2016 Geese #5 & #7 + #315 Wednesday, August 24

Inside the cab of Goose #7

Notice the 'suicide doors' on Goose #7

Al Blount, Colorado Railroad Museum VP Board of Trustees, was our Motorman.

Seating behind Al is Rick - Colorado Railroad Museum volunteer.

Lobato Trestle

Goose #5 has stopped at Cresco, and is waiting for us.

Ladies in Waiting

Goose #7 passes the most photographed pond on the C&TS

#5's turn

Walking back to the 'Geese' after the run by.

Windy Point from Goose #7

Goose #5 in the distance rounding Windy Point

Arriving at Cumbres Pass (10,040 feet).

Bill Wolf sticks his head out of #5, while Joe Beringer, John Randall, and Lew Matis discuss important matters.

Lew Matis flags the road crossing as I now photograph from the back of Goose #5

We are approaching Tanglefoot Curve

The majority of goosefans disembark on the upper lever, allow the geese to run down the curve for us to photograph.

Cowboys herding cattle near Los Pinos water tank

I have never seen so many hawks along the right-of-way as of this year.

432' long Cascade Trestle as seen from the back door of Goose #5

Osier, Colorado, in the distance.

The Geese arrived before both Eastbound Train #216 and Westbound Train #215

Goose #7 appears to be on someone's model railroad

Now westbound as we leave Osier, CO

Train #316 can be seen in the distance while her passengers enjoy a great dinner of turkey, with salad and dessert.

A runby of both Geese on Cascade Trestle

Motorman Bill Wolf at the controls, while Joe Beringer rides shotgun.

We radioed Goose to stop on the trestle so we could photograph #7, while they in #7 photographed us in #5

More hawks

Coming up Tanglefoot Curve

We ran into rain as we approached 'the pass'.

Departing Cumbres Pass in #5