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Southwest Colorado museum restores narrow-gauge freight cars


Southwest Colorado museum restores narrow-gauge freight cars
JIM MIMIAGA, Cortez Journal
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DOLORES, Colo. (AP) Before the Galloping Goose No. 5 rail car carried passengers and mail to and from Dolores in the 1930s and 40s, freight trains and steam locomotives dominated the historic railroad town.
Showcasing the bustling freight train commerce from 1891 to the 1930s on the Rio Grande Southern Railroad is the focus of a new effort by the Galloping Goose Historical Society Museum in Dolores.
The museum has acquired five historic, narrow-gauge freight cars and is restoring them for display. They will be positioned on two tracks behind the museum in Flanders Park. ....

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Jim Mimiaga
May 01, 2021 - 7:10 AM
DOLORES, Colo. - Before the Galloping Goose No. 5 rail car carried passengers and mail to and from Dolores in the 1930s and 40s, freight trains and steam locomotives dominated the historic railroad town.
Showcasing the bustling freight train commerce from 1891 to the 1930s on the Rio Grande Southern Railroad is the focus of a new effort by the Galloping Goose Historical Society Museum in Dolores.
The museum has acquired five historic, narrow-gauge freight cars and is restoring them for display. They will be positioned on two tracks behind the museum in Flanders Park.
Dolores is known for the beloved Galloping Goose No. 5, which lives in front of the museum and runs today on host railroads in Durango and Chama, New Mexico. ....

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