Steam Locomotive #489 was built for the Denver & Rio Grande Western and is right at home leading the Cumbres & Toltec train out of Antonito, Colorado. 🚂: The 489 is the first to be converted to oil. A 36” narrow gauge, 2-8-2 K-36 steam engine. 🚂: Baldwin | 1925 📸: August | 2021 🚂: #steamlocomotive #steamengine #steamtrain #trains #trainride #travel #traintravel #rail #railroad #railway #railfan #trainspotter #trainspotting #west #colorado #western #americana #vintage #retro #wildwest #transp

K-36 locomotive 489 leads a train toward Antonito, CO on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. This August, the locomotive turned 100 years old, first delivered to the Rio Grande back in 1925 for use on freight trains. #trains #railway #history #steamlocomotive #travel #tourism | Coasterfan2105

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