Winter Park Resort debuts updates to train service
A man helps to unload skis from the nearly sold out Winter Park Express on Saturday.
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View of Byers Peak from the windows of the near viewing car on the Winter Park Express.
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Large windows, and a roomy interior greet passengers in new Winter Park Express viewing car.
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Excitement was in the air as the Winter Park Express made its first trip this weekend.
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The Winter Park Express had its inaugural trip of the season on Jan. 4.
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A Conductor looks out of the window the bottom of the new viewing car, as the Winter Park express arrives at the station.
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The train runs each Saturday and Sunday through March 31, as well as round-trips on the first two Fridays of each month from January to March.
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Winter Park Resort has announced exciting changes to its Winter Park Express Amtrak service for this season, including an expansion of the number of trips offered and a new lounge car.
Riders can now choose from 33 round-trips on each Saturday and Sunday through March 31, as well as on the first two Fridays of each month, Jan. 4 and 11, Feb. 1 and 8, and March 1 and 8.
Each trip departs Denver at 7 a.m. and arrives at the resort at 9 a.m. and leaves Winter Park at 4:30 p.m.to return to Denver at 6:40 p.m.
The new lounge car is one of Amtrak’s bi-level Superliner Sightseer lounge cars, which offers floor to ceiling windows for mountain views as you ride to and from Denver and Winter Park.
Snacks and beverages will also now be served on the Winter Park Express.
Adult fare starts at $29 per way.
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