Denver-Winter Park Ski Train Ends

posted by Rex Manz on 23 April 2009

Sixty-nine years of Denver to Winter Park train service has ended with the sale of the train. The current owners cite difficult economic times as the culprit.

The train with 1915-vintage cars was resurrected once in 1988 when new cars were placed in-service. The ski train flourished with passengers tripling. The Denver Partnership awarded the Ski Train the Downtown Award of Honor for providing a 50-year link between Denver City Center and the mountains of Colorado. Several generations of Colorado youth enjoyed the year-around access to winter skiing and summer recreation provided by the Ski Train.

Winter Park will mourn the loss of this very special and nostalgic piece of Colorado’s ski history. With 14 passenger cars, the Ski Train had the capacity to transport 750 passengers. It climbed 4,000 feet and passed through 28-tunnels including the 6.2 mile Moffat Tunnel — the highest railroad tunnel in the United States. The final stop was within 100-yards of the ski lifts of Winter Park.

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