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Call Number
AUR-3049
Title
Galloping
Goose
Creator(s)
Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)
Summary
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
Southern
" and the
number
"
5
" are on the
train
. The
passenger
compartment
and
cab
both
show
signs
of
wear
, with
faded
and
peeling
paint
.
Date
1998
Notes
From the
Galloping
Goose
Historical
Society
website
: "
Motor
No
.
5
went
into
service
on
June
8
,
1933
.
(The
railroad
officially
called
these
vehicles
Motors
until
1950.)
The
cost
was
$2,599
for
No
.
5
,
which
was
built
with a
1928
Pierce-Arrow
limousine
body
and
running
gear
.
It
was
rebuilt
in
1946/47
,
using
a
World
War
II
surplus
GMC
gasoline
truck
engine
and a
Wayne
Corporation
school
bus
body
. In
1950
, the
freight/mail
compartment
was
converted
to
carry
20
additional
passengers
for
sightseeing
trips
. With a
one-man
crew
, and
operating
on
gasoline
rather
than
steam
,
our
local
Galloping
Goose
and its
fellow
goslings
fit
the
bill
for
economic
travel.
";
Title
and
content
derived
from
inventory
prepared
by
Kathleen
Barlow.
;
Scanned
image
from
loaned
collection.
;
Digitization
sponsored
by the
Kenneth
King
Foundation
.
Physical Description
1 photographic print ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.).
Is Part Of
Tom Noel photograph collection.
Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook Douglas County.
Subject
Dolores (Colo.)--1990-2000.
Railroad motor cars.
Railroad motorcars--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.
Railroad stations--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.
Dolores (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source
Source
:
loan
,
Tom
Noel
,
2011
.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes
(digital
reproduction)
Type of Material
Black-and-white
prints.
;
Photographic
prints.
;
Imaged.
;
Image
Format-Medium
Photograph
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