Big Train Tours: RGS “Galloping Goose” No. 7

Big Train Tours: RGS “Galloping Goose” No. 7

Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’re covering the largest of three “Galloping Goose” motorcars displayed at the Museum, all once owned and operated by southwest Colorado’s Rio Grande Southern railroad. Our subject for...
Big Train Tours: RGS Motorcar No. 6

Big Train Tours: RGS Motorcar 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...
Big Train Tours: Motorcar “Galloping Goose” No. 2

Big Train Tours: Motorcar “Galloping Goose” No. 2

Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at a unique, narrow-gauge, motorized railcar that was designed and built right here in Colorado. Today, Rio Grande Southern “Galloping Goose” number is proudly...
Small Wonders: RGS Motorcar Artifacts

Small Wonders: RGS Motorcar Artifacts

Join Colorado Railroad Museum Curator of Collections, Stephanie Gilmore to explore “Small Wonders” from the Museum’s collection as part of the new “Still Working On The Railroad” initiative. Each segment will focus on different items from the...
Big Train Tours: Rio Grande Southern Business Car “Rico”

Big Train Tours: Rio Grande Southern Business Car “Rico”

Time for a new “Big Train Tour!” Each tour will focus on a different piece of historic equipment in the Colorado Railroad Museum’s collection. This episode, we’ll examine a railroad business car that was originally built for the Denver & Rio...

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