Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Motor No. 2 - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Motor No. 2 - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Rio Grande Southern Railroad (RGS), Motor No. 2 (nicknamed Galloping Goose Number 2) is a gasoline engine-powered narrow gauge railroad motorcar. It was converted on August 12, 1931 from a 1927 Buick Master Six 4-door sedan in a conversion known as a Galloping Goose. The Buick was cut behind the rear doorpost and extended with sheet metal to form an enlarged passenger compartment. With no functional use, the steering column was removed. The couch from the RGS office become the back seat as it is shown being requisitioned for Goose No. 2 on the statement covering construction.A. Lewis Dahm, Rio Grande Southern Railroad. Motor Number 2, National Register Inventory—Nomination Form, February 14, 1997, digital files of National Park Service, Washington, D.C. The front axle was removed and replaced with a swiveling, two-axle lightweight railroad truck with -diameter wheels that carried and guided the front of the Goose. Ahead of the front truck the pilot (cow catcher) is attached to the frame. There were two small pivoted scrapers attached to the rear of the pilot to keep small objects on the track from derailing the lightweight front truck. During the winter season a small snowplow was attached to the front of the pilot. Read more on Wikipedia
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