Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Galloping Goose
- View of Galloping Goose No. 5 at the railroad depot in Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. Letters on the motor read: "The Galloping Goose" with a picture of a goose with a banner tied to its neck that reads: "The Galloping Goose." "Rio Grande...
- Dolores (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroad motor cars.; Railroad motorcars--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Dolores (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1998
- Galloping Goose in Durango
- Rio Grande Southern narrow gauge motor car number 2 stops in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado; the cab is an adapted school bus. Letters read: "Galloping Goose"; shop buildings, a coaling tower, smoke stacks, and bluffs are to the side.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad motor cars--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1951?]
- Eastbound Galloping Goose # 5, R.G.S. tr. 372 @ Placerville passing Rocky Mtn. R.R. Club excursion train
- Front view of the Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose motor car beside a Rio Grande Southern excursion train in Placerville (San Miguel County), Colorado. Members of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club walk near the trains or stand and sit on the back...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1940-1950.; Rocky Mountain Railroad Club--People--1940-1950.; Placerville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clubs--Colorado--Placerville--1940-1950.; Railroad motor cars--Colorado--Placerville--1940-1950.; Railroad observation...
- 1949 May 28
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Rio Grande Southern. Galloping Goose
- Bellow [sic] Telluride, Colo.
- Rio Grande Southern railroad tracks cut across a valley outside of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The snow covered San Juan mountain range with Ajax Peak are in background.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Sunnyside mine, Eureka, Colo., miner's transportation into tunnel
- View of an automobile modified to be a rail car at the Sunnyside mine, Eureka (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Railroad motor-cars--Colorado--Eureka--1930-1950.; Eureka (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Eureka--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Cowboy race
- Men ride galloping horses; cattle are in the distance.
- Cattle--1880-1890.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Cow boy race
- Group portrait of men on galloping horses.
- Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Racing--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- RGS motor car, engine number 2
- "Galloping Goose". Photographed: Ridgway, Colo., July 13, 1946.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1946
- RGS motor car, engine number 2
- "Galloping Goose". Photographed: Durango, Colo., September 6, 1941.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Durango.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- RGS motor car, engine number 3
- "Galloping Goose." Photographed: Durango, Colo., May 27, 1939.
- Railroad motor-cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Durango.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1939
- RGS motor car, engine number 3
- "Galloping Goose," on display at Knott's Berry Farm. Photographed: Buena Park, Calif., 1960s.
- Railroads--Historic equipment and supplies--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960-1970.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad equipment--California--Buena Park.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- [196-]
- RGS motor car, engine number 2
- "Galloping Goose". Photographed: at the Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, Colo., 1960s.
- Railroads--Historic equipment and supplies--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960-1970.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad equipment--Colorado--Golden.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- [196-]
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- "Galloping Goose," as train #371. Photographed: at Peak, Colo., September 2, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Peak.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- "Galloping Goose," as train #376, on treatle. Photographed: near Franklin Jct., Colo., May 27, 1939.
- Railroad motor-cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Franklin Junction.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1939
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 4
- "Galloping Goose," as train #371; snowy scene. Photographed: leaving Ridgway, Colo., February 23, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- "Galloping Goose," on high bridge. Photographed: near Ophir, Colo., September 1, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ophir.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 4
- "Galloping Goose," as train #372. Photographed: at Lizard Head, Colo., September 2, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Lizard Head Pass (Colo.); Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 5
- "Galloping Goose." Photographed: at Ridgway, Colo., October 19, 1941.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1941
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- "Galloping Goose," on one of the high bridges. Photographed: above Ophir, Colo., June 26, 1945.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1945.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ophir.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1945
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 6
- "Galloping Goose," maintenance vehicle. Photographed: at Ridgway, Colo., July 13, 1946.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1946
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 5
- "Galloping Goose," rear view. Photographed: near Lizard Head, Colo., September 24, 1943.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroad cars--Lizard Head Pass (Colo.); Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1943
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 5
- "Galloping Goose," as train #371. Photographed: near Rico, Colo., June 23, 1945.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1945.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Rico.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1945
- RGS narrow gauge motor car numbers 3 & 5
- "Galloping Geese," on Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion. Photographed: at Ridgway, Colo., July 13, 1946.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1946
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- "Galloping Goose," as train #376, in Lost Canyon. Photographed: near Dolores, Colo., June 17, 1942.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Dolores.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1942
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- "Galloping Goose." Photographed: at Rico, Colo., June 22, 1944.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Rico.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- "Galloping Goose," as train #372. Photographed: leaving Rico, Colo., June 30, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Rico.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- "Galloping Goose," on Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion. Photographed: at Telluride, Colo., July 13, 1946.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Telluride.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1946
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 5
- "Galloping Goose," as train #372. Photographed: near Placerville, Colo., October 24, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Placerville.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 6
- "Galloping Goose," maintenance vehicle. Photographed: near Dolores, Colo., June 19, 1942.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Dolores.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1942
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 5
- "Galloping Goose," on Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion, rear view. Photographed: at Telluride, Colo., July 13, 1946.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Telluride.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1946
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 7
- "Galloping Goose." Photographed: on high trestle at Ophir, Colo., rear view, October 25, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ophir.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 4
- "Galloping Goose," crossing Meadow Creek trestle. Photographed: on Lizard Head Pass, June 28, 1944.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Railroad cars--Lizard Head Pass (Colo.); Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 7
- "Galloping Goose," as train #372. Photographed: Lizard Head Rock, Colo., October 25, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Lizard Head Rock (Colo.); Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 7
- "Galloping Goose". Photographed: leaving snowshed at top of Lizard Head Pass, Colo., October 25, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Lizard Head Pass (Colo.); Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- "Galloping Goose." Photographed: standing at Dolores, Colo., June 11, 1945.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1945.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Dolores.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1945
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 4
- "Galloping Goose," snowy scene. Photographed: at Ridgway, Colo., February 23, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 4
- "Galloping Goose;" as train #372. Photographed: passing Lizard Head Rock, Colo., September 2, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Lizard Head Rock (Colo.); Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 5
- "Galloping Goose," on Bilk trestle. Photographed: near Vance Jct., Colo., June 24, 1944.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Vance Junction.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 7
- "Galloping Goose." Photographed: near Muldoon, Colo., June 29, 1946.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Muldoon.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1946
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 5
- "Galloping Goose". Photographed: at Dolores, Colo., September 1, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Dolores.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 5
- "Galloping Goose," as train #371. Photographed: near Bills, Colo., June 11, 1945.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1945.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Bills.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1945
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 7
- "Galloping Goose," as train #371. Photographed: near Lizard Head, Colo., October 3, 1947.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1947.; Railroad cars--Lizard Head Pass (Colo.); Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1947
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 5
- "Galloping Goose." Photographed: at Durango, Colo., August 13, 1950.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Durango.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1950
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 7
- "Galloping Goose," as train #371. Photographed: leaving Dolores, Colo., June 17, 1942.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Dolores.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1942
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 4
- "Galloping Goose;" as train #372. Photographed: along Trout Lake, Colo., September 2, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Trout Lake.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 5
- "Galloping Goose." Photographed: standing at Placerville, Colo., June 29, 1940.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Placerville.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1940
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 4
- "Galloping Goose," on Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion. Photographed: near Lizard Head Rock, Colo., July 14, 1946.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Railroad cars--Lizard Head Rock (Colo.); Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1946
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, distant view, near stock yard, passing Galloping Goose No. 5. Photographed: Dolores, Colorado, October 10, 1945.
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Dolores--1940-1950.; Dolores (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Dolores--1940-1950.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1945
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 462, engine type 2-8-2
- Head on; Galloping Goose 5 at left, RGS engine 20 in background. Photographed: Dolores, Colorado, October 10, 1945.
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Dolores--1940-1950.; Dolores (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Dolores--1940-1950.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1945