An eastbound BNSF manifest freight passes by Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train tied down in the siding at Fraser, Colorado, on January 20, 2018. The 2018 edition of the WPE utilized Amtrak’s ... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr departs from its station stop at Fraser, Colorado, as an engineman aboard Amtrak P42DC No. 193 waves to the crew of Amtrak’s Winter Park Express tied down in t... (more)

Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train has just departed Fraser, Colorado, and is now climbing Winter Park Hill past milepost 60 headed to the platform at Winter Park to load skiers and passengers... (more)

An eastbound Union Pacific coal train passes Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train laying over in the siding at Fraser, Colorado, on February 8, 2019.

Eastbound ski train

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr making its station stop at Fraser, Colorado, meets the Winter Park Express ski train laying over in Fraser siding on January 11, 2019.

Looking out the rear windows of Gulf, Mobile & Ohio private car No. 50, “The Patrón Tequila Express,” reveals Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train laying over in the siding at Fraser, Colorado, ... (more)

A young woman looks forward from a private car on Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr at the chaos of detraining passengers and loading luggage at the short station stop of Fraser, Colorado, on J... (more)

Private car Gulf, Mobile & Ohio No. 50 brings up the rear of Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr at Fraser, Colorado, on January 11, 2019. “The Patrón Tequila Express” was built by Pullman in 192... (more)

An engineman aboard Amtrak P42DC No. 193 leading Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr gives a hearty wave to the crew of Amtrak’s Winter Park Express (out of view on right) during a Colorado snows... (more)

Having just cut off it’s consist, seen sitting on the siding in the background, the power for the Ski Train runs around the train. The ski train will wait here until late afternoon when it will pi... (more)

Coming past the Fraser depot, UP 1988 is rolling east at about 12 MPH. With four units and 78 cars, the train is probably right around 2.0 HPT, which is about the bare minimum to crawl up the 2% g... (more)

On what will soon probably be her first train ride, parents of a young girl show her the train arriving at Fraser, Colorado, as Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr drops off Winter Park hill on J... (more)

Ski train run around
Amtrak GE P42DCs Nos. 156 and 193 run around the Winter Park Express ski train at Fraser, Colorado, on January 20, 2018. Since the wye at Tabernash is out of service... (more)

Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train rumbles through the “s curve” at milepost 60 between Fraser and Winter Park, Colorado, on the afternoon of January 20, 2018. The train is headed to the Winte... (more)