[4K] The Galloping Geese #6 & #7 at the Colorado Railroad Museum

A ride with Rio Grande Southern's Galloping Goose #7 and some run-by's with both #6 & #7 at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden Colorado.

[@rgsrrofnc]

I always loved the geese. I worked on the 7 back in the 1990s. They are an absolute blast to run.

[@Rail-Rody]

That sounds very fun! It seems like it’s similar to driving a manual car, just with the addition of the air-brakes, is that right?

[@rgsrrofnc]

@@Rail-Rody Well... it's a bit more complex than that. Sure you do not steer it but you have 3 brakes on the motor, a band brake on the driveshaft, a hand brake which connects to the same lever the air brakes (straight air) connects to. You also have the horn and bell to actuate. And the flanger control is to the lower left. The accelerator is on the floor along with the starter. You have a 5 speed transmission and a reversing transmission added by the scrapper. The Museum kept that which was handy when we only had the horseshoe of a track. And the sander which is by a pull lever in the cab. You have various lights and so on as well. And it can move. It has amazing acceleration and once up to speed, it gallops and waddles. It lives up to its name.

[@Rail-Rody]

@@rgsrrofnc I did not mean to make it sound easy or less complex than it is. Is the accelerator like a car so you have to keep your foot on the pedal if you want to accelerate or does it function like a throttle on a locomotive with a lever?

[@rgsrrofnc]

@@Rail-Rody It's a car. Foot petal (actually more of a nub when I was there) that accelerates the motor like a regular car.

[@Hornhausen]

Amazing.

[@Rail-Rody]

Thank you!

[@Sonic.Mario.64]

Could i ask, what type of horn does goose 6 use? like the model name.