Photo ID: 111954 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After dropping its passengers and backing east out of Fraser, the train is now moving west back into the siding at Fraser. The crew will cut the power away and run around the train, tacking it onto the east end so it is ready to head west this evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111953 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After the handful of passengers that rode the train all the way to Fraser are now off the train, the conductor on the Winter Park Express is about to get back on to protect the shove of the train back east by the green signal at the east end of Fraser, visible in the distance. The train will then enter the siding at Fraser to wait for the day until it is time to return east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111703 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The sun has dipped behind the mountains to the west of Fraser as the eastbound Winter Park Express Ski Train slowly approaches the station at Fraser where a dozen or so passengers await to board the train and take it back to Denver. After stopping in Fraser, the train will continue on to Winter Park to pick up roughly 260 skiers and snowboarders. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111702 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 92 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After backing out of the siding of Fraser to the west, the Winter Park Express Ski Train is now rolling east on the main track. Several passengers await on the platform at Fraser to be picked up by the Winter Park Express to head east to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111701 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With its station stop complete, the eastbound California Zephyr is pulling away from the depot at Fraser. You can see the exhaust the P42DCs are kicking up as they throttle up to accelerate. In the distance, the Winter Park Express Ski Train is currently making a reverse move. It will back out the west end of Fraser onto the main, the come east on the main to the Fraser station to pick up passengers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111700 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The conductor for the eastbound Zephyr stands on the platform at Fraser, looking over the few remaining passengers on the platform that are making their way back to their car. The station stop is nearly complete, and the lead P42DC has let out a couple of horn blasts, warning passengers it is time to climb on board. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111699 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Not long before sunset, a bit of the sun finally breaks through, lighting up the two different Amtrak trains here at Fraser. A decade ago, I never would have expected to see a pair of Amtrak trains stopped in Fraser! Once the Zephyr is gone, the Ski Train will pull up to the station on the main and pick up its passengers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111698 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 133 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 140 leads the eastbound Zephyr, currently stopped on the main track here at Fraser. Many people have gotten off the train for a fresh air (or smoke) brake. It is not too uncommon for someone on the train to get off and experience snow for the first time! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111697 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It has been about four hours since an trains have come through Fraser. An eastbound BNSF manifest was the last. Here, running right on time, the eastbound California Zephyr passes by the eastbound Winter Park Express Ski Train. The crew for the Ski Train is on board, and is prepared to follow the Zephyr east to pick up its passengers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111695 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 9039 is the last unit on a train that had an all EMD consist as it crosses Eisenhower Drive. Plenty of fresh powder is being kicked up by the train as it climbs the roughly 2% grade toward the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111685 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 83 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With its station stop complete, the westbound Zephyr has pulled away from the station and is meeting the Winter Park Express Ski Train, currently tied down in the siding at Fraser. Note the numerous ski slopes at the Winter Park Ski Resort. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111674 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I thought this was kind of a cool view, the power for the Winter Park Express running alongside the Superliners that make up the Winter Park Express! The Superliners are tied down in the siding at Fraser as the power passes by on the main. The crew already has the red marker lights turn on for the new end of the train for the trip east to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111673 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 146 and AMTK 75 roll east on the main by the depot at Fraser. If you look closely, you can see the five Superliners for the Winter Park Express, tied down in the siding in the distance. AMTK 146 will be the new leader for the trip east back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111672 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The P42DCs that are currently power for the Winter Park Express head east on the main at Fraser, about to pass their train that is tied down on the siding at Fraser. At the east end, the power will pass the signal and then re-enter the siding from the east to attach onto the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111669 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express Ski Train is coming to a stop not too far from the west end of Fraser. The Superliners will be tied down, and the power will cut away to run around the train through the main and hook on the east end of the train for the return trip to Denver this afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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