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MTH Galloping Goose Questions

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MTH Galloping Goose Questions
Posted by dougdagrump on Thursday, April 28, 2005 3:29 PM
Do you have one and what do you think of it?
I was thinking of getting one, W/O PS, and upgrading to TMCC so I can run it at the same time as my other locos.
Anybody tried it?
What was the result?

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 28, 2005 4:27 PM
I had two of them, but sold both a couple of years ago because they just didn't match the theme I had chosen to follow for my O gauge modeling. In retrospect, however, I wish I had kept them because both were pretty neat--and very distinctive--items. Both performed as advertised, and I had no tyrouble with them.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 28, 2005 4:37 PM
I have one. Don't operate it much, but it's a lot of fun! I don't think TMCC/railsounds have anything you could install that would come close what MTH has put into this model except for the advantage of TMCC controls. It's expensive, but I like the idea of using both TMCC and DCS together to benifit the best of both systems. I wi***here could be an easier solution.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 29, 2005 2:09 PM
These seem very out of scale to me but I have never seen the prototype. If anyone has what are your thoughts on this?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 29, 2005 5:06 PM
Just last night on pbs they featured "Trains of the American West." The Galloping Goose was on it and there is still one today they use for tourist rides. I believe it was used on a bankrupt narrow gauge line to service the towns on that line. It did look out of proportion. They were made from a hodge-podge array of any parts that could be found. Very interesting show.
Paul

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