Goose 4 Comes to Ridgway

RGS Goose 4 Comes to Ridgway for Restoration

It is now official that we have a signed formal agreement with the Telluride Volunteer Fire Dept (TVFD) to bring Galloping Goose No. 4 to Ridgway for a comprehensive non-operating restoration. The TVFD deserves a big thank you for keeping No. 4 in condition such that it is still possible to do this restoration after 55 years.

No. 4 is the only Goose that has not been restored or otherwise modified. It is therefore the best information we have about what the Geese were like in 1951 when the RGS shut down operation.

When we are finished in about 3 years, the plan is for it to return to Telluride. We will do the work and the TVFD will pay for the materials. The move is scheduled for May 29th. We will get started during Work Week in June. The first phases will be to research for photos from summer of 1950 for our prototype, document existing condition with photos and drawings, determine parts that will have to be acquired and materials that will be replaced (all the wood), and carefully begin disassembly of the rear box.

We plan to do the same rear box job that was done by the Galloping Goose Historical Society on No. 5. They have been very helpful in providing information on what and how they did their work. Our restoration efforts are really coming of age. We hope many of you will get on board and help with this project.

YOU CAN FOLLOW THE MOVE FROM TELLURIDE TO RIDGWAY AND THE RESTORATION PROGRESS BY SCROLLING THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS

1) May 15, 2008 in Telluride. We oiled all sixteen axles and then pulled the goose back about one foot and all 16 axels turned!