Wagon Wheel Gap Route

and the

Denver & Rio Grande Railway

Durango-Silverton Railroad..

Airborne and other photos...

Some are shakey, but diving through the canyon at 140 mph and shootin' photos with telephoto, what do you expect...

Morning at Durango

Passengers start showing up...

Equipment ready

Gettin' the steam up

Lets go.....

Heading out toward the High-Line

Rail Car for the Power Plant boys...

Rockwood, last Stop before the High-Line...

Rockwood Cut, to the left of the airborne photo above.

Better check it First...

Looks Good...

Bring them on...

Hold your breath...

Got passed that one...

Ah-Wilderness Ranch area...

Power Plant just past the High-Line

The Second A/C Electrical Power Plant in Colorado

---- First commercial plant in U.S. is at Aims at Opher Loop on the RGS

Headin' on to Silverton

Who needs track ????

"Down by the station early in the morning"

Look around Silverton, a few gifts, lunch, then...

Heading back to Durango...

More to come...

Web Site E-Mail Address is Wagon-Wheel-Gap@hotmail.com

Also see our History of San Luis Valley & it's Railroads web site:

Wagon-Wheel-Gap.freehomepage.com

It's still under construction but you may find it interesting.

This is not an official web site of the D&RG Ry. Historical Foundation. 

It is a private informational site by Richard Cutter who is solely responsible for content and

content is not submitted to, approved nor controlled by the D&RG Historical Foundation.

Unless otherwise Noted

Historical Photographs 1800's to 1940's from the National Archives

Photos, Videos and Text are Copyrighted by Richard Cutter

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The name "Wagon Wheel Gap Route" refers to the section of the Creede Branch of the Old "Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad" that extends from South Fork to Creede Colorado, the name was developed and used for this website and is considered as our trademark.

Last updated: July 03, 2005

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