RedRyder77
Member
I was browsing around on Trainworld looking through the MTH stuff and I saw a few of the Galloping Goose units. I'm really just getting familiar with MTH O gauge stuff and I've been a Lionel guy my whole life--I don't ever remember seeing Lionel put one of these out. Very unique and cool looking "engine" if that's what you would call it.
I began to read it's history and I was a bit confused. It sounds as if these were cars developed by and for RGS to get around track that was poorly maintained. When I saw the picture it looked as though it was coupled to a small freight car but the more I read it's looking like this was a passenger only vehicle. So I'm guessing this was to get maintenance workers to where they needed to be on the rails?
I was also slightly thrown off by the road signs. I saw the RGS, then an M&M's version, which is obviously a novelty of sorts--but then Alaska. Is this just done for the sake of having it in Alaska's sign and colors or did Alaska actually utilize them? Going back I thought they were solely for RGS. Was RGS tied to Alaska at any point?
Thanks!
Jess
I began to read it's history and I was a bit confused. It sounds as if these were cars developed by and for RGS to get around track that was poorly maintained. When I saw the picture it looked as though it was coupled to a small freight car but the more I read it's looking like this was a passenger only vehicle. So I'm guessing this was to get maintenance workers to where they needed to be on the rails?
I was also slightly thrown off by the road signs. I saw the RGS, then an M&M's version, which is obviously a novelty of sorts--but then Alaska. Is this just done for the sake of having it in Alaska's sign and colors or did Alaska actually utilize them? Going back I thought they were solely for RGS. Was RGS tied to Alaska at any point?
Thanks!
Jess