The slopes at Winter Park are roughly cut in half by the low-level clouds hanging around in Fraser Valley. As the skiers enjoy their day at the resort, the Ski Train (with the Kansas on the rear) sits at Fraser while waiting for the return trip which should begin around 3:15pm.
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The clouds have lifted a bit and the blizzard has subdued somewhat as the MNYRO heads west past the Ski Train.
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The unit "bathtub" gondola train seems to go on forever into the low clouds looking west at Fraser.
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The crew of the Ski Train waves to the crew of an eastbound coal load (with a green signal out of Fraser). The crew of the Ski Train is walking along the platform at Fraser, headed into town for "beans" (to grab lunch).
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While waiting at Fraser, the Ski Train often sees several other trains go by during the course of a typical day. Here, an eastbound coal load is pulling slowly through the thick snow.
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A blizzard moves into the Fraser Valley quickly as the Ski Train patiently waits in the siding at Fraser.
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Looking out the back of the Vista Dome of the California on the Ski Train. Back in the days of the Rio Grande Zephyr, people saw this particular view on a daily basis (of course, never on Wednesday!)
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A shot from the inside of the Vista Dome on the California (looking toward the front of the train). I could handle traveling cross-country in a car like this!
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The Ski Train has 17 cars in the winter making it over a quarter of a mile long! Here is the entire train sitting on the siding at Fraser waiting to head back to Winter Park to pick up its passengers for the trip back to Denver.
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The westbound MNYRO-12 heads west past the Ski Train (sitting on the siding at Fraser). In the background, the northern slopes of Winter Park can clearly be seen!
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Tracks? We don't need any tracks!! The Ski Train leaves Fraser on a clear signal on a siding hidden under freshly fallen snow.
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An eastbound coal load with two Southern Pacific AC4400s on the point is pulling hard up the 2% grade. The coal train is passing the Ski Train, which is waiting on the mainline.
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The Ski Train can actually be seen from the top of Mary Jane at Winter Park through the eye of a 200mm lens. The Ski Train is waiting on the siding at Fraser, along US 40.
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The Ski Train sits patiently waiting in the siding at Fraser. Around 3:15pm, UP DS-82 will give the Ski Train a green signal east to head back to Winter Park to pick up its passengers.
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An upatched Chicago North Western C44-9CW (8802) leads a westbound coal empty through Fraser (once known as the nations "Ice Box"). A great intertubing hill can be seen in the background.
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