Golden Colorado USA - Rio Grande Southern No. 20 will make its public debut at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden on 1 Aug 2020 marking the conclusion of a 14 year, US$1.5 million restoration for the narrow gauge 4-6-0 built in 1899.
 
Built for the Florence & Cripple Creek (F&CC), it was bought by the Rio Grande Southern after the F&CC ceased operations in 1915, and operated until the 1950s.
 
First placed on display in Alamosa it came to Golden when the Colorado Railroad Museum was established in 1959.
 
Its restoration to operating condition began in 2006, and included 12 years undergoing work in Strasburg before the disassembled locomotive was returned to Golden last year, where the restoration is being completed.
 
The locomotive's debut will be marked with a brief ceremony at 10:00 after which it will power rides around the museum grounds until 15:00.
 
Wayne Laepple.