Rio Grande Southern

Motor 5

July 6-9, 2008

 

The Galloping Goose Historical Society from Dolores, CO once again brought Motor 5 over to play on the C&T. 

Motorman Larry Spencer

RGS 5 Near Ferguson Trestle

Lava, CO

It was a cold, hazy morning and the air was thick with the sweet fragrance of sage.

Motor 5 Ascending

the Whiplash

Near MP 300.5

Near MP 300.5

Rock Tunnel

Toltec Gorge

Heading West from Osier

Cascade Trestle

Cascade Trestle

My First Goose Ride

Holding the Camera

Out of the Window

This is a different perspective

Between Cascade & Los Pinos

Between Cascade & Los Pinos

Between Cascade & Los Pinos

Nearing Los Pinos Valley

Los Pinos Tank

Entering Tanglefoot Curve

Lower Tanglefoot Curve

Upper Tanglefoot Curve

A Quarter Mile Later and

40 Feet Higher

A Goose at the

end of the Rainbow?

Goose at Dusk in Chama

DRGW 315 and RGS 5 in Chama

Waiting for the next day's call

Crewman Discuss the

Next Day's Ops

Exchanging Scuttlebutt

Closing up for the Night

Prepping RGS 5 for

the trip home

RGS 5 at the West End of the Yard near the Stock Pens

Later this day RGS 5 was driven onto a specially designed

flatbed trailer and trucked back home to Dolores, CO.