Photo ID: 106300 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 5, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak, Winter Park Express Looking for a quick way to get to the slopes in Winter Park, CO? Consider taking the re-invented Ski Train, known as the Winter Park Express. Amtrak will run the train from Denver to Winter Park and back on Saturdays and Sundays from January 7, 2017 through March 26, 2017. The train departs Denver at 7am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106299 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 5, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak, Winter Park Express Each Amtrak Superliner can have a four digit car number assigned to it. For the Winter Park Express, Amtrak has simply numbered the cars 0001 to 0007. Here, car 5 sits with icicles forming on the exterior shell. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106298 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 5, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak, Winter Park Express A pair of Amtrak Coach/Baggage Superliners sit on Track 5 at Union Station, ready to take passengers from Denver to Winter Park for a day of skiing on the slopes. Winter tends to be Amtrak's slow season, so they could afford to steal a few Superliners from long distance trains to make up the 7-car consist of the Winter Park Express. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106297 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 5, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1407 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak, Winter Park Express The cold ("bloody") nose of AMTK 156 as it rests on Track 5 at Union Station. At the time of this shot, the Winter Park Express (Ski Train) was two days away from its inaugural run. Amtrak set aside a mighty fine looking unit for the train this winter. Personally, Amtrak's Phase I scheme (represented here) is my second favorite, after the Phase III scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106296 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 5, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1435 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Winter Park Express, Amtrak Brrr! Perfect weather for the upcoming first run of the re-invented Ski Train. Amtrak's Winter Park Express will make its first trip from Denver Union Station to Winter Park Ski Resort the Saturday after this picture. Amtrak is using AMTK 156 for power on the train. The P42DC sports the "Bloody Nose" heritage scheme, a modern take on the first paint scheme Amtrak used in the 1970s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106295 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 5, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak, Winter Park Express For years, Amtrak used the "Pointless Arrow" as its official emblem. When Amtrak released its heritage units in 2011 for the 40th anniversary of Amtrak, one unit had the Pointless Arrow on it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106294 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 5, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1433 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak, Winter Park Express This is when you know it is cold. Icicles have formed on the outside of the P42DC that will be used on the Winter Park Express this season. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106293 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 5, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1649 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Winter Park Express 2017 will mark the first regular running of the Ski Train (now called the Winter Park Express) since March 2009! It's been eight years (where does the time go?), but train service to Winter Park is returning. And Amtrak is using one of its last remaining F40PHs for the train. The prime mover has actually been removed from this F40PH, but it still looks good. The train will operate in a push-pull method between Denver and Winter Park (Fraser). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106292 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 5, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Winter Park Express Not too much of a secret what this Amtrak Superliner is going to be used for! The return of the Ski Train! Amtrak is calling it the Winter Park Express. And three of the Superliners have special wrap applied to them. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105116 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 15, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1927 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express As the eastbound Ski Train approaches the Simms Street grade crossing, thanks goes out to Amtrak (as well as Winter Park and Union Pacific) for putting together this train. It was a real class act and appears to have been a huge success. After six years of no Ski Train, it was great to have one to chase again, if only for two days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105115 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 15, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1716 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak Amtrak did a really great job of giving AMTK 42 a thorough scrub down in preparation for its two days on the Ski Train. Not much else to say for this shot other than thanks to all who have served our country! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105113 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 15, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1712 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak How about a nice in-your-face shot of Amtrak's sharp-looking "Saluting Our Veterans" unit? In a very classy move, Amtrak sent the unit (along with another P42 and seven Superliners) to town for a special two-day run of Amtrak's own version of the Ski Train. Here, the train is approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105112 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 15, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1938 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express The eastbound Ski Train descends from Tunnel 1 toward the curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105111 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 15, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 2076 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express While the equipment may have been different, it was pretty cool having the Ski Train back, if only for two days. It is hard to believe that as of this picture, it has been nearly six years since that final run of the original Ski Train. Here, Amtrak's special run of the Ski Train (which included seven Superliners) emerges from the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105109 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue Arvada, CO 1685 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express There are parts of the country (outside of the Northeast Corridor) in which multiple Amtrak trains run on the same tracks daily. One such example being the Silver Star and Silver Meteor in Florida. While this is a special running of the Ski Train, it could pass as just another Amtrak train. So I thought it would be fun to capture both this train and the California Zephyr from the same perspective (on the same evening). The Zephyr passed here about 40 minutes earlier on its journey in to town. Incidentally, the power on the Ski Train is reversed from the morning, with AMTK 42 trailing. This is because the wye at Tabernash is out of service. The power had to run around the train at Fraser, placing AMTK 187 on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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