The Amtrak Winter Park Ski Train's AMTK 406 is 'tail end charlie' for the morning run between Denver's Union Station and the ski resort. 406 will be on point for the evening run back to Denver.

With a snow-covered Continental Divide looming above, the Rio Grande Ski Train heads for the Moffat Tunnel at East Portal, Colorado, on February 16, 2008. Carrying the markers today’s train is t... (more)

Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train lays over in the siding at Fraser, Colorado, on January 7, 2017. The train takes skiers from Denver to Winter Park in the morning, with the empty train lay... (more)

The Rio Grande Ski Train unloads a trainload of skiers at Winter Park, Colorado, as snow comes down on the morning of January 13, 2001.

The Amtrak Ski Train is about to leave for the Fraser/Winter Park Station for Winter Park Resort, CO to return to Denver Union Station. An aerial view shows Amtrak NPCU 406 and three Superliners w... (more)

The eastbound Rio Grande Ski Train exits the Moffat Tunnel and meets Union Pacific’s MDVRO at East Portal, Colorado, on February 17, 2001.

The Rio Grande Ski Train approaches milepost 23 east of Plainview, Colorado, on the afternoon of April 1, 2001. Early spring storms are moving east as the passenger train exits Tunnel 1 (bored thr... (more)

The Ski train heads West out of Denver approaching the Big Ten Curve on the last run of the 1991-92 Ski season. The power is a pair of immaculate looking engines, with Southern Pacific GP60 9738 ... (more)

After laying over in the siding for the day while skiers enjoy some fresh powder on February 9, 2001, Ansco’s Rio Grande Ski Train departs Fraser, Colorado, for a stop at Winter Park to pick up ... (more)

A summer edition of the Rio Grande Ski Train climbs out of West Crescent, Colorado, on July 21, 2001. New signals replacing the Denver and Salt Lake Railway-era searchlights are in place, and the ... (more)

Used regularly on the Ski Trains, a pair of DRGW's GP 60's were the power on the Ski Train as it layed over in the siding at Fraser while it's mainly skier passengers enjoyed the nearby slopes at ... (more)

Heading into the low morning sunshine on January 21, 2001, the Rio Grande Ski Train is just about to enter Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado.

The Rio Grande Ski Train turns on the wye at Tabernash, Colorado, on a bright February 9, 2001. Rio Grande colors Aspen gold and silver of the popular train always looked pretty good in the snow, ... (more)

After laying over in the siding at Fraser, Colorado, as the skiers enjoy some powder on the slopes, the Rio Grande Ski Train now departs eastbound to pick up the tired passengers at Winter Park o... (more)

Spring has arrived, but it's still a winter wonderland in the front range as the Rio Grande Ski Train approaches Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado.