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RGS Goose #1 CAD Drawing Set
Designed by Jim
O'Connor, drawings by Laurence Johnson, castings by Jerry Braun.
Business was terrible during the
depression for the Rio Grande Southern and there was not enough freight or
passengers to justify running the high maintenance steamers on the line on a
daily bases. A rail truck built from a Buick was the answer. The $800 "Goose" paid
for itself in less than a month. Here's a great
article I recommend reading. And watch this
video. The original RGS Goose #1 was scrapped years ago
but you can build your own goose (7.25 or 7.5" gauge) to run on the days you can't run your
larger engine. Or take your "easy-to-transport" electric goose to neighboring
tracks (requires two 12 volt deep cycle batteries).
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I
put a lot of myself into this Goose project. It's a fun little vehicle to
run arount the track on. Plus, it looks cool.
