The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden brought RGS Motor 6 - commonly known as the Work Goose - to the 2019 Gathering of the Flock in Ridgway on Oct. 12 and 13. It was the first time that the railcar left Golden since 1985, and the first time it had run in Ridgway in 68 years. Photo courtesy Jim Pettengill
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âGathering of the Flockâ an epic event for rail fans
OURAY COUNTY
More than 1,000 railfans from across the nation and Europe visited Ridgway on Oct. 12 and 13 to ride and learn about five historically significant railroad motor cars, commonly referred to as Galloping Geese.
Built in Ridgway in the 1930s by the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, these ungainly vehicles saved Ridgway’s railroad from bankruptcy during the Great Depression and World War II and have become world-famous. The “Gathering of the Flock,” presented by the Ridgway Rail...
