Wagon Wheel Gap Route

and the

Denver & Rio Grande Railway

Location Maps

How to Find The Rail Line and Offices ???

Just Follow the Maps.....

The Four Corners Area - Home of the best Rail Lines in the world.... Denver and Rio Grande Railroad & Rio Grande Southern Railroad

South of Denver on I-25 to Walsenburg - US-160 West through Alamosa, on to South Fork - 260 miles

North of Albuquerque on I-25 to Santa Fe - US-84 to Chama to Pagosa Springs,  East on US-160 to South Fork - 220 miles

East of Durango on US-160 - 100 Miles

Over All View of the Line - 260 Miles from Denver

Start of the Line in South Fork - Mountains and Rivers

First 8 miles after leaving South Fork

- Rio Grand River - great fishing all along the rail line....

Wagon Wheel Gap Area. rivers and steep mountains

Rail cuts through open cattle land then back through the Aspens

Back to cattle land, through river bottom to central Creede ( Jimtown )

Location of Foundation Office

Follow Highway 160 into Monte Vista then 1 Block North on Highway 285, on the right

or

South on Highway 285 from Salida to Monte Vista, then just past the Railroad Crossing, on the left.

Respect

Please respect the private lands along the rail line.  Along the majority of the rail line the property is owned privately and most owners do not desire individuals crossing their property. The Depot at Wagon Wheel Gap is privately owned, please do not bother these fine folks.

The rail line is about 100 feet wide and is posted [ No Trespassing - enter at your own risk ].   The foundation is not responsible for your actions or injuries to you or parties accompanying you .

No Smoking - No Fires on the Rail Line

Fires are a major danger in Colorado, a large portion of the woodlands south of South Fork and east of Durango have burned in the last few years, please do not smoke along the line or build fires.  Summer season County Wide fire bans are usually in effect and aggressively enforced.

If caught by Foundation Members you will be invited to leave and not return. Law enforcement will ticket you and minimum fine is $1,000 plus total cost of fighting the fire if one is caused.

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

   - Photos can be used for non-commercial use if plainly identified as to copyright holder and location, such as "at Wagon-Wheel-Gap-Route, Colorado"

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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