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RGS No. 74 is a B-4F class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type narrow gauge steam locomotive built by the Brooks Locomotive Works of Dunkirk, NY in 1898, originally for the Colorado & North Western Railroad (CO&NW) as their No. 30. It was later sold to the Colorado & Southern Railroad (C&S) and renumbered to C&S 74, and later, the Rio Grande Southern Railroad (RGS) where it was renamed to RGS 74 and operated in mixed train service until 1953 when it was officially retired from service due to the closure of the RGS between 1952 and 1953.

It was eventually donated to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, CO where it has remained on static display ever since. Upon arrival at the museum, it was cosmetically restored and also renumbered and relettered back to CO&NW 30. However, sometime between 2021 and 2022, it was renumbered and relettered back to RGS 74. It is one of two RGS steamers currently owned by the Colorado Railroad Museum, the other one being RGS 20, which is now in operating condition as of today.

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