The day before the final run of the season, the Ski Train heads west on clear signals (under clear skies) through Plain.
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After a day on the road (and running on time), the Ski Train rests in track two at Denver Union Station. The last of the passenger have just left the train now at 7:00pm.
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It's 57 mile journey from Winter Park back to Denver, the Ski Train passes DS 002 on the main track just east of North Yard.
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Passenger walk along car 4 toward the front of the train, looking for their respective cars. The train stops here at the base of Winter Park for up to 30 minutes (until 4:15pm) to load passengers.
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During a brief pause in the storm, the sun shines on the Ski Train, sitting in the siding at Fraser, waiting for 3:15pm to roll around so the train can head back to Winter Park.
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Weather in Colorado is never predictable. Case in point: the high temperature in Denver on this Spring day was 55 degrees. In Winter Park, the snow was horizontal and you couldn't see more than 200 yards away! Passenger hurry to get off the train and head for the slopes.
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Arriving about ten minutes late (due to a slow order near Leyden and having to run through Yard Track 2 in North Yard), the Ski Train crosses the north end of the Joint Line at 23rd Street, just south of Prospect Jct.
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The sky is crystal clear and the sun is shining brightly as the Ski Train highballs Plain heading west.
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With clear signals ahead, the Ski Train quickly makes its way west through the middle of Arvada. The grade crossing the train is approaching is Simms Street.
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On a rare foggy morning in the Denver-Metro area, the Ski Train makes a Thursday run west on the Moffat. The train has just passed the grade crossing at 72nd Avenue and is approaching the crossing at Simms Street.
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Looks like some people were riding in style on the Ski Train on this Saturday! Four people stand outside on the back of the Kansas as the train heads east through Barbara's Gulch.
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Winding its way through Barbara's Gulch, the Ski Train is on the final leg of its trip into Denver. After leaving Rocky, the train will be able to accelerate up to 50 MPH for the rest of the trip down to North Yard.
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The Kansas is the perfect end to the Ski Train as it rounds the curve at the base of Coal Creek Canyon.
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Heavy, wet snow is starting to fall at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon as the Ski Train head down the grade from Tunnel One.
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The Ski Train blasts out of the Moffat Tunnel right on time at 4:30pm on a Saturday afternoon. The Ski Train has been making some very good time between Denver and Winter Park lately, often getting to its destination early!
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