Winter Park Express Winter’s grip and the Winter Park bound skiers are in a delight. Coming down at over an inch an hour today’s eastbound WPE is lifting the new powder near Leyden... (more)

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr passes the Winter Park Express ski train tied down in the siding at Fraser, Colorado, on January 11, 2019.

Dusk settles over Colorado’s Denver Union Station on March 13, 2020, and over on Track 5, the Winter Park Express ski train has recently arrived and has already unloaded its passengers and gear.... (more)

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In mid-1993, the upper midwest region of the U.S. was plagued by epic flooding, especially around the Mississippi River basin. Eventually, the Burlington Northern’s m... (more)

At Denver Union Station on the night of February 8, 2019, on Track 5, Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train has just arrived as passengers scramble to gather up their skis and other belongings ... (more)

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)

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 ... (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 passe... (more)

Amtrak GE P42DC No. 189 displays its “The Heartland Flyer’s Big Game Train” lettering while powering Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train at Fraser, Colorado, on March 13, 2020.

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 Amtrakâ... (more)

Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train has arrived at busy Denver Union Station on Track 5 on the evening of February 8, 2019. Skiers scramble to gather up their belongings and ski equipment fro... (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 passenge... (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.

A large group of skiers wait for Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train to come to a stop at the platform at Winter Park, Colorado, at the end of the day on February 8, 2019. A quick trip throug... (more)

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.