An eclectic collection of Colorado narrow gauge equipment is displayed on the tracks of the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden on August 10, 2015. On the left is “Galloping Goose” No. 2, built in August 1931 from a Buick "Master
Six" four-door sedan, soon replaced in 1939 with a Pierce-Arrow body. These “Motors” were less expensive to operate than steam-powered trains and helped Rio Grande Southern continue to operate the mail contract for the small towns on its route. In the center is the oldest surviving steam locomotive in Colorado. Built in 1880 for the Denver, South Park & Pacific, the 2-8-0 was renumbered to No. 191 in 1885, later retaining that number when DSP&P went to the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railroad in 1889. The consolidation is cosmetically restored as it appeared on the DL&G before it went to the Colorado & Southern. On the right is another “Galloping Goose” from the RGS, No. 6, which was built in 1934 from a Buick body and equipped with a flatbed, and is and is considered a “work goose.” Framing the scene on the right is Rio Grande short caboose No. 0578.
