Wagon Wheel Gap Route

and the

Denver & Rio Grande Railway

Known for years as the Creede Branch this rail line headed west from Alamosa, through Monte Vista, on to Del Norte then into South Fork.  There it Turned North and followed next to the Rio Grande River until it passed through the mountain pass known as Wagon-Wheel-Gap then into the mining town of Creede.

Originally built in narrow gauge in the 1880's.  At the turn of the century it was converted to three rail to allow both forms of rail cars. About 1910 the whole valley was in standard gauge and narrow gauge rail was removed.   In the future we would like to see the third rail replaced and be able to operate both gauge trains...

The section from South Fork to Creede, now better known as the Wagon Wheel Gap Route is now owned by the D&RG Historical Foundation and will someday again carry passengers and freight up and down this scenic route.

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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