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Winter Park Express train closed for ski season over social distance regulations

By Hannah Metzger The Denver Gazette September 30, 2020 | updated 5 years ago

The Winter Park Express ski train is suspending service for the 2020-21 ski season, Winter Park Resort and Amtrak announced Wednesday.

In the announcement, the organizations said COVID-19 social distancing requirements made it impossible to successfully operate the ski train after evaluating seating options.

“The resort and Amtrak thank our customers and look forward to welcoming them back again in the 2022 season,” the announcement said.

Amtrak said it has been reducing the number of seats sold on each train to meet social distancing requirements, a practice it said will likely continue into the upcoming winter season.

The Winter Park Express ski train connects Denver Union Station to the Winter Park Ski Resort, with direct rail access to the Denver International Airport. The double-decker train is a popular seasonal attraction, providing views of the Rocky Mountains, Flatirons and 31 tunnels during the two-hour ride to Winter Park.

The original ski train began operation in 1940, closing in 2009. It was brought back in 2015 for Winter Park’s 75th anniversary and popular demand led the resort and Amtrak to reopen the train in 2017.

The ski train sold nearly 20,000 tickets during the winter-spring 2019 season, an all-time record for the service.

Winter Park Resort and Amtrak said they will use the 2020-21 season to look for ways to improve the Winter Park Express ski train for its relaunch in 2022.

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