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491 Roll Out

Photos from the roll out of D&RGW #491, last operated in 1963 until now.
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Remember where this car sat?  No?  Try 90 degrees to the left and up the small hill.  <br />
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Not sure how they got the car moved like that?  Check out the Colorado Railroad Museum Website and Facebook to see that feat.
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Remember where this car sat? No? Try 90 degrees to the left and up the small hill.

Not sure how they got the car moved like that? Check out the Colorado Railroad Museum Website and Facebook to see that feat.

  • Norm and other of the CRRM restoration team look over #491 prior to the first 'revenue' run since 1963.
  • Norm A. looks pretty happy before the first run of #491.  And he should be.  He definitely put a lot of sweat into getting her ready.
  • A couple more of the CRRM Restoration crew tending to #491 before the  first run.
  • #491 looking beautiful as ever!
  • The First Run.
  • #491 approaching No Agua.  Take a look at the first car.  Quite a few of the guys from the Narrow Gauge Discussion Board getting the first face full of cinders!
  • A shot that could be from 1955 at Cumbres Pass.  Just add a few more years and you have it!
  • Mike S. opens up the throttle of #491 on the second run around the loop.
  • #491 nearing No Agua tank at the Colorado Railroad Museum.
  • Remember where this car sat?  No?  Try 90 degrees to the left and up the small hill.  <br />
<br />
Not sure how they got the car moved like that?  Check out the Colorado Railroad Museum Website and Facebook to see that feat.
  • Steve F. said it best with this shot.  "Big, Bigger, and Biggest!"
  • Another great payout from an after hours event...the marker lights get turned on!
  • Dusk rolling in.
  • 491 illuminating the Rogers Pass sign at the north side of the museum grounds.
  • 491 lights up the back of the Rico, now sitting on the north side of the museum grounds.  This was a very long exposure, but turned out pretty good I think.
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