Missoula in Missoula County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
"Galloping Goose"
(Model 1936 Gibson Speeder #2)
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 10, 2018
1. "Galloping Goose" Marker
Shuttle cars were used to haul men to the logging operation in the woods. The car was a self-propelled unit with an interior engine powering the rear wheels with a chain drive. With a window on either end, it could travel in either direction and avoid the problem of turning the car around in the woods. Uncomfortable during the best of weather, the men referred to it as a "crummy". This car was a 45-man rig and could climb a 6% grade. It was used in the Blackfoot area by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Bill Hartley was its first operator in 1936. The car originally had canvas on the top half of the sides and had no footbreak. HMFM-Champion International, Corp Collection (shuttle car), Rarus Railway Collection (chassis)
Erected by Historical Museum at Fort Missoula (HMFM).
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 46° 50.589′ N, 114° 3.789′ W. Marker is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Quartermaster's Root Cellar (within shouting distance of this marker); Sliderock Lookout Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Missoula Guard Tower (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Missoula Alien Detention Camp (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Missoula Alien Detention Camp (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Missoula Barrack Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Missoula Post Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); T-1 Post Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Missoula.
More about this marker. This railcar or "motor" is not a true Galloping Goose. Galloping Goose is the popular name given to a series of seven railcars (officially designated as "motors" by the railroad), built in the 1930s by the Rio Grande Southern Railroad (RGS) and operated until the end of service on the line in the early 1950s. - Wikipedia
Also see . . . Potlatch Forests Inc. Speeders. This site hosts a group of photographs take by John Henderson of Gibson Speeders. (Submitted on September 15, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 10, 2018
2. "Galloping Goose" and Marker
Photographed By John Henderson
3. A Gibsom Speeder operated on the Camas Prairie Railway
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
