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DRGW 491 pauses between runs of the "Polar Express" runs at the Colorado Railroad Museum, at Golden, CO, on Nov 18, 2018. Taken with permission

DRGW 491 pauses between runs of the "Polar Express" runs at the Colorado Railroad Museum, at Golden, CO, on Nov 18, 2018. Taken with permission

A worker prepares DRGW 491 before its evening duties on the "Polar Express" at the Colorado Railroad Museum, at Golden, CO. Nov 18, 2018

KCC 93 pulls eastbound just outside of Ely, NV, on Feb 11, 2018

KCC 93 pulls a mixed train, east of East Ely, NV, Feb 11, 2018

On the line east of East Ely, NV, KCC 93 leads a mixed train, Feb 11, 2018

On the line east of East Ely, NV, KCC 93 leads a mixed train, Feb 11, 2018

KCC 93 bright and early on Feb 11, 2018, at East Ely, NV

Nevada Northern #40 at East Ely, NV, Feb 10, 2018

Nevada Northerns #40 at East Ely, NV, with a short passenger train, passing a normally frozen small pond just minutes before sunset. Feb 10, 2018. The pond would be frozen the following morning

Nevada Notherns's KCC #93 out on the line with a wreck train, to the at East Ely, NV. Feb 10, 2018

NN 40 and KCC 93 at the engine house, East Ely, NV Feb 10, 2018

Nevada Northerns #40 along with KCC #93 at the Nevada Northern Steam weekend, Ely, NV, Feb 9, 2018

Nevada Northerns #40 along with KCC #93 at the Nevada Northern Steam weekend, Ely, NV, Feb 9, 2018

Nevada Northern Railway steam engine 40 and KCC 93, after dark on Feb 9, 2018, at East Ely, NV

A worker looks a the wrecking crane at the Nevada Railroad's steam weekend, Feb 9, 2018

Black Hills Central #110 pulls a 6 car train eastbound about 1 mile from Keystone

Black Hills Central 110 pulls a train eastbound out of Hill City, SD, on Oct 4, 2014

Leaving Folsom, NM, UP 844 pulls a short 5 car passenger train north on the Twin Peaks Sub

UP 844 heads north on the Twin Peaks Sub with Capulin volcano in the background. The train is between Twin Mountain, NM and Folsom, NM, pulling a short train north towards Cheyenne

UP 844 heads north on the Twin Peaks Sub with Capulin volcano in the background. The train is between Twin Mountain, NM and Folsom, NM, pulling a short train north towards Cheyenne

UP 844 heads north on the Twin Peaks Sub with Capulin volcano in the background. The train is between Twin Mountain, NM and Folsom, NM, pulling a short train north towards Cheyenne

UP 844 moving a passenger train to Denver, at Gilchrest, CO

RGS #18, painted Rio Grande, pulls westbound as one of the Twin Peaks looms behind the train

SLG #18, painted Rio Grande, pulls down grade just outside of La Veta

Night train

UP 844 and 3985 double head a special UP passenger train northbound on the Greeley Sub, at Henderson, CO, on July 23, 2005 at 734am. The doubleheader would be short lived as the 3985 was taken off the train at Greeley owing to mechanical issues

UP 844 and UP 3985 lead a passenger special out of Denver on July 23, 2005. Seen here at Henderson, the doubleheaded special would only make Greeley before the 3985 was removed with mechanical issues