Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Just another shot of the California Zephyr? Nope! This is, in fact, a new version of the Ski Train. It would only run twice in 2015 (March 14 and March 15), as part of a celebration for Winter Park's 75th Anniversary. However, Amtrak (which ran the train), Winter Park, and CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation) all paid close attention. There is talk about Amtrak bringing the train back for the 2015-2016 Ski Season. Here, the train is approaching the east switch of Leyden
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Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 07:26:02
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
80th Avenue




Train Information
Railroad
Amtrak
Model
P42DC
Primary Unit Number
AMTK 42

Paint Scheme
Symbol
SDVDV-14
Train Type
Winter Park Express


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
1600
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
18 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/8