Galloping Gooses: These are three of the four Galloping Gooses (Geese?) on display at the Colorado Railroad Museum near Denver.

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Aug 3, 2018 11:23:17 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

These are three of the four Galloping Gooses (Geese?) on display at the Colorado Railroad Museum near Denver.

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Aug 3, 2018 11:57:48 #

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

jackm1943 wrote:

These are three of the four Galloping Gooses (Geese?) on display at the Colorado Railroad Museum near Denver.

Those are really cool!

Aug 3, 2018 14:12:57 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

Rich1939 wrote:

Those are really cool!

Thanks for looking in Rich. I agree, they are very cool.

JackM

Aug 3, 2018 14:19:29 #

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

jackm1943 wrote:

Thanks for looking in Rich. I agree, they are very cool.

JackM

For the record both; the subject and the image treatment.

Aug 3, 2018 14:32:00 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

Rich1939 wrote:

For the record both; the subject and the image treatment.

Thanks again Rick.
JackM

Aug 4, 2018 08:12:54 #

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Showing my ignorance--why are they called galloping gooses?

Aug 4, 2018 09:05:28 #

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Very nice!!!!
A lot of equipment located there.
Pat

Aug 4, 2018 10:31:06 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

jaymatt wrote:

Showing my ignorance--why are they called galloping gooses?

Hi John. I'm sure you can find much more info on the internet, but these were converted from old luxury cars back in the '30s and then operated on narrow gauge rails. Apparently they were not very stable and waddled back and forth, hence the name Galloping Goose. I think there were seven of them built, four are in the Colorado Railroad Museum, and the other three are scattered around the country.

There's some interesting reading about them at this Wikipedia site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galloping_Goose_%28railcar%29

JackM

Aug 4, 2018 10:32:37 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

Jay Pat wrote:

Very nice!!!!
A lot of equipment located there.
Pat

Thanks for checking in Pat. The Colorado Railroad Museum is a fantastic place to visit for any rail fan. It's located in Golden, near Denver.
JackM

Aug 4, 2018 12:49:39 #

hiker60 Loc: Northern Idaho

Beautiful series. Especially enjoyed the black and white presentation. Subtle contrasts, nice angles.

Aug 4, 2018 14:25:34 #

water falls Loc: Green Bay,Wi

Nice set!

Aug 4, 2018 17:13:25 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

hiker60 wrote:

Beautiful series. Especially enjoyed the black and white presentation. Subtle contrasts, nice angles.

Thank you hiker60.
JackM

Aug 4, 2018 17:13:56 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

water falls wrote:

Nice set!

Thanks much water falls.
JackM

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