The railroad has also acquired another 44-tonner, this one ex-UCRY 1244. The unit was built in 1953 as US Air Force 1244, and was sold to the UCRY in 1991. It was then sold to Omnitrax in Loveland in September 1996, and sat there through at least 2004.

The newly-installed South Fork depot. Built in 1893 as the Hooper, CO, depot, the structure was donated earlier this year to the D&RGHF.

Another view of the "new" South Fork D&RGHF depot.

The second grade crossing on Colorado 149 going west from South Fork to Creede was replaced sometime this summer as well.

Another view of the new crossing on CO 149.

Note the 115 pound rail in the crossing joining to 85 pound. The 85 goes for a few feet, then reduces to what appears to be 60 or 65 pound rail typical to the branch.

One of the motorcars crossing the Rio Grande. If anybody on this trip is interested in more shots, I got photos of nearly every car. Let me know.

Another car crossing the upper reaches of the Rio Grande (one of only four places the railroad crosses its namesake river)

Approaching Wasson, basically the end of the run, since the last 1+ miles into Creede were officially abandoned several weeks before.

A wider shot at Wasson.

Backing into the Wasson wye

A car with the right name on it backing into the wye.

Breaking for lunch on the wye tail track.