| Built by the DRGW Shops in 1928, Denver & Rio Grande Western K-37 class 2-8-2ng #491 was The D&RGW operated #491 from 1928 to 1963, but in 1947 it added thermic siphons to improve efficiency by increasing heating surface area in the firebox. After sitting in a static display for decades, in August 2014, locomotive #491 was restored to operating condition at the Colorado Railroad Museum and operated for the first time in public on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the annual Thomas the Tank Engine event. A ticketed "roll out" was hosted on August 29, 2014. Rail fan Jim Lockart found this loco as a static display piece when he visitied the Museum. |