Some argue that it's pronounced "Rio Grand-ay" with emphasis on the "e", and while that might be accepted in some places, Duran Duran pronounced it as "Rio Grand", and so it'd be foolish to disagree with the band that made such classics as "Invisible" and "Hungry like the wolf"
Can you look into bizarre instances that cancelled a train service some day? I saw an article where a train was running to Gatwick when it was forced to disembark all passengers at a station after Two squirrels were found to have boarded the train. They tried to shoo them but they proved stubborn and refused to leave so it was not safe to operate the train with passengers.
The railroad often did not pronounce words with Spanish language origins as names as they would in Spanish, so it was correct here to call it the Rio Grand Southern, without the pronunciation of the "e" on the end. Though, using "the Rio Grande" or just "the Grande" usually refers to the nearby and related railroad Denver & Rio Grande Western which had a large standard gauge network which eventually bought and became the Southern Pacific in 1988; the Rio Grande Southern typically is called "the Southern" or by it's reporting mark RGS.
If you had any idea how much of a bellend you sound in this video, you wouldn’t have published it. The council estate voice trying to sound as if from a higher echelons of society is genuinely repugnantly unconvincing.
Fun tidbit that comes from our Curator of Rollingstock and Equipment at the Colorado Railroad Museum, where we have half of the remaining RGS motors: Only the motors equipped for tourist service actually got called geese. The railroad had all of them truly listed as Motors, and only 3, 4, 5, and 7 became Galloping Geese. We have 2, 6, and 7 at the museum, and only 7 is a goose. The other two are just motors. :)
Were they all nicknamed "Galloping Geese" at the time? If so, it would seem likely that the railroad would try to capitalize on the nickname to make it official.
That's actually really cool! I guess we should only call 3, 4, 5, and 7 geese from now on? Or do we just call em' all geese anyway, lol. I figured you'd come chime in on this video, hope you have a great day! :-)
The Galloping Goose is actually quite popular in the 7 1/2 gauge scene here in the US, with many companies making kits of geese that you can put together yourself.
Waitmainute, what the devil?! I saw "Rio Grande Southern" and the Goose and I was expecting "What's up guys, this is Hyce." I was *_not_* expecting to hear your Rightpondian accent. Then I checked what TH-cams channel this was. I need more coffee, but it's great to see y'all collabing.
Wow, if I had a nickel for everytime a railway cannibalized their number 1 for parts and never replaced it, I would have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right?
One little thing you got wrong is referring to the RGS as the Rio Grande. That name is typically given to its larger brother, the Denver and Rio Grande, (D&RG) which was later reorganized into the better-know Denver and Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) with which the RGS mainline connects at both ends. Other than that, great video.
I agree, though technically it's OK, because for the majority of the time, the RGS was either owned by, or operated by the D&RGW. The branding and assets were kept separate, but it was Rio Grande management in control.
Wanted to ask that myself, and as soon as I saw the picture of a goose stuck behind a flock of sheep, all I could hear was just Mark, Brett, and Leighton screaming SHEEP at the top of their lungs! Someone better find the Ridgway Goat🤣
I was wondering when something Rio Grande Southern would be a Train of Thought video. RGS is so broke, yet the Geese are some of the oddest and most interesting!
"... and the was how we saved our railway." Tears welled in Duck's eyes as his crew raised their arms in salute. "Oh you beautiful, beautiful engines, anyone would be proud to call you Great Western." I seriously believe this story would move Duck to tears. The dependability, work-ethic and resourcefulness of the Galloping Geese would make them truly admirable in the eyes of their fellow honorary avian and alleged waddler. Perhaps it was only the reference to the mallard that made me think of Montague in connection with these busses, but in Duck's eyes, if it's not the wrong way, it's the Great Western way... and no Pierce Arrow has ever been more Great Western.
@@SalmanMentos yes but no, Hyce made a reply to a similar comment saying RGS shared management with the D&RGW, but everything else was separate, making the RGS the “bastard stepson” of the grande
@@paulseifert6598 seriously, every time someone says “wait, what” all I can think about is the segment on Indiana105 (sorry but I think this is a reference only country loving Hoosiers will understand)
Only the OGs will remember when Choo Choo Bob and Richard W. Kornbelt rode Galloping Goose No. 7 and Koo Koo Kanga Roo did a guest appearance with a song about them. That's how I first learned about the Galloping Geese. About time they got some recognition on your channel as I find them to be very wild locomotives. While they didn't catch a lot of my interest at first, they still stuck out to me. A small, antique car cab and hood with a lumbering box car body stuck right behind it on dinky looking bogies. It is something that does not escape you. And, yes, please donate to the Gold Coast Railroad Museum.
Galloping geese are a huge part of Colorado railfanning culture. The Uintah also had a couple goobers but the Geese are iconic one of them ended up in Japan. Maybe one of the motors. The galloping geese are precious and we love them. I think a model of every goose has been on the narrow gauge layout of the Grand valley model railroad club atleast once if I remember correct
Really lovely video - thanks for making it!! I've seen a couple of the Geese in person and there's a certain absurdity to seeing one run by (or even to chase one with my car like I did once some years back). If I may offer a kind-hearted correction, the Rio Grande Southern never ran in New Mexico. Fantastic work, thanks again! I hope to ride one of the Geese someday; I almost did this past summer, but there was a mechanical issue with the engine sadly. These things still take a lot of work to keep running.
With a Pierce-Arrow engine Runnin' hot and on the loose Came the Rio Grande Southern The Gallopin' Goose With a Pierce-Arrow engine Runnin' hot and on the loose Came Number Five, The Gallopin' Goose Song: The Galloping Goose. Made by C.W. McCall.
One thing you forgot to mention: For decades, the remaining mines along the route were plagued by an annoying yellow gunk byproduct, which had to be dumped wherever space could be found in the narrow valleys. It was always good whenever the rains washed some away so that there was room for more. Then, one day out of nowhere men with guns showed up and began carting it away, filling train-loads and moving it out under armed guard. A use had been discovered for "Yellow Cake", aka Uranium Oxide. Who would have thought that the tiny, little, perpetually broke RGS would have an important role to play in one of the momentous endeavors in human history, the Manhattan Project?
Geese weren't exclusive to the Rio Grande. On Vancouver Island in Canada, we have an ex-CN branch turned bike trail, called the Galloping Goose. It's supposedly named after Canadian National 15813 which operated 1922-1933.
Well done video, one must be careful referring to the various railroads being discussed in this video. The Galloping Geese were operated by the Rio Geande Southern, not the Denver and Rio Grande Western, usually referred to as simply the Rio Grande. Someone mentioned the pronunciation of the word "Grande". It is often anglisized to just Grand, but it's a Spanish word that should be pronounced "Grand-e". The meaning of the word is the same in both languages
I don't know why there aren't a lot more vehicle rail cars running all over the world because they are far lighter and would mean far less repairs to your average rail line and if it was built to high standards (concrete slab) the lines would need very little repair for long stretches
PFFFT! "Geese"? At first, it's not everyday that they would pull a train with birds. But if it's a car, reminds me of the ghost bus that I saw on Sam's Trains.
C.W.MCall wrote a song about the galloping geese and about one of the steam loco's being from the UK please fogive me on the same line the songs are both on TH-cam called the galloping Goose and the other is called the Silverton Train
uh... quick correction by "Rio Grande" most people will associate with the D&RG(W)... ? AFAIK its mostly referred to as RGS so its not confused with its parent company.
There is no correction needed. The video was obviously about the RGS. Anybody who would be confused watching it probably can't tie their own shoelaces.
there is a FAKE road going Galloping Goose #8 down in SW Colorado for sale oh RGS never went to New Mexico that was Denver & Rio Grande Railroad! have read that parts from #1 was used for parts for #2 they found out that the gas mileage for the Geese was 1 to 3 MPGs LOL somewhere along the history of the Pierce-Arrow Geese they lost the original fender lights I got a Colorado Rail Annual about the Geese & it shows how to build a Goose! but where would I get 1936 P-A Limo? 🤣🤣 oh the RGS wasn't the only one that had a Goose Others had them too
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Some argue that it's pronounced "Rio Grand-ay" with emphasis on the "e", and while that might be accepted in some places, Duran Duran pronounced it as "Rio Grand", and so it'd be foolish to disagree with the band that made such classics as "Invisible" and "Hungry like the wolf"
You pronounced it correctly.
Can you look into bizarre instances that cancelled a train service some day?
I saw an article where a train was running to Gatwick when it was forced to disembark all passengers at a station after Two squirrels were found to have boarded the train. They tried to shoo them but they proved stubborn and refused to leave so it was not safe to operate the train with passengers.
You need to get your American expert on the line to get his reaction to Rio Granday. Maybe in Spanish that would be technically correct.
The railroad often did not pronounce words with Spanish language origins as names as they would in Spanish, so it was correct here to call it the Rio Grand Southern, without the pronunciation of the "e" on the end.
Though, using "the Rio Grande" or just "the Grande" usually refers to the nearby and related railroad Denver & Rio Grande Western which had a large standard gauge network which eventually bought and became the Southern Pacific in 1988; the Rio Grande Southern typically is called "the Southern" or by it's reporting mark RGS.
If you had any idea how much of a bellend you sound in this video, you wouldn’t have published it. The council estate voice trying to sound as if from a higher echelons of society is genuinely repugnantly unconvincing.
Fun tidbit that comes from our Curator of Rollingstock and Equipment at the Colorado Railroad Museum, where we have half of the remaining RGS motors: Only the motors equipped for tourist service actually got called geese. The railroad had all of them truly listed as Motors, and only 3, 4, 5, and 7 became Galloping Geese. We have 2, 6, and 7 at the museum, and only 7 is a goose. The other two are just motors. :)
Were they all nicknamed "Galloping Geese" at the time? If so, it would seem likely that the railroad would try to capitalize on the nickname to make it official.
That's actually really cool! I guess we should only call 3, 4, 5, and 7 geese from now on? Or do we just call em' all geese anyway, lol. I figured you'd come chime in on this video, hope you have a great day! :-)
The technical crossover I never expected to happen
@@wilfstor3078 I was gonna tag Hyce on this, he beat us to it.
@@wilfstor3078 Motorgeese.
The Galloping Goose is actually quite popular in the 7 1/2 gauge scene here in the US, with many companies making kits of geese that you can put together yourself.
They're popular here in the Australian 5" scene too. Our club invitational had one fitted up with 'Slimer' (from Ghostbusters) infesting the cab.
I rode on a galloping goose when I was at the Colorado railroad museum. It was such a fun experience
Waitmainute, what the devil?!
I saw "Rio Grande Southern" and the Goose and I was expecting "What's up guys, this is Hyce."
I was *_not_* expecting to hear your Rightpondian accent. Then I checked what TH-cams channel this was.
I need more coffee, but it's great to see y'all collabing.
Wow, if I had a nickel for everytime a railway cannibalized their number 1 for parts and never replaced it, I would have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right?
The snowdin mountain railways the other right?
@@Strasburg_475 Ladas/Godred’s irl counterpart?
@@HighballMachineWorks Yes, and even worse, they still haven't made a replica.
BORING! haven't heard that before!
I think we need a hater-destructor-inator
Always nice to see mutualism in the railway industry
One little thing you got wrong is referring to the RGS as the Rio Grande. That name is typically given to its larger brother, the Denver and Rio Grande, (D&RG) which was later reorganized into the better-know Denver and Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) with which the RGS mainline connects at both ends. Other than that, great video.
I agree, though technically it's OK, because for the majority of the time, the RGS was either owned by, or operated by the D&RGW. The branding and assets were kept separate, but it was Rio Grande management in control.
@@Hyce777 Hey, I know that guy.
@@Hyce777 Huh, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info, buddy, always look forward to your videos!
@@Hyce777 is that why you always refer to the RGS as the Grande’s “bastard stepson?” DO NOT LET 20 KNOW I SAID THAT!
Reminds me of the myriad of Irish rail-bus things, just slap some train wheels on a regular bus, there you go
Sounds like a BR Pacer.
Did hyce help in the making of the video
Wanted to ask that myself, and as soon as I saw the picture of a goose stuck behind a flock of sheep, all I could hear was just Mark, Brett, and Leighton screaming SHEEP at the top of their lungs! Someone better find the Ridgway Goat🤣
No need to.
@@HighballMachineWorksGlad I'm not the only one
Yay, my suggestion finally became a video.
I'm really glad these rail cars actually saved a railroad.
I was wondering when something Rio Grande Southern would be a Train of Thought video. RGS is so broke, yet the Geese are some of the oddest and most interesting!
"... and the was how we saved our railway."
Tears welled in Duck's eyes as his crew raised their arms in salute.
"Oh you beautiful, beautiful engines, anyone would be proud to call you Great Western."
I seriously believe this story would move Duck to tears. The dependability, work-ethic and resourcefulness of the Galloping Geese would make them truly admirable in the eyes of their fellow honorary avian and alleged waddler. Perhaps it was only the reference to the mallard that made me think of Montague in connection with these busses, but in Duck's eyes, if it's not the wrong way, it's the Great Western way... and no Pierce Arrow has ever been more Great Western.
The Rio Grande (DRGW) and Rio Grande Southern (RGS) were separate companies.
I thought rio grande southern was a subaidiary od DRGW
@@SalmanMentos yes but no, Hyce made a reply to a similar comment saying RGS shared management with the D&RGW, but everything else was separate, making the RGS the “bastard stepson” of the grande
Hjonk!
Still amazed that all six that existed at the end of the RGS survived. Not to mention building a replica of the one that didn't.
Seriously - "This class of rail car has a 110% survival rate in preservation! Wait, what?"
@@paulseifert6598 seriously, every time someone says “wait, what” all I can think about is the segment on Indiana105 (sorry but I think this is a reference only country loving Hoosiers will understand)
Very cool.
There was also some that ran in minnesota in otter tail county!
Lucius Beebe wrote an amusing account of a ride on the RGS in his classic book "Mixed Train Daily." Strongly recommended if you can find it.
Well done. Thank you.
Only the OGs will remember when Choo Choo Bob and Richard W. Kornbelt rode Galloping Goose No. 7 and Koo Koo Kanga Roo did a guest appearance with a song about them. That's how I first learned about the Galloping Geese. About time they got some recognition on your channel as I find them to be very wild locomotives. While they didn't catch a lot of my interest at first, they still stuck out to me. A small, antique car cab and hood with a lumbering box car body stuck right behind it on dinky looking bogies. It is something that does not escape you. And, yes, please donate to the Gold Coast Railroad Museum.
Galloping geese are a huge part of Colorado railfanning culture. The Uintah also had a couple goobers but the Geese are iconic one of them ended up in Japan. Maybe one of the motors.
The galloping geese are precious and we love them. I think a model of every goose has been on the narrow gauge layout of the Grand valley model railroad club atleast once if I remember correct
Really lovely video - thanks for making it!! I've seen a couple of the Geese in person and there's a certain absurdity to seeing one run by (or even to chase one with my car like I did once some years back). If I may offer a kind-hearted correction, the Rio Grande Southern never ran in New Mexico. Fantastic work, thanks again! I hope to ride one of the Geese someday; I almost did this past summer, but there was a mechanical issue with the engine sadly. These things still take a lot of work to keep running.
*With a pierce-arrow engine running hot on the loose,*
*Came the Rio Grande Southern, the Galloping Goose!*
The Geese didn’t really save the RGS, just prolonged its existence. The Geese worked alongside steam locomotive pulled freight trains till the end.
Had the pleasure of riding goose 2 in golden Colorado it was a unique experience
Edit it’s goose 7 not two
Nice 🎉🎉🎉🎉
CW McCall wrote a song about the Galloping Geese. I heard the song years ago and that’s why this video caught my attention.
Love the reference to the Mallard. a UK steam engine I think. My friend from St. Ouen, Jersey (not a spotter) recognized it. Narragansett Bay
Great job on the video and the narration keep up the great work 🙂☕👍
I love the Galloping Geese.
Train of Thought: (mentions bad winters)
RGS 20: (FLASHBACKS OF LIZARD HEAD PASS!!!!)
Have you considered the sail powered line on the Spurn Head railway?
With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Runnin' hot and on the loose
Came the Rio Grande Southern
The Gallopin' Goose
With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Runnin' hot and on the loose
Came Number Five, The Gallopin' Goose
Song: The Galloping Goose. Made by C.W. McCall.
HE CALLED ME A GALLOPING SAUSAGE
Even a geese can do something.
With the Pierce Arrow engine running hot and on the loose… Of course this video comes out days after I discover the song
Your not the only one buddy I've heard the song too your the first one in the comments to mention it
Duck called me a “galloping goose” splutter Gordon!
“RGS scrap iron” put in James
I’m “old sheep wheels” wheezed Henry
One thing you forgot to mention:
For decades, the remaining mines along the route were plagued by an annoying yellow gunk byproduct, which had to be dumped wherever space could be found in the narrow valleys. It was always good whenever the rains washed some away so that there was room for more.
Then, one day out of nowhere men with guns showed up and began carting it away, filling train-loads and moving it out under armed guard.
A use had been discovered for "Yellow Cake", aka Uranium Oxide.
Who would have thought that the tiny, little, perpetually broke RGS would have an important role to play in one of the momentous endeavors in human history, the Manhattan Project?
The little reference in Cars 2 with Lizzie 😉
I go to the Gold Coast Railroad Museum on some days and i ride the trains there on my Birthday so thx ToT for helping help save the Museum i go to
this video is sponsored by Hyce
One of the galloping geeses are now at the Knott's berry farm theme park and it's the only one that actually left Colorado
Imagine getting replaced by a literal rail-car.
Was that an untitled goose honk at the end?
And the theme music from the game was the background music! Very clever!
So they basically made a trailer hauling lorry for the rails before they made one for the roads. Fascinating
Gordon: HE CALLED ME A GALLOPING SAUSAGE!
I have a picture of Number 5 hanging up in my room right now
Cute!
T'night on Bottom Gear.
Top gear
Dude RGS was the Temu of the narrow gauge 😂
Temu's ads are freaky
You know its not a bad thing when you only need to haul like 1 or 2 things of fright. A light alternative to steam trains.
Geese weren't exclusive to the Rio Grande. On Vancouver Island in Canada, we have an ex-CN branch turned bike trail, called the Galloping Goose. It's supposedly named after Canadian National 15813 which operated 1922-1933.
Well done video, one must be careful referring to the various railroads being discussed in this video. The Galloping Geese were operated by the Rio Geande Southern, not the Denver and Rio Grande Western, usually referred to as simply the Rio Grande.
Someone mentioned the pronunciation of the word "Grande".
It is often anglisized to just Grand, but it's a Spanish word that should be pronounced "Grand-e". The meaning of the word is the same in both languages
Uh. Who won the Mexican-American War, Basil? 🤔😱😜
@@theoztreecrasher2647 grow up
@@timothyboles6457 Grow a sense of humo(u)r? 😉😊
what the hell am I looking at? I love it. (also Jesus pecking Christ I need a model of no.1 ASAP it's so cute)
I want one
6:49 umm...is this the right picture?
I took "Galloping Geese" too literally
Hi
Do a video on the Neilson 0-4-0 box tank engine on which Neil from the Railway series is based on.
Honestly, i am surprised that there isn't a Thomas and Friends character based on this.
I don't know why there aren't a lot more vehicle rail cars running all over the world because they are far lighter and would mean far less repairs to your average rail line and if it was built to high standards (concrete slab) the lines would need very little repair for long stretches
PFFFT! "Geese"? At first, it's not everyday that they would pull a train with birds. But if it's a car, reminds me of the ghost bus that I saw on Sam's Trains.
Save gold Coast
C.W.MCall wrote a song about the galloping geese and about one of the steam loco's being from the UK please fogive me on the same line the songs are both on TH-cam called the galloping Goose and the other is called the Silverton Train
uh... quick correction by "Rio Grande" most people will associate with the D&RG(W)... ? AFAIK its mostly referred to as RGS so its not confused with its parent company.
There is no correction needed. The video was obviously about the RGS. Anybody who would be confused watching it probably can't tie their own shoelaces.
Can you imagine if Bertie the Bus ran on rails?
So before the RGS officialy named them these were Untitled Geese.
First montague being called duck, then this.
HONK! 🪿😁👍
If hyce is woching hello 👋
Someone call Hyce!
Typical RGS thing.
Cw mccall song
Modified road vehicles on rail. Well I never
DONATE TO THE GCRM PLS as a Floridian we need the help (also find 113 a home for operation!)
vid good btw =)
honk
there is a FAKE road going Galloping Goose #8 down in SW Colorado for sale
oh RGS never went to New Mexico
that was Denver & Rio Grande Railroad!
have read that parts from #1 was used for parts for #2
they found out that the gas mileage for the Geese was 1 to 3 MPGs LOL
somewhere along the history of the Pierce-Arrow Geese they lost the original fender lights
I got a Colorado Rail Annual about the Geese & it shows how to build a Goose! but where would I get 1936 P-A Limo? 🤣🤣
oh the RGS wasn't the only one that had a Goose Others had them too
Paging Gary Brannan
Maybe saved isn't the right word, more like delayed the inevitable...
*H O N K*
4:05 hold up where is #6!? How can you go from 5 to 7
It was built from the parts of #1, he said that.
̶G̶o̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶i̶n Goose *is* a train.