Photo: Snow goose hits the rails

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The Galloping Goose took winter excursions on the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in February. The Goose No. 5, stationed in Dolores, took passengers along a snowy round-trip route bordering the Animas River. All three excursions sold out.

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Ken Vance, of Lone Wolf Welding in Dolores, installed a replica plow on the Galloping Goose in preparation for the winter excursions in Durango.