Merriam-Webster has one of the definitions of 'Constellation' to be: an assemblage, collection, or group of usually related persons, qualities, or things.
On a quiet night in the Cumbres and Toltec's Antonito Yard, we find no less than FIVE locomotives hot underneath the stars and the rising moon. Four of the Five locomotives were participating in the "Victorian Iron Horse Roundup", as the RGS 20 was there for private charters, and was a 'value added option' for the night shoot.
From L to R:
•Durango Railroad Historical Society's 'C-18' Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 315 dressed up as its previous incarnation of "D&RG" (no "W") 425 (nee: Florence and Cripple Creek No.3, "The Elkton"). Built in 1895 by Baldwin
•City of Colorado Springs owned (restored and operated by the Cumbres and Toltec) Denver and Rio Grande "T-12" No.168. Built in 1883 by Baldwin
•Colorado Railroad Museum's recently restored Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0, No.20 (originally the Florence and Cripple Creek 'Portland' where it worked with the D&RGW 315/425) Built in 1899 by Schenectady Locomotive Works
•Eureka and Palisade 4-4-0, No.4, The 'Eureka', privately owned currently by Dan Markoff of Las Vegas, Nevada. Built in 1875 by Baldwin
•Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company's "Glenbrook" (no number) also built in 1875 by Baldwin and may have been on the factory floor at the same time as the Eureka.
A continuously growing album of photos that IMHO reveal the awesome and seldom-seen beauty of the railroad world from the dimming of day to dawn's early light! From dusk to dawn, trains roll on! (I'm still finding gems of sunset-to-sunrise surprises!)
