Colorado Experience: Galloping Goose

Take a ride on the Galloping Goose, seven operation railcars that ran through the rugged San Juan mountains from 1931 to 1952. Carrying cargo, mail, and passengers, these "Motors" connected Dolores, Telluride, and Ridgeway with many locations along the Rio Grand Southern Railroad. Discover their mechanical and weather-related adventures, learn how they have been preserved, and why they attract visitors from around the world.

[@mildlydisinterested]

I grew up in western Colorado. Listening to stories about the geese. And CW McCall.
Love the backstory.

[@christopherorourke6543]

Great video of the Galloping Geese. I had visited the Colorado Railroad museum on August 18,1974 and had seen two of the Galloping Geese there and 2 years later when I had visited Knott’s Berry Farm I seen Galloping Goose number 3. It would be nice for Model Railroad setups to have the Galloping Goose to their set up.

[@cowboyvalley]

Hi Christopher, I am current building a HO standard & HOn3 narrow gauge model train layout. I have a Galloping Goose that will run on it. I do periodic short videos on the progress on my UA-cam channel. It will be a few months before I'm ready to run much of the narrow gauge trains, but I should have sone of the dual gauge track in soon and will be using the Goose to test some of it.

[@christopherorourke6543]

@@cowboyvalley that’s great, I’ll be looking forward to it.

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

K-Line made one, have one in my collection

[@heartland96a]

Bless the volunteers and those that funded saving these historic machines . They may be updated for safety and codes ,May they never ever disappear or be forgotten .

[@vcom2327]

I remember sitting in a Galloping Goose in Colorado as a boy in the 1960's. It was basically a wreck, but I was fascinated.

[@franksnyder1357]

You're lucky.

[@vcom2327]

I remember the interior looked like it had once been an expensive car, I remember seeing "Pierce Arrow " on the radiator. I didn't understand why it had been turned into this strange looking machine. It was sitting forlornly in a back corner of the museum. It was literally falling apart, rotting interior, rust, resident mice and all in the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, CO.
Apparently this was before they were valued, and restored. I seem to remember it was Motor 2.

[@geraldmorain3166]

I also did sit in one and engine on main street Durango next to the old cabin ,later howitzer ,my twin brother and I crawled all over that engine 1960

[@geraldmorain3166]

Thank you

[@microbusss]

now the Geese have made more revenue & trips when it was invented & used!
there is a fake Goose #8 for sale for $10,000 yikes
wish I could get it
Colorado Rail Annual #9 has plans to build one
but where am I gonna find a junker 1926 Pierce-Arrow Model 33 limousine??🤣🤣

[@redwanhasan1721]

Very nicely made documentary why this has so little view!

[@neilmac3731]

it makes me think of something the russians would build but in 2023

[@danesmith3615]

Was watching this intro and was gonna be mad if they didnt interview Jeff Taylor.

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

We can still do anything when we’re allowed to do anything

[@microbusss]

oh I was there for that 2012 Goose Fest
that was great but was disappointed #3 was a no show

[@laurajordan7028]

The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden has at least 2 of these restored and running.

[@steveevans4093]

Sure enjoyed this. I have seen "Geese" before but did not appreciate them like I do now. Thank you.

[@spotts9668]

great story. great production!

[@barbaragibson612]

Here because of the C.W. McCall song, had to learn more!

[@DougGrinbergs]

7:18 Goose 1 RR inspection vehicle, ended up in River. 8:35 Goose 2 May '31. 10:19 Goose 3. 11:06 Goose 6 4-axle. 11:16 Goose 7.

[@geraldmorain3166]

Thank you,it is part of my history

[@coloradostrong]

Is this in Australia?

[@rickyray2794]

is this where the biker gang got their name?

[@CwL-1984]

cool 👍👍