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. |