Denver and Rio Grande Western 493 rounds a curve with a passenger train at milepost 472, approaching Tacoma, Colorado on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, on October 16th, 2023.

According to Wikipedia: On May 4, 2016, the D&SNG, in cooperation with the Colorado Railroad Museum, transported locomotive #493 to Durango after resting in Silverton for almost 20 years with the plan of having the museum transport it to Golden, Colorado and have it restored as well. However, after plans with the museum fell through, the D&SNG decided to undertake the restoration of #493 themselves.

In the restoration process of #493 however, the locomotive was converted to oil-burning, making it the very first former D&RGW 2-8-2 to be converted to oil-burning instead of coal-burning, the next one being K-28 class #473.[7] On January 24, 2020, #493 moved under its own power for the first time in over 50 years, making it the first D&RGW K-37 class since #497 to run on the D&SNG. #493 then ran its first revenue run on the D&SNG on February 14, 2020.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 240mm, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 400.