Wagon Wheel Gap Route

and the

Denver & Rio Grande Railway

Other Rail Lines in Colorado

Coverage of all the rail lines that ran in Colorado is beyond the planned scope of this site, I will attempt to cover ones I can locate information and photos of.

The best known and the most interesting is the Rio Grande Southern.  It twisted it's way out from Durango over to Rico and Telluride, then on to Ridgeway.  Known for the Galloping Goose  fleet of motorcars.

San Luis Central still hauls produce from the center of San Luis Valley down to Sugar Junction where it connects to the Old D&RGWRR ( now San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad )

San Luis Valley Southern departed from Blanca on the eastern side of San Luis Valley and worked its way south to mainly pick up produce from the many farms lining the eastern valley rivers.

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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