Big Train Tours - Cost-Saving Maintenance Vehicle: Rio Grande Southern Motor No. 6

Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’re covering the second of three “Galloping Goose” motorcars displayed at the Museum, all of which were once owned and operated by southwest Colorado’s Rio Grande Southern railroad.
Our subject for this episode is a unique, narrow-gauge, motorized railcar that was designed and built not to haul passengers or freight, but rather to facilitate repair and maintenance work along this railroad’s rugged route. Today, Rio Grande Southern motor number 6 is proudly displayed at the Museum, with a unique history to share!
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Music by ‪@Hyce777‬!
Edited by ‪@akaBoG‬!
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[@rickdee67]

I adore this piece of equipment! How can you not?

[@DougGrinbergs]

.. 19:51 2012 most remaining Geese assembled at museum Goosefest

[@sunnyormsby8402]

Ouray (ooooooo-rayyyyyyy) an indian Tribe of Colorado. Thanks enjoyed the video.😃

[@HannumNeil]

I have lived in Duango most of my life and really love all the details you have that helps me understand my surroundings.

[@patricksheary2219]

As usual the museum had made an excellent cultural tour of this unusual and important piece of railroad history. Thank you again for sharing, I love your Big Train Tours!

[@susanlary6968]

So grateful for the timing of our cab ride in the Gallopping Goose #5 there at the Colirafo Railway Museum on Monday June 5, 2017 as the locomotive being ran that day went out of commission and we were given our ride at the end of the day! Fabulous experience!

[@dtj9923]

#6 is absolutely my favorite goose, #2 is appropriately a close second. I have #6 in On3 and HOn3.

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Very nice, like !!!

[@sumedhadematanpitiarachchi4411]

Thanks for sharing

[@inotsmarty5700]

0:02 Stacking Logs! :)

[@DougGrinbergs]

Wikipedia article: Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Motor No. 6

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

Simply fantastic this Galloping Goose. I love these cars on rails. Very beautiful video. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Greetings from Germany

[@drg-desperado4636]

Do I recognize Mark Huber’s songs in the background of this vid?

[@Redwagon2012]

Yep

[@nielsleenknegt5839]

He is better known as Hyce on youtube, for music, playing games conserning steam and general railroading and also documenting operations at the CRRM, as well as what is needed from various steam crew members.

[@microbusss]

kool Glad I got to see all minus #3 at the Goose Fest here
boy wish I had the cash to go get the fake Goose #8 😉
totally would do it for 3 foot & Standard Gauge! 😁

[@kevinbeverly4086]

I've been keeping my eye out for ho or hon3 scale geese.

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

We like to goose; we like the goose; we like the goose!!!

[@AtkataffTheAlpha]

Honk honk here comes the galloping geese