is soon joined by the sh... (more)

Resplendent in Aspen Gold and Silver, an A-B set of Denver & Rio Grande F9s slumber peacefully at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Photo taken at the night photo shoot for the 2016 NRHS Convention in... (more)

With a short passenger train in tow, venerable Denver & Rio Grande Western #346 circles the loop at the Colorado Railroad Museum during the 2016 National Railway Historical Society convention. Pa... (more)

These two Denver & Rio Grande Western engines look like different size toys thanks to a little forced perspective. DRGW 318 is a Baldwin 2-8-0 locomotive built in 1896 and DRGW 5771 is an EMD F9(... (more)

The Colorado Railroad museum will hopefully soon be able to give Denver & Rio Grande Western 683 (2-8-0) some attention. The years of baking in the Colorado sun has somewhat faded the paint on th... (more)