The Galloping Goose No. 5 is based in Dolores but has been in Durango waiting to make springtime trips up the Animas Valley on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
Because of avalanche danger, planned winter trips by the Goose were canceled, so it has been stored at the D&SNG’s roundhouse museum.
The Goose waited out the winter indoors until excursions could be rescheduled, motorman Joe Becker said.
On May 18 and May 19, passengers will be able to ride the Goose on a five-hour round trip to Cascade Canyon and back. These trips will follow a “passenger train” format with only limited stops.
The excursion will take the Goose onto the High Line and through the Animas River Canyon.
An “over the motorman’s shoulder look” is a unique experience available to all Goose No. 5 passengers, Becker said. That view is not available on any other train ride.
The Goose will depart at 10 a.m. both days, and tickets are priced at $119.
For more information and tickets, call 247-2733.
