Big Train Tours: Last and Largest - Denver & Rio Grande Western Steam Locomotive No. 491

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Жыл бұрын

Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at Denver & Rio Grande Western steam locomotive No. 491. This massive, 1928 vintage coal burner is today the largest coal-burning steam locomotive operating in Colorado. This amazing machine is proudly displayed at the Museum, and occasionally steamed up for service to pull special event trains and pose for photographers.
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@Hyce777 Жыл бұрын

Peaches :)

@Lazarus7000 Жыл бұрын

When they gonna get you to do the narration on these things? ;-)

@Hyce777 Жыл бұрын

@@Lazarus7000 pretty soon actually l o l

@akaBoG Жыл бұрын

@@Lazarus7000 we have added a new Hyce playlist to the Museum's KZfaq Homepage!

@QuebecGamer20 Жыл бұрын

Who else is here Watching this because of Hyce?

@crrm Жыл бұрын

Hyce fans are welcome.

@yepitsme2536 Жыл бұрын

@zacharyhaag5989 Жыл бұрын

Me too

@coltonregal1797 Жыл бұрын

Yep

@akaBoG Жыл бұрын

In addition to being the Museum's main editor I am a proud ES&D Conductor! Let's go!

@AtkataffTheAlpha Жыл бұрын

IT'S HYCE! he's at 24:19!

@crrm Жыл бұрын

Hyce is now on staff at the Museum - expect to see him more frequently!

@QuebecGamer20 Жыл бұрын

I think he's also in the picture at 23:12

@TheDenver1234 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for presenting these wonderful history lessons. Always so educational. Thank you for restoring this beautiful engine.

@michaelchapman6895 Ай бұрын

Awesome video - thank you. Keep up the good work! 👍

@larrydemaar409 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for telling us the story of 491. Well done. Thanks, also, for preserving and restoring this beautiful steam locomotive.

@liamwright3037 Жыл бұрын

491 is most favorite locomotive at the museum

@akaBoG Жыл бұрын

same

@TheRealMercDave Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Washington!

@bjrnfrederiksson2505 Жыл бұрын

Hello from Denmark, what a fantastic story. thank you for sharing us the great story of 491

@akaBoG Жыл бұрын

Thank you for tuning in!

@CobraChamp Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful presentation! You’ve done a great job preserving this part of our country’s history. I look forward to riding this train one day.

@Narrowgaugefilms 9 ай бұрын

This was so well done: I've always been fascinated by the story of the K-37's journey from Standard Gauge Consolidations to 3-Foot Gauge Mikados. It's nice to see the tale summarized like this.

@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the guided tour of the history of the Rio Grande Railroad. It's nice that the great steam locomotive K37 No. 491 has been refurbished to be operational again.

@stephenroth8132 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating history of the railroad evolution as well as the history of a truly unique locomotive! Thanks!

@sprinkle7176 Жыл бұрын

I just got home from my vacation on Colorado rr's and these k class choo choo's are AMAZING

@sdking121 Жыл бұрын

YES, WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR OVER A YEAR! THANK YOU!~

@jjones8813 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Colorado

@akaBoG Жыл бұрын

I have driven this Loco...

@gonebamboo4116 Жыл бұрын

Love these mini-docs, thanks

@johannleuckx1625 6 ай бұрын

Splendid documentary ! It shows well how an enterprise grows, how problems were solved in the past and what an history indeed! Many greetings from Belgium. A train aficionado.

@steffenrosmus9177 Жыл бұрын

The K 37 is the largest narrow gauge steam engine, for standard gauge it was the L 131 class 2-8-8-2

@FuelFire 11 ай бұрын

So that's why Hyce always says "When 491 is working hard she chuffs A-la-mo-sa"...

@akaBoG Жыл бұрын

491 is a Beast!

@janovling7485 Жыл бұрын

Fantastisk intressant historia ! Hälsningar från Sweden DRGW fan.

@cerneysmallengines 7 ай бұрын

I mean no disrespect, but yall seriously need to put Mark as your talent in your videos. that dude has serious energy

@rucarnuts13 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, as always! Could we get a Big Trains Tour on the West Side Lumber Shay that’s on the property next? I’d love to hear about that!

@crrm Жыл бұрын

I'll pass the request up the chain! Next episode is on Goose 2 and includes some hard-to-find photos.....

@akaBoG Жыл бұрын

While we do not own the Shays, a Tour would be fun.....Next episode is D&RGW No. 3011.

@akaBoG Жыл бұрын

Let's go!

@trainknut Жыл бұрын

It would be amazing if C&TS could get one of the other K-37s running, since Cumbres Pass is practically their home turf. I still say 491 should go back for a charter some day, although I admit I say this knowing nothing of the cost or practicality.

@sargentrowell81 22 күн бұрын

0:043 - Hang on now...can the Thomas' sent around the country run on narrow AND standard gauge track, or is this dual gauge track?

@jwrailve3615 Жыл бұрын

How long ago was the black hawk branch abandoned? When I went there in 2021 I was amazed by the mixture of super historical narrow and standard gauge all within an hour driving bubble. I’ve been to Colorado many times and the last two winters drove there from the lone star state. Narrow gauge has grown on me since I went from modeling late 1900’s bn and Sf diesel to coastal south tx 1910-1935 small steam. Only narrow gauge lines we had that I know of are the piney wood narrow gauge lines which ran some of the latest steam runs, from my understanding all the way up to the 70’s.

@akaBoG Жыл бұрын

I'll pass the question on...

@Spacemanpan 3 ай бұрын

I am, at least partly thanks to Hyce.

@stevensolway1054 Жыл бұрын

Hi from Green Bay Wisconsin , TITLE-TOWN U.S.A , GO PACKERS!!!!! LOL 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆!!!!! HI IN APRIL 2023A.D.!!!!! ALL ABOARD !! HIGHBALL !!-! Hopefully, we can get the live steamer of 491, for 7&1/2" gage track, for 2&1/2" scale, see some others here on YT, OK 👍 👌.!!