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Ski Train
The Winter Park Ski Train has taken generations of Denverites to the slopes. Started by the Rio Grande and now operated by Amtrak, it's the best way to get there.
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Photo ID: 822240

The first runs of the season for the Winter Park Express Ski Train leaves Denver, Colorado under a golden sunrise.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Arvada, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 163
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 13, 2023


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Jan 14, 2023

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Photo ID: 822238

The Winter Park Express Ski Train runs through Tunnel 29 early in the morning as it takes passengers to the Winter Park ski resort.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Pinecliffe, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 84
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 14, 2023


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Jan 14, 2023

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Photo ID: 822164

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr meets the Amtrak Winter Park Express ski train at Fraser, Colorado, on January 7, 2017. This was the first full season of Amtrak’s special train to the pop... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD NPCU
Location: Fraser, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 406
Train ID: AMTK 985
Photo Date: January 07, 2017


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By: Mike Danneman

Added: Jan 13, 2023

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Photo ID: 817335

It’s snowing at East Portal, Colorado, as the Rio Grande Ski Train heads west toward the Moffat Tunnel on the morning of March 24, 2007.

Railroad: Ansco Ski Train
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: East Portal, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: SKTX 242
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 24, 2007


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By: Mike Danneman

Added: Nov 15, 2022

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Photo ID: 803580

Sleet is falling as the Winter Park Express Ski Train heads back to Denver by running though Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Keenesburg, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 130
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 16, 2022


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By: BUFFIE

Added: May 24, 2022

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Photo ID: 801138

The Winter Park Express Ski Train heads back to the passenger platform at dusk and will take exhausted skiers back to Denver, Colorado. After a day full of skiing, snowboarding and tubing it feel... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Winter Park, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 171
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 13, 2022


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Apr 21, 2022

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Photo ID: 799541

Amtrak's Winter Park Express runs through Arvada, Colorado as sunrise.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Arvada, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 27
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 06, 2022


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Mar 31, 2022

Views: 1,026
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Photo ID: 799015

Amtrak's Winter Park Express Ski Train leaves Denver in a blizzard which has frosted the engines and the cars.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 127
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 06, 2022


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Mar 26, 2022

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Photo ID: 799014

Amtrak's Winter Park Express Ski Train is about to conclude another successful year shuttling skiers and snowboarders from Denver to the Winter Park Ski Resort.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Rocky, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 171
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 27, 2022


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Mar 26, 2022

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Photo ID: 798355

Sepia tones at sunrise provide a backdrop for the Amtrak Winter Park Express as it runs through Arvada, Colorado.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Arvada, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 130
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 13, 2022


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Mar 17, 2022

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Photo ID: 798262

The snow is falling as Amtrak heritage engine #130 (P42DC) leads the Winter Park Express Ski Train around the curve at Crescent, Colorado.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Crescent, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 130
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 16, 2022


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Mar 17, 2022

Views: 1,398
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Photo ID: 795476

Amtrak engine 171 (P42DC) leads the Winter Park Express Ski Train through Arvada, Colorado as the morning sunrise shines on the stainless-steel cars.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Arvada, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 171
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 05, 2022


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Feb 14, 2022

Views: 1,583
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Photo ID: 763770


Winter Park Express Arrival

Moments after emerging from Moffat West Portal at Winter Park Resort the Winter Park Express has begun detraining eager skiers and vacationing... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Winter Park, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 22
Train ID: WPE
Photo Date: February 01, 2020


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Added: Feb 19, 2021

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Photo ID: 738996

For a couple of years in the late ’90s, Ansco’s Rio Grande Ski Train leased Amtrak F40PHs for power, before purchasing three for the train in 2000. On December 27, 1997, Amtrak Nos. 388 and 29... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Plainview, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 388
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 27, 1997


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By: Mike Danneman

Added: Jun 11, 2020

Views: 2,872
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Photo ID: 738204

In a early springtime snowstorm, the Rio Grande Ski Train curves west out of Clay, Colorado, on March 29, 2007.

Railroad: Ansco Ski Train
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Clay, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: SKTX 242
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 29, 2007


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By: Mike Danneman

Added: Jun 02, 2020

Views: 2,538
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