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23 Apr 2009

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 [...]

20 Dec 2008

Winter Park - A Lesson In History

posted by Rex Manz on 20 December 2008

The railroad has been a significant part of Winter Park’s history as well as the present-day.  The Moffat Railroad Tunnel was completed in 1927 under the Continental Divide.  In the early 1930’s, the Colorado Arlberg Club cleared the first man-made ski trail in Colorado in the present-day Winter Park area.  The Denver & Rio Grande [...]

25 Sep 2008

Winter Park Visitor Gondola

posted by Rex Manz on 25 September 2008

Maybe I got the wrong photo, but the Winter Park Ski Resort has got the right idea.  In an effort to enhance the experience of the Winter Park Ski Resort guest and reduce bus and vehicle traffic not to mention greenhouse gases, the ski resort is constructing an open-air gondola between the Vintage Hotel and [...]