Sunrise At Winter Park

Westbound and in a hurry, MNYGJ is near Hideaway Park just before sunrise in the most glorious time before sun up. Purple mountain majesty glows in t... (more)

UP 7295 roars out of the Moffat Tunnel in Winter Park.

Winter Park Express emerges from the bore at West Portal at Winter Park, CO amid ideal deep snowy conditions on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. February morning sunshine filters down into the valle... (more)

In a heavy snow squall Amtrak #5 the California Zephyr blasts into view just past Winter Park on its way to Fraser Canyon.

Union Pacific’s Rio Grande heritage SD70ACe No. 1989 leads Ansco’s Rio Grande Ski Train through Winter Park, Colorado, on February 10, 2007.

An eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe manifest freight works eastbound through Winter Park, Colorado, and is approaching the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel on February 16, 2002. Above the tr... (more)

The crew of Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train help skiers load their gear in the baggage compartment of a Superliner coach/baggage car at Winter Park, Colorado, on March 13, 2020. It turns ou... (more)

Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train arrives at Winter Park, Colorado, amid a heavy snow that just moved in on March 13, 2020. In a few moments, the train will be spotted and loaded with passeng... (more)

Amtrak #22 gets ready to lead the Colorado Ski Train through the Moffat Tunnel as it heads back to Denver after spending a day at the Winter Park Ski Resort.

Amtrak's Colorado Ski Train pulls into the Winter Park station, which is directly adjacent to the Winter Park Ski Resort.

Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train has just exited the Moffat Tunnel and has arrived at Winter Park, Colorado, to unload a train full of skiers on the new heated platform in a light snowfall o... (more)

If this had been three decades ago, a different black/orange paint scheme would have appeared out of the darkness. A chance run-in with a UP track inspector at the tunnel's East End yielded an ... (more)

Emerging from the west portal of Moffat Tunnel a 17 car Union Pacific shippers special rounds the big curve at Winter Park, CO as it makes a round trip run between Denver and Dotsero on the former... (more)

The sun peaks out just in time to greet a westbound UP empty coal train emerging from the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park,CO.

A lady from the information center of Winter Park Resort stands at the ready to answer any questions from detraining passengers as Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train arrives just after exiting... (more)