For centuries, Western Colorado saw very little non‑Native settlement. This was because the Rocky Mountains posed a difficult barrier for travelers coming from the east. The first trains arrived in ...

Goose will run spring excursions to Cascade, opening day of Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad trips The Galloping Goose No. 5 rail car of Dolores will offer trips on the Durango & Silverton ...

Dolores’ historic Galloping Goose No. 5 is scheduled for several excursions on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in March, April, May and July. On March 14, 21, 28 and on April 4, the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Rio Grande Southern Railroad in 1931 ran seven unique railcars between Ridgway and Durango, ferrying passengers to the remote regions of southwestern ...

The Christmas/New Year’s season is often a time to reminisce about past days. So today, Neighbors gives you a note about something from years ago that has often been a topic in this column: the old ...

Here are more memories of the popular old branch line train often nicknamed the Galloping Goose. Doris Dibley, Wolverton, Minn., writes: "I graduated from high school in Dazey, N.D., in 1953. "In ...

As owner of the Pierce Arrow Transportation Museum, Jim Sandoro, puts the finishing touches on the Frank Lloyd Wright filling station, his lofty aspirations begin to extend outside of his museum ...

Thirty‑three tons of railroad rail that had lined Sixth and Central streets in Dolores for more than a year were hauled this ...

The “Galloping Goose” railbuses were built by the Rio Grande Southern in the 1930s as a cheaper way to haul mail, passengers, and lighter freight. They used automobile or truck engines with freight ...