HAICH OMANDIER Wrote:
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> The last time a Goose left the Museum was in 2001.
> Goose 2 ran during the D&S railfest that year.
> Fifteen years later Goose 7 will run on the C&TS.
> Does anyone realize the effort that was put into
> Goose 7 to run on the C&TS. Agreements, finances,
> transportation and not least the care and feeding
> of 7, allowing it to run reliably over Cumbres.
> Thanks to Al Blount and crew that made 7
> seaworthy, Mike Spera for negotiations, Donald
> Tallman Executive Director CRRM, John Bush C&TS
> and Sonni for his urban assault vehicle providing
> transportation. Please ride behind 7 with it's
> screaming 261 CI Chevy engine. We decided not to
> add nitrous.
> I drove Goose 2 on the Goose's first run into
> Silverton and am looking forward to 7's assault on
> Cumbres.
> Kudos to everyone involved.
> Bill Gould
I am pretty sure that goose 7 was at the Colorado RR Museum's "Goosefest" which was in 2013. I was there.