Over 15 years, he re-created Colorado’s famed Rio Grande Southern railroad, a favorite of model train hobbyists. ... which in more recent times has become a world-famous ski area.

Brad Swartzwelter, 60, retired as conductor of the ski train last spring after 30 years with Amtrak, ... there were about 30 trains a day on the line. “The model for this whole thing is Austria.

DENVER – For decades, a train chugged into the Rocky Mountains west from Denver, snaking through 29 tunnels and crossing the Continental Divide before delivering eager skiers to the base of ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A retired Amtrak conductor who is also credited with making a business plan that revived the Winter Park Ski Train now has a plan to reduce traffic on Interstate 70.

Amtrak’s Winter Park Express is starting earlier and running on more days to accommodate increased demand. Courtesy of Amtrak Skiers getting on and off the Amtrak Winter Park Express train in ...

Amtrak Brings Back Its 'Ski Train' to This Popular Colorado Ski Resort — and Tickets Are on Sale Now. It takes travelers from Denver to the base of the Winter Park Resort. By.

Old ski movie night from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, presented by Bill Schaefer. Feb. 6: 6 p.m. at Wolf Hollow Brewing Company: “How the Snow Train Got Started to North Creek” talk by Jim ...